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Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal

US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm "very dangerous". The US-China trade war has escalated in recent weeks with tariff hikes and threats of more action. Washington has...

Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, faces 17 new charges in US

The US justice department has filed 17 new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition from the UK.The latest charges accuse him of receiving and unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources.He was previously charged last...

Trump and Nancy Pelosi trade barbs on mental stability

Media playback is unsupported on your device US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traded insults on Thursday, each questioning the other's mental stability.The top Democrat called on Mr Trump's family and aides to conduct an intervention with the...

SpaceX puts up 60 internet satellites

The SpaceX company has begun the roll-out of its orbiting broadband system.A Falcon-9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida late on Thursday, packed with 60 satellites capable of giving users on the ground high-speed connections to the internet.Entrepreneur...

John Walker Lindh: Anger as ‘American Taliban’ freed

John Walker Lindh - the so-called "American Taliban" - has been released from prison, a move Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared "unconscionable".Lindh served 17 years of a 20-year sentence after he was captured in 2001 fighting in Afghanistan. His early release...

Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal

US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm "very dangerous". The US-China trade war has escalated in recent weeks with tariff hikes and threats of more action. Washington has...

How the microscope became a million dollar idea

They're vital tools for science and medicine - especially for finding harmful germs and viruses. But the person who invented the first microscope, three centuries ago, didn't have such noble aims in mind. He was a money-minded businessman who wanted to check he wasn't...

US regulators defend 737 Max actions

Media playback is unsupported on your device US aviation regulators have defended their response to two fatal Boeing 737 Max plane crashes.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told the BBC that it didn't have the information needed to ground the 737 Max after the...

Trump hits back at Democratic ‘cover-up’ claims

Media playback is unsupported on your device US President Donald Trump has angrily lashed out at Democratic leaders' claims he is engaged in a "cover-up"."I don't do cover-ups," the Republican president said in an unscheduled briefing from the White House.His remarks...

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer, charged with defrauding her

US lawyer Michael Avenatti has been charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels, the porn star he represented in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors say.They say Mr Avenatti, 48, took the money Ms Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal. The...