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Trump urges Venezuelan military: ‘Set your country free’

Media playback is unsupported on your device US President Donald Trump has appealed directly to the Venezuela military to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro.In a speech in Miami, the president warned "the eyes of the entire world" were on those...

Key senator vows to probe discussions about removing Trump

The chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee has vowed to get to the bottom of allegations that discussions were held in 2017 on removing President Donald Trump from office.Senator Lindsey Graham pledged to issue subpoenas "if that's what it takes".Ex-acting FBI...

Jussie Smollett had no role in own attack, lawyers say

Lawyers for the US actor Jussie Smollett have denied he had any role in an assault last month he alleges was carried out by two white men.Their statement came after sources told US media that police believed he may have paid two Nigerian brothers to stage the attack...

Mountain lion in California tree ‘rescued’ by firefighters

A very large cat has been rescued from a tree near a property in California after the homeowner saw it while working in the garden, officials say. US firefighters arrived at the property in San Bernardino after the mountain lion - or cougar - was spotted perched on a...

Heather Nauert withdraws nomination as US envoy to UN

Media playback is unsupported on your device US President Donald Trump's pick to be America's new UN ambassador, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn her nomination for the post. Ms Nauert, a former Fox News presenter, said in a statement on Saturday that the decision was...

Mexico border wall: Trump faces fight in the courts

Media playback is unsupported on your device President Trump faces legal challenges to his decision to use emergency powers to build a wall on the US border with Mexico. California and New York said they would take legal action to challenge his move to bypass Congress...

Lee Radziwill: Jackie Kennedy’s sister dies aged 85

Lee Radziwill, the socialite and younger sister of former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, has died at the age of 85, US media report. Radziwill, who became a fashion icon and counted Andy Warhol and Truman Capote among her friends, died at her home in New...

Texas detention centre stops force-feeding migrants

A US immigration detention centre in the state of Texas has stopped force-feeding migrants, officials say.Six men on hunger strike at a centre in El Paso were being fed forcibly through plastic nasal tubes.Relatives said it was causing severe nosebleeds and vomiting,...

Aurora shooting: Five killed by sacked man at Illinois firm

Media playback is unsupported on your device A man being fired from his job has shot dead five people and injured several police officers at his workplace in the US state of Illinois.The gunman was killed during an exchange of fire with police. The five victims have...

Mexico border wall: Trump defends emergency move

Media playback is unsupported on your device President Trump has confirmed he will use emergency powers to build a wall on the US border with Mexico, saying "walls work".Building the wall was a key pledge of Mr Trump's campaign, but Democrats have described the move...