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Plans by Amazon and vacuum cleaner maker iRobot to merge have been abandoned following concerns that the move would harm competition. The $1.4bn (£1.1bn) deal...

This is a troubling moment on many levels. It represents yet another clear indication that America and its allies are facing a regional conflict in the Middle...

Joe Biden has said the US “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in a drone strike on Saturday night...

Three American troops have been killed and 25 injured in a drone attack in Jordan. The drone attack impacted a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border...

The US is reportedly planning to move nuclear warheads to the UK in response to the growing threat from Russia. Senior figures on both sides of the Atlantic...

A New Yorker has been fined thousands for hoarding around 100 animals, including a young South American ostrich. State and local authorities seized the...

Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3m (£65.5m) in a defamation case against a woman he was found liable for sexually assaulting – with the former...

A prisoner in Alabama has become the first inmate in the world to be executed with nitrogen gas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, 58, was put to death after...

WWE co-founder and wrestling icon Vince McMahon has resigned from the organisation’s parent company after being accused of sexual misconduct and sex...

A US man has been found guilty of murder after a six-year-old child was fatally shot in a road rage incident in southern California. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26...

Between 7.53pm and 8.25pm last night in the small city of Atmore, Alabama, a 58-year-old man died in a way no human being ever has before. Kenneth Eugene Smith...

The co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Vince McMahon, has been accused of serious sexual misconduct and sex trafficking – claims which he...

A US journalist held in Russia on spying charges has had his detention extended, Russian news agencies have said. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan...

Donald Trump gave evidence for just three minutes on Thursday in a defamation trial to determine how much he may owe a writer for calling her a liar after she...

The US is reportedly planning to move nuclear warheads to the UK in response to the growing threat from Russia. Senior figures on both sides of the Atlantic...

Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3m in a defamation case to a woman who accused him of sexual assault – with the former US president saying her...