Honduran migrant caravan rumbles on through Guatemala

Authorities in Guatemala say 1,350 Hondurans have submitted documentation to pass through the country, in bid to join hundreds of others heading for US.

Historic Trump impeachment trial begins in US Senate

Trial of Donald Trump kicks off as lawmakers take solemn oath to be "impartial" in deciding whether to force 45th US president from office.

Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of US ambassador

Ukraine's investigation into whether Marie Yovanovitch was under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post follows the release of documents in the US showing associates of President Trump's lawyer communicating about her removal.

US House delivers Trump impeachment articles to Senate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs two articles of impeachment against President Trump before they are delivered to Senate, where Trump faces trial on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Hundreds of migrants gather in Honduras to form new caravan

Close to 1,000 people gather in Honduras' second largest city forming a migrant caravan that will soon head for the US, as Guatemala leader says Mexico plans to contain the migrants.

House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial

The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin next week.

Trump impeachment trial likely to begin next Tuesday – Senate chief

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the House of Representatives would probably deliver the articles of impeachment against the US president to the upper chamber on Wednesday.

Sanders spars with Biden over war, Warren over women in Democratic debate

Bernie Sanders drew a contrast with establishment favourite Joe Biden by noting Sanders fought a 2002 measure to authorise military action against Iraq. Elizabeth Warren and Sanders locked horns over his alleged statement "a woman can't defeat Trump.

The history of US-Iran tensions, explained

With toppling of the pro-American regime led by Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the 1979 Iranian Revolution severed cordial relations between Washington and Tehran.

Iran's president says downing of Ukrainian plane an 'unforgivable error'

Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran, killing all 176 on board, as it was firing ballistic missiles at US troops in Iraq.

US drops designation of China as currency manipulator

The preliminary pact that the two sides are set to sign this week includes a section that's intended to prevent China from manipulating its currency to gain trade advantages.

US expels 21 Saudi cadets after Florida 'terrorism' probe

Riyadh will withdraw its cadets receiving military training in US following an investigation into a Saudi officer's fatal shooting of three Americans at a naval base that US Attorney General William Barr branded "an act of terrorism."