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Tanking stock markets, collapsing world orders, devastating trade wars; economists with their hair ablaze are scrambling to keep up.

The Pentagon's acting inspector general said he will review Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app after the US defence secretary used it to discuss airstrike plans.

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to Val Kilmer, wishing his Top Gun co-star "well on the next journey".

At least seven people have been killed after thunderstorms and tornadoes swept through several US states – with forecasters warning record rainfall could soon follow in some regions.

Donald Trump's Rose Garden "Liberation Day" moment was a set piece event for the ages - an historic day he believes will kickstart a gradual American revival.

A Democratic senator has delivered the longest ever speech in the US Senate in protest against Donald Trump.

A liberal judge has won a race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court after defeating a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.

There are more billionaires than ever before - and Elon Musk is the richest of them all, according to Forbes' latest billionaires list.

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US President Donald Trump has described an embezzlement case against Marine Le Pen as a "witch hunt".