US nominates candidate for World Bank president

Washington's choice for the new head of the World Bank has been announced: David Malpass

State of the Union address

A professional speech writer tells us about what writing for someone high profile entails

Eleven EU countries have joined the US in recognising Juan Guaidó as interim president

The shutdown cost approximately $3bn according to the Congressional Budget Office

A new trade agreement between Japan and the European Union comes in to effect today

Facebook monthly users rose by nearly 10% last year to just over 2.3 billion people.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will seek 'alternative arrangements' for the Irish border

Criminal charges filed against telecoms giant Huawei and its chief financial officer.

President yields to pressure to end the longest US government shutdown in history.

President Nicolas Maduro says he is closing his country's embassy in the US