Follow live coverage of the Trump administration as the president announces he’ll meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea next week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the latest US sanctions targeting two major oil firms were “serious”, but not strong enough to significantly affect the economy.

A critical court hearing is getting under way in the legal battle over redistricting in Utah. The judge will consider which map to adopt

Experts for the Utah Legislature and a group of plaintiffs challenging the state's congressional districts squared off, making the case that the maps put forward by the opposing side are gerrymanders and should not be accepted by Judge Dianna Gibson.

The Senate will vote Thursday on a Republican bill to pay "essential" federal workers amid the shutdown. Democrats are expected to block the measure.

That follows a more than two-hour phone call between the two leaders on Thursday, US time. The aim, Mr Trump said, was “to see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ war,” to an end. The last time the pair met,

Keir Starmer grilled at PMQs on grooming gangs inquiry resignations - Sir Keir Starmer faced Prime Minister’s Questions amid a row over the Government's handling of the national grooming gangs inquiry

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan appeared to take a swipe at Sir Keir Starmer after Labour lost a key by-election. Plaid Cymru won the Caerphilly seat in the Welsh Parliament after a fierce battle with Reform UK, with defending party Labour trailing in third.

After President Donald Trump followed through with threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, over the weekend, Democratic officials have swiftly responded.