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Turkey's Erdogan set to take oath for 3rd term, announce new Cabinet

Erdogan is scheduled to take the oath of office in parliament, followed by an inauguration ceremony at his sprawling palace complex

President Biden expected to sign budget deal to raise US debt ceiling

Passing this budget agreement was critical. The stakes could not have been higher," Biden said. Nothing would have been more catastrophic, he said, than defaulting on the country's debt

US, allies clash with Russia, China over N Korea's failed satellite launch

"The failed launch not only disrupted maritime and air traffic in the region, but it also caused alarm for its neighbours in Japan and the Republic of Korea"

Won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China: US Defence Secy

The US has been expanding its own activities around the Indo-Pacific to counter sweeping territorial claims from China, including regularly sailing through and flying over the Taiwan Strait

Trump's lawyers ask judge to exit criminal case, claim political bias

Trump's lawyers, Susan Necheles and Todd Blanche, also asked Merchan to explain three political donations totalling $45 that were made to Democratic causes in his name during the 2020 election cycle

Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening

Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country's first-ever government default

Australian PM stresses need for diplomacy, guardrails in dealing with China

Ahead of the conference, Li rejected a request from Austin to meet on the sidelines, but the two shook hands before sitting down at opposite sides of the same table just before Albanese's address

British govt appoints new acting chair for BBC to 'provide stability'

British govt appointed a new acting chair for the BBC on Friday, five weeks after the resignation of Richard Sharp, who was found to have failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest

Ford urges owners of Lincoln SUVs to park outdoors as they can catch fire

Ford is telling owners of more than 140,000 SUVs in the US to park them outside because they can catch fire even when the engines are turned off.

Ukrainian army's training on tanks, F-16 jet part of long-term strategy: US

The U.S. and western allies balked for months at providing tanks, citing the significant maintenance and fuelling challenges the systems require

No Ukraine cease-fire without deal that includes Russia withdrawal: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that there can be no cease-fire in the war in Ukraine unless it is part of a just and lasting peace deal that includes Russia's military withdrawal

Tropical storm intensifies rains in Japan, threatens floods in some regions

Heavy rain and mudslide warnings were also issued in the nearby city of Yokohama, where a number of evacuation centers were opened

US wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world

The Pentagon in November estimated China's warhead count could grow to 1,000 by the end of the decade and to 1,500 by around 2035

US revokes nuclear inspectors visas to suspend Russia from New START treaty

The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia's suspension of the New START nuclear treaty, announcing on Thursday it is revoking the visas of Russian nuclear inspectors

US signs trade agreement with Taiwan despite opposition from China

The United States signed a trade agreement Thursday with Taiwan over opposition from China, which claims the self-ruled island democracy as part of its territory.

US Senate passes bill to raise debt ceiling to avert first-ever default

Fending off a US default, the Senate gave final approval to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden's desk to become law

Biden says he got 'sandbagged' after onstage fall at Air Force graduation

President Joe Biden quipped that he got "sandbagged" Thursday after he tripped and fell but was uninjured while onstage at the US Air Force Academy graduation.

Senate passes bill overturning student loan cancellation; Biden veto likely

A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto

Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks rules, but more work remains

Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations

Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine support at European leaders' summit in Moldova

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took his quest for more arms and support to a sprawling summit of some 50 European leaders in Moldova on Thursday