Trump promises North Korea ‘awesome’ future ahead of nuclear talks
Trump’s enthusiastic tweet came hours before a second summit in Hanoi to build on the historic first meeting in Singapore in June
Trumps delays State of the Union speech until government shutdown ends
President Trump backed down late on Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address
US government shutdown extends into next week
After convening for just a few minutes following the Christmas break, the Senate adjourned, deciding to renew budget deliberations only next Wednesday
Americans start voting in midterm verdict on Trump rule
At stake are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate, 36 governor’s posts and seats across the US
Trump hits election trail threatening troop surge on Mexico border
Trump hopes to fire up core Republican voters and spur the party to retain dominance of both chambers of Congress.
Nikki Haley resigns as Trump’s UN ambassador
Nikki Haley is the latest departure from President Donald Trump’s national security team
Trump: Kavanaugh sex assault allegations ‘totally political’
Brett Kavanaugh’s once straightforward progress to the nation’s highest court has been hit by two bombshell accusations of sexual misconduct
Brazil’s Lula spends first day of 12-year prison sentence
Lula was found guilty last year of taking a luxury apartment as a bribe from a construction company
Marielle Franco character assassination campaign begins
Marielle Franco was killed in an apparent organised hit, prompting tens of thousands of Brazilians to protest. Then came the character assassination.
Merriment and misery: How the world kicked off 2013
From a million people who celebrated in New York’s Times Square to a deadly stampede in Cote d’Ivoire, we look at the events that brought in 2013.
