US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence spending by $54bn (£43bn) in his proposed budget plan for 2018, which is about a 9% increase. The blueprint also calls for deep cuts elsewhere, including to foreign assistance and environmental ...

FILE - Former US President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush arrive near the east front steps of the Capitol Building before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in at the 58th Presidential Inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington. Share. Share on ...

FILE - Former US President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush arrive near the east front steps of the Capitol Building before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in at the 58th Presidential Inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington. Share. Share on ...

FILE - Former US President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush arrive near the east front steps of the Capitol Building before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in at the 58th Presidential Inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington. Share. Share on ...

President Trump is proposing a massive increase in defense spending of $54 billion while cutting domestic spending and foreign aid by the same amount, the White House said Monday. Trump's spending blueprint previewed a major address that he will give ...

With Breanne Deppisch. THE BIG IDEA: As a House freshman, Jay Inslee lost reelection in 1994 because of voter frustration with Bill Clinton's first two years as president. Tom Foley, who represented an adjacent district, became the first Speaker to ...

Under a painting of President Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a National Governors Association meeting at the White House in Washington, Feb. 27, 2017. Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ ...

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia's Sabah state in November. His companion Sabine Merz's body was later found on the boat.

FILE: Islamic militants in the Philippines have killed a German hostage, Jurgen Kantner, the SITE Intelligence group said. (Mustafa Abdi, AFP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories. What To Read Next.

CHINESE officials have fired off a warning to Donald Trump over plans for a missile defence system in South Korea. PUBLISHED: 14:12, Mon, Feb 27, 2017 | UPDATED: 14:38, Mon, Feb 27, 2017. Donald Trump and THAAD interceptor launching GETTY • ...

Smoke rises following what police said was an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa. 1/3. left. right. A wounded Palestinian is brought into a hospital following what police said was an ...

The European Union Election Observation Mission in Ghana is calling for a sanctions mechanism to be introduced as a way of solving the serial abuse of incumbency in Ghana's elections. In its recommendations to Ghana after a relatively peaceful and ...

No injuries or damage were reported from the projectile that exploded in open territory in southern Israel. F-15. AN IAF F-15 takes off from the Uvda Air Force Base in southern Israel.. (photo credit:REUTERS). IDF jets and tanks struck five Hamas ...

A Communications team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Mr Wonder Madilo, is accusing President Akufo-Addo of shielding a member of his party's vigilante group, Invincible Forces, who was captured on a leaked video brutalizing a ...

A Communications team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Mr Wonder Madilo, is accusing President Akufo-Addo of shielding a member of his party's vigilante group, Invincible Forces, who was captured on a leaked video brutalizing a ...

A Communications team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Mr Wonder Madilo, is accusing President Akufo-Addo of shielding a member of his party's vigilante group, Invincible Forces, who was captured on a leaked video brutalizing a ...

A Communications team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Mr Wonder Madilo, is accusing President Akufo-Addo of shielding a member of his party's vigilante group, Invincible Forces, who was captured on a leaked video brutalizing a ...

A Communications team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Mr Wonder Madilo, is accusing President Akufo-Addo of shielding a member of his party's vigilante group, Invincible Forces, who was captured on a leaked video brutalizing a ...

(CNN) South Korea's controversial THAAD missile defense system is one step closer to reality after Lotte International approved a land swap deal with the government Monday, an official with the country's defense ministry said. The THAAD, or Terminal ...

No injuries or damage were reported from the projectile that exploded in open territory in southern Israel. F-15. AN IAF F-15 takes off from the Uvda Air Force Base in southern Israel.. (photo credit:REUTERS). IDF jets and tanks allegedly struck Hamas ...