The significance of gold to Donald Trump leads beyond the precious metal itself. He acquires it and bathes in its glow at every opportunity, just as he covets territory and imposes tariffs in a way no other American leader has in a century.

A worker’s shock encounter with a bear cub was captured by a garage camera, revealing the moment he discovered the unwelcome stowaway and chased it from the truck.

A new video has shown a woman matching the description of Sally Grace Contarino being filmed by a content creator days before she went missing. There is no suggestion he is connected with her disappearance.

With temperatures forecast to reach up to 42 degrees, the US president told an audience he planned to make a long speech, “just to show that I can do anything”.

The children are part of the same family, officials said. The four people charged appeared in court Wednesday where a judge entered not guilty pleas on their behalf.

Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years.

Ohio authorities were horrified when they found the children – all from the same family, some unable to speak – living in wretched conditions, largely confined to one room in a dilapidated home.

Two Russian daredevils have been arrested after climbing to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City.

Village People frontman Victor Willis has died after a short illness.

The Commonwealth nation becomes the first new entrant to the famous song contest since Australia joined in 2015.

The two people, who unmasked themselves as Russian “roof-toppers” popular on social media, unfurled a pro-peace banner before they were detained by New York police.

New photos have emerged inside the Thailand room of accused teen killer Simon Peter Carman.

Aggravating factors in the death of 17-year-old Thanchanok Donhomla mean prosecutors will probably ask for execution in the trial of Australian man Simon Carman.

The president’s unapologetic temple to American greatness and “freedom” has been ridiculed for attracting small crowds. Is it really that bad?

The US president raked in billions, including revenue from crypto ventures, in an unheard-of moneymaking flex by a sitting US leader.

On his way out the door, the British prime minister unveiled the UK’s long-awaited defence spending plan, but the grand vision falls short of the US president’s demands on NATO allies.

Iran officials said they would not meet with top US envoys who flew to Qatar for “high level” talks, clouding the prospects for a lasting peace.

But in a major win for the Trump administration, the court allowed states to bar transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports.

Six people have been killed in a mass shooting at a shelter for mothers and children in northern Germany.

The family of 17-year-old Thanchanok Donhomla have taken her body home to the nation’s north-east, and have called again for her alleged killer, Australian Simon Peter Carman, to face a death sentence.