Five villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week have been found alive, while two are still missing.

The US has carried out renewed strikes on Iran’s south, as hopes of an imminent peace deal fade.

Joseph Vaa and Steve Tofa are accused of the murder of Lorenzo Lemalu in Hi Chi Minh City.

Donald Trump initially said he had chosen the contractor himself because it had worked on the swimming pool at his golf club in Virginia but later said he did not know the firm.

Since last year, Donald Trump’s Justice Department has pursued a slew of investigations against the president’s antagonists.

Five of the seven men have been found alive after a week trapped in the cave. But their ordeal is not over yet.

Earlier, Donald Trump threatened to “blow up” US-ally Oman if it sought to work with Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Five people who were trapped in a flooded Laos cave for eight days have been rescued.

Iran is seeking a US retreat from the Strait of Hormuz in its latest peace proposal.

In nearby Phanchai Village, our reporter spoke to desperate relatives shortly after news reached them that the trapped villagers were alive. Now begins the complex operation to get them out.

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A European land war and an air and sea blitz in the Gulf would appear to be very different conflicts, but rapidly changing technology and tactics are actually making them ever more similar.

More than 4000 people are set to attend what the US president promises will be “a one-of-a-kind UFC” in the heart of Washington DC.

The space agency has turned to Jeff Bezos as it seeks to jump-start progress on US President Donald Trump’s demand for a lunar base by the end of the decade.

NASA outlines plans for moon base, awards companies to develop lunar vehicles

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has posted a video of himself grabbing a pair of snakes on Dr Oz's patio.

The White House has denied Donald Trump fell asleep surrounded by people at a White House meeting.

The local publican thought he was a retired scientist. There was little to give away that the quiet and convivial gentleman was in fact Oleg Gordievsky.

The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre for what the White House described as preventive medical and dental checkups.

Iran’s foreign ministry said the US had violated a ceasefire in place for nearly seven weeks, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expected negotiations over a deal to “take a few days”.