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President Donald Trump has launched yet another attack on US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, labelling him “weak”. His latest Twitter onslaught comes amid reports the president is consulting advisers about possibly firing the country’s top prosecutor. On Monday, he called Mr Sessions “beleaguered” in another tweet. Mr Trump has made clear he is unhappy with Mr Sessions for recusing himself ...

Israel is removing metal detectors from a holy site in Jerusalem and will use less obtrusive surveillance instead. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet voted for the move early on Tuesday. Tensions rose after two Israeli policemen were killed on 14 July at the site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and Muslims as Haram al-Sharif. The UN’s Middle ...

US President Donald Trump has issued a challenge to Republican senators to rally behind their healthcare bill, on the eve of a crucial vote. “Now is the time for action,” President Trump said in a rare healthcare speech. A procedural vote is due on Tuesday as Republicans push forward in their attempt to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature law. But ...

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has said neither he nor anyone in the Trump campaign team colluded with Russian officials over the US election. Jared Kushner said he had no improper contacts and did not rely on Russian funds to finance business activities. Mr Kushner released his opening statement ahead of giving testimony before a Senate panel on Monday. The Senate, ...

Police are hunting for a man who attacked five people with a chainsaw in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. Franz Wrousis is alleged to have launched his assault at a health insurance office shortly after 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT). Police said they believed Mr Wrousis, who is thought to live in the woods, is still armed with a chainsaw. ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecasts for US and UK economic growth this year, following “weaker-than-expected activity” in the first three months. The IMF says it now expects the UK to grow by 1.7% this year, compared with the 2% it was previously forecasting. The US will now grow 2.1%, as against the 2.3% it was predicting ...

Two Jordanians have been killed and an Israeli wounded in a shooting incident at the Israeli embassy in Jordan’s capital Amman, according to a local security source. The two Jordanians were working for a furniture firm and entered the embassy before the shooting, police say. Few details have been revealed and what sparked the shooting is unclear. Security forces have ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it is not in anyone’s interest to prolong a crisis between Qatar and its neighbours, as he embarked on a two-day visit to the region. Mr Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and then Qatar as he tries to resolve the dispute. In June, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt ...

Leaders of both parties in the US Congress have agreed on legislation that allows fresh sanctions to punish Russia for alleged election meddling. The new legislation would also sharply limit President Donald Trump’s ability to lift any sanctions against Russia. He has previously said he needs diplomatic leeway with the Kremlin. Mr Trump’s time in office has been dogged by ...

Eight people have been found dead inside a trailer truck parked outside a Walmart store in San Antonio, in the US state of Texas, police officials say. Twenty others were in critical or serious condition, some believed to be suffering heatstroke or dehydration, and taken to hospital. Police did not say where the vehicle came from, but confirmed that the ...