Early moves indicated that some US media were taking an initially conciliatory approach to Trump this term, with major broadcaster ABC opting to settle a defamation suit brought by the billionaire rather than fight it.

Here is a look at how Trump's wife, five children and other relatives will play a role in the new administration after Monday's US presidential inauguration.

After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that would ban the popular video-sharing platform in the name of national security, unless its Chinese owners reach an 11th-hour deal to sell it to non-Chinese buyers by Sunday.

Sam Husseini was dragged out by armed guards after trying to ask a question about Gaza

The US President-elect’s advisers are reportedly considering easing restrictions on Russian energy depending on how Ukraine peace talks go

The US secretary of state has allowed “the Holocaust of our time,” Max Blumenthal said, before being removed

The three action heavyweights will make the movie business “stronger than ever before,” the president-elect has declared

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza on Wednesday after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deal's final details were still being worked on, but he thanked Biden for "promoting" it. Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya said it was the result of Palestinian "resilience".

Donald Trump blacklisted Havana in the final days of his first term and could do so again

The Democrats always attempt to leave a mess for the next US administration when they depart, the Russian foreign minister has said

The US president-elect has criticized the Californian leadership’s handling of the crisis and expressed concern over the rising death toll