In Washington, defense minister emphasizes need to 'work closely and prepare for any future scenario,' amid reports Tehran advancing nuclear program

American ambassador to the UN calls Shireen Abu Akleh's killing 'really horrifying'; State Department spokesperson says 'those responsible must be held accountable'

Succeeding Jen Psaki, Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and the first openly LGBTQ person to serve as press secretary

President asked for troops to shoot at legs of people rallying against killing of George Floyd in 2020, according to excerpts from tell-all being published by Mark Esper

US president also pokes fun at Fox News; is first US leader to attend the event in six years

Film tells story of boxer Harry Haft and his experience as a prisoner in Auschwitz, where he was forced to put on exhibition fights for Nazi commandants

US to sanction Russia's top banks and two daughters of Putin following alleged war crimes in Bucha; Kyiv warns residents in the east to evacuate ahead of feared assault

Both sides of the aisle in Congress seem to support more assertive action against Russia, as Moscow calls supplies of Western weapons in Ukraine 'legitimate targets'

Despite executive privilege claim, records will go to committee examining ex-president's failure to stop violence

Sources familiar with probe say calls made by and to then-president Trump on January 6 not listed; separate investigation looking at boxes of presidential records found at his home