In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in seven strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea. Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.

The Bank of England governor says the collapse of two US firms could be a sign of wider problems in the financial sector.

Three weeks into a U.S. government shutdown, Republicans who control Congress have begun talking about possible next steps in what has been a stalemate with Democrats who are withholding their support from a temporary funding bill until they win an extension of a healthcare subsidy.

Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their positions on Day 19 of the government shutdown, which has become the third-longest funding lapse in modern history.

A Justice Department lawyer was peppered with questions about the appointment of Alina Habba as the US attorney for New Jersey as a federal appeals court panel weighs the validity of her appointment.

Experts call it '21st-century gunboat diplomacy' as U.S. positions strike-capable forces in Caribbean amid tensions with Maduro regime and cartels.

At a lunch with GOP senators at the White House, President Trump stood firm in his demands that Democrats vote to end the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.

The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.