Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt expected to arrive in the region by the end of November, a US official says

Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for murder and now lies in hospital after two lethal doses failed to kill her

With tensions rising, next week’s talks will test whether the EU can curb Chinese imports without harming its own economy

Files sketch Jane Doe’s journey from an unknown undergraduate to the embodiment of a dialogue in the US about sexual assault and consent

Pike, who was convicted of murder, was snoring loudly about 40 minutes after officials administered two doses of the lethal drug

The transformation of Steve Hilton, former strategy guru for David Cameron, into a renegade Republican candidate is one wacky story

We may not be on the eve of disaster but room for manoeuvre is shrinking for big economies

US and Iran have failed to make headway toward a lasting peace agreement

Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of a military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next

Public outrage over the treatment of the alleged offenders, none of whom were arrested or charged, has grown after woman filed lawsuit

Trump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices

Counter-terrorism police defend decision to bail five British nationals in connection with incident at Fairford

Kimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall

Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda

However, the US president says he expects talks with Tehran to resume shortly

Steakhouses such as Sparks, outside which Paul Castellano was shot dead in 1985, are untouched by food fads or the 21st century

Plus: Meta sends smart glasses to the blind, Screen Ireland leaves cliffhanger for filmmakers, and Andy Burnham’s GAA gambit

The pope’s French surname, Prevost, was an invention to conceal a birth outside of wedlock

Ruling could disenfranchise eligible voters, critics say

US president’s Big Tech boosterism is alienating once-loyal supporters just weeks ahead of the midterms