President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited Russia's largest-ever military drills in eastern Siberia, where he said Moscow planned to strengthen the country's armed forces. Russia has said the Vostok-2018 exercises involve nearly 300,000 troops and all types of military equipment, as...

Mexico said Wednesday it was optimistic the US and Canada would reach a trade deal "in the coming days," as its top North American trade negotiator and foreign minister jetted to Washington. The movement on the Mexican side was the latest sign of progress in efforts to salvage the North...

A 10-year-old American boy was making a remarkable recovery Wednesday after a meat skewer impaled his skull but missed his brain, in what medics called a "one in a million" accident. Had Xavier Cunningham landed fractions of an inch to either side after falling from a treehouse ladder...

Spending by tourists visiting the United States inched higher in 2017, setting a new record and accounting for about a tenth of all US exports, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Nearly 77 million international visitors -- including pleasure-seekers, students and medical...