The US is examining the option of supplying “lethal defensive weapons” to Ukraine if a peace deal is not reached to end the crisis in the east of the country, Barack Obama has said.
The US and Cuba are to establish talks in an effort to normalise diplomatic ties and improve relations between the two nations.
The Republican Party has won control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections, increasing their power over US politics for the final two years of Barack Obama presidency.
US and Arab allies have bombed Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria for a third night, the US Central Command has confirmed.
The US has resumed air strikes against positions held by militants from the Islamic State, hours after 30 countries pledged to support US plans in destroying the jihadi group.