A day after Donald Trump announced the death of Isalmic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a report claimed that his remains have been buried at sea and afforded him religious rites according to Islamic custom by the US military.

US President Donald Trump spoke over phone on Tuesday with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Syria, as the possibility of US military actions against Syria was looming large.

The Pentagon said Saturday that B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam and F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, flew in international airspace over waters east of North Korea.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday that transgender individuals would be prohibited from serving in the US military, saying he made the decision after consulting with Generals and military experts.

North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile on Monday morning that landed in the ocean, the US military said.

A day after North Korea said it would regularly test missiles, the US military is considering shooting down the missile tests to pressure the country into denuclearisation.