US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life.

President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠said on Thursday he would direct ⁠federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying ​objects, pointing to what he described as str...

Asked about Mr Obama’s comments earlier on Thursday, Mr Trump said the former president “gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that”.