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ABC News has agreed to pay US$15 million to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found "liable for rape". George Stephanopoulos made the stat
South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law, which sparked massive protests across the country. He was suspended after some members of Yoon's o
Three former members of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the torture and death of a Black man held in the boot of their squad car. Yesterday, Justice Rafael Soares,
At least four people have died, and three others are injured after explosions rocked a block of flats in The Hague in the Netherlands. Authorities say firefighters rushed to the three-storey building following the
At least 63 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza yesterday, according to medical sources in the besieged enclave, including at least 21 people in a strike on a house in central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp.
TikTok's bid to overturn a law which would see it banned or sold in the US from early 2025 has been rejected. The social media company had hoped a federal appeals court would agree with its argument that the law wa
British Ghanaian singer Fuse ODG, who recently criticised foreign aid in Africa, has released a music video entitled “We Know It’s Christmasâ€, in a rebuttal to the 40th anniversary remake of Band Aid's Do They Kno
The Princess of Wales has sent an emotional Christmas message calling for "love, not fear" ahead of her carol concert next week. Catherine says the Christmas story is about "the importance of giving and receiving e
Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set. The Senate says t
US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. According to Biden, the deal will take effect from today. Earlier, Israel launched extensive air strikes on Beirut's southern
The Israeli cabinet will meet today to discuss approval of a ceasefire to temporarily end hostilities with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. According to media reports, the proposed truce would reportedly be for an i
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the military commander of Hamas, Mohamme
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently in federal custody awaiting trial on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. His arrest in New York came amid a series of civil suits alleging sexual assault and p
Former broadcaster and Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been charged with 24 offences against eight alleged victims spanning two decades after a lengthy police investigation into allegations of indecent assault and sexual
Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been arrested after an investigation into a series of sexual abuse allegations. New South Wales Police say detectives from the Child Abuse Sq
Elon Musk is the world's richest man and his new proximity to the White House is, for now, making him even wealthier and more powerful. The tech tycoon is believed to have added more than $US54 billion to his net w
At least 10 newborns have died in a fire at a hospital in northern India after a fire broke out in the neonatal ward. Chaos and panic ensued as the fire spread, relatives of the infants have told local media, with
Eight people have died, and 17 others were injured following a stabbing incident outside a school in eastern China. According to a statement from local police, a 21-year-old man was arrested at Wuxi Yixing Arts and
US President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign is circling the wagons around several of his cabinet nominees as they come under heavy scrutiny, including claims of misconduct. His defence secretary pick, Pete Hegseth
At least 12 paramedics have been killed in the latest Israeli strike on a Lebanese civil defence centre. The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he deplores the killin
