Donald Trump gave evidence for just three minutes on Thursday in a defamation trial to determine how much he may owe a writer for calling her a liar after she accused him in 2019 of rape. E Jean Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10m in damages over his denials...
Donald Trump in court: Prosecutor warns of ‘frightening future’ if former president wins case
Donald Trump has appeared in court as he tries to dismiss a federal criminal case where he faces charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Mr Trump's lawyers argued in front of appeal judges in Washington DC that he was immune from prosecution because he was...
North Korea tests long-range missile which ‘can reach anywhere in the US’
North Korea has tested a long-range missile which is believed to have the potential to reach anywhere in the US. South Korea, Japan and the US condemned the testing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is the fifth one to be successfully launched by North Korea this year. It...
Google to pay compensation to millions of US customers after Play Store court case
Google will pay out $700m and allow more competition on its Play Store after it was accused of using illegal restrictions and overcharging consumers when they buy items in apps. It forms part of an antitrust settlement in the US, ahead of a legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games,...
Zelenskiy meets Republican doubts in push for US aid to fight Russia
President Joe Biden warned Republicans on Tuesday that they would give Russia a "Christmas gift" if they failed to provide additional military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose meeting with a top U.S. lawmaker concluded without a commitment for more support. Zelenskiy traveled to Washington to plead for money...
Sandra Day O’Connor: First woman on US Supreme Court dies aged 93
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, has died at the age of 93. She was appointed by Republican ex-president Ronald Reagan in 1981 and retired from America's highest court in 2006. Ms O'Connor died in Phoenix of complications related to advanced dementia and...
New York stabbing: Knifeman kills four members of his extended family, including two children, police say
Four people, including two children, have been killed by a relative in New York, according to police. Those stabbed to death included a 12-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl, a 44-year-old woman and a man in his 30s. Officers were called to reports of an incident in the city's Queens borough...
US ‘considering all appropriate responses’ as ships are caught in Red Sea missile attack
The US says three commercial ships have been attacked by missiles in the Red Sea - with one of its destroyers shooting down armed drones as it went to help. The Bahamas-flagged Unity Explorer, owned by a British company, was one of the vessels targeted in the drone and missile...
Ex-US ambassador Manuel Rocha accused of being Cuban spy
A former US ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with secretly acting as a Cuban agent for "more than 40 years". Manuel Rocha, who was arrested at his Miami home on Friday, served as the top US diplomat to Bolivia between 2000 and 2002. Prosecutors from the US Justice Department...