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Diddy sex trafficking trial set for May 2025

Sean "Diddy" Combs has pleaded not guilty to transporting women and male sex workers across state lines to take part in recorded sexual performances.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall on Florida’s west coast

Florida residents in the path of Hurricane Milton are scrambling as the mega storm makes landfall, amid tornadoes and heavy rain.

Suspect in custody after another assassination attempt on Donald Trump

The FBI says former US president Donald Trump has been the subject of "an apparent assassination attempt" at his Florida golf club.

Acclaimed actor James Earl Jones dies at 93

Celebrated stage and screen actor James Earl Jones, who famously voiced Star Wars' Darth Vader and The Lion King's Mufasa, has died at the age of 93.

Aseem Malhotra: A battle is taking place between truth and money

In this interview with Dutch researcher, Dr Maarten Fornerod, Dr Aseem Malhotra discusses a range of problems afflicting Gen Z, particularly the dangers of social media and the importance of real-world connections to friends and family. The interview is reproduced here, with permission.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov investigated in French crime probe

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is to be formally investigated by French authorities after his arrest at a Paris airport four days ago.

Juice spacecraft to pass Earth in ‘world first’ fly-by

The European Space Agency's Juice craft will return to Earth on Tuesday (AEST), taking part in a "world first" fly-by. Flight controllers from Esa will guide the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice), with...

Five charged in overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry

A prosecutor says five people have been charged over Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose including the US actor's assistant and two doctors.

ANU: Neanderthals in the Pyrénées

A site in Spain challenges widespread beliefs that Neanderthals only hunted large animals, according to an ANU researcher.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh reportedly killed by Israeli airstrike in Tehran

Hamas is blaming an Israeli airstrike for the death of the head of the Palestinian militant group Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated while visiting Tehran.

Violent crowd clashes with UK police after girls stabbed to death at dance class

A 17-year-old boy is in custody on suspicion of murder after three girls were stabbed to death and five other children were critically wounded in England.

Biden says bowing out was the best way to unite America

Joe Biden has delivered an address from the Oval Office about his decision to bow out of the US presidential race and "what lies ahead".

Donald Trump calls Kamala Harris a ‘radical Left lunatic’ at rally

Donald Trump has tried to quash some of the momentum behind Kamala Harris, in an aggressive speech at his first rally since Joe Biden dropped out of the race.

CrowdStrike: quality-control bug led to global outage

CrowdStrike blames a bug in its quality control systems for allowing bad data to be sent to customers, leading to an outage that wreaked havoc around the world.

Harris will be easier to defeat than Biden, Trump says

"Shouldn't the Republican Party be reimbursed for fraud"," former US president Donald Trump has asked after learning he will face Kamala Harris in November.

Joe Biden ends failing campaign, backs Kamala Harris as nominee

US President Joe Biden has withdrawn from his bid for re-election, saying: "I believe it in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down."

Gunman who shot Trump flew drone over site

A gunman who shot at Donald Trump at a rally is believed to have flown a drone around the site ahead of the event, an official says.

Donald Trump formally accepts GOP nomination for president

Donald Trump has struck an unusually conciliatory tone during his speech where he formally accepted the Republican party's presidential nomination.

Once defiant, Biden now ‘soul searching’ about election

US Democrats at the highest levels, including former president Barack Obama, are making a critical push for Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid.

Republicans give bandaged Trump a joyous welcome

A bandaged Donald Trump has made a triumphant appearance at the Republican National Convention, two days after surviving an assassination attempt.

Trump picks JD Vance as vice presidential candidate

Donald Trump has picked US Senator JD Vance to serve as his vice presidential running mate.

Time to cool down political rhetoric in US, Biden says

US President Joe Biden has addressed America from the Oval Office following the Trump shooting incident, urging people to tone down the political rhetoric.

TV fitness guru Richard Simmons dies at 76

Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at age 76.

Trump vows to push on after assassination attempt

Donald Trump is headed for Milwaukee on Sunday, where Republicans will formally make him their presidential nominee, after he survived an assassination attempt.

Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump shooter

What is known about 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, the slain suspect in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

Trump unbowed as FBI confirms ‘assassination attempt’

Donald Trump was bloodied but unbowed after being hit in a suspected assassination attempt, that killed a member of the crowd at his rally.

Another Biden gaffe as he refers to Zelensky as ‘President Putin’

In a gaffe that drew gasps from those in the room, US President Joe Biden has mistakenly introduced Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskiy as "President Putin".

White House rejects speculation Biden has Parkinson’s

A New York Times reporting speculating US President Joe Biden is being treated for Parkinson's disease has been flatly rejected by the White House.

Margot Robbie and husband expecting first child

Eight years after the couple married, Barbie star Margot Robbie is pregnant with her first child with husband Tom Ackerley.

UK’s Labour set for huge majority, exit poll shows

Exit polls suggest Keir Starmer will be Britain's new leader, with his Labour party winning a huge majority in the UK general election.
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