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Jury finds Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse, but not rape

A jury has rejected writer E. Jean Carroll's claim that Donald Trump raped her but has found him liable for sexual abuse, awarding her $US5 million.

US to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements for foreigners

International travellers to the US will no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the government ends its coronavirus public health emergency.

Tributes to Aussie Warwick Tollemache lost at sea on cruise

The shattered family of Australian man Warwick Tollemach, who went overboard while on a cruise, has paid tribute as the US Coast Guard calls off its search.

Former US television host Jerry Springer dies at 79

Former US television host Jerry Springer, best known for his long-running and controversial talk show, has died at 79 after a brief illness.

Search for Aussie missing from Hawaii-bound cruise

A search led by the US Coast Guard is under way after an Australian man went overboard from a cruise ship travelling from Brisbane to Honolulu.

Warning shots after North Korean vessel crosses border

South Korea has fired warning shots toward a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border, amid recent tension over the North's missile tests.

US bank employee shoots four dead, livestreams attack

A bank employee armed with a rifle has shot dead four colleagues and wounded nine other people at his workplace while livestreaming the attack in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges in NYC

Former US president Donald Trump betrayed little emotion as he entered a not guilty plea at his criminal court proceedings in NYC.

Novak Djokovic US Open path clears, COVID measures set to end

Novak Djokovic is expected to return to the US Open later this year with the country poised to end COVID-19 restrictions.

Donald Trump indicted by New York grand jury

A grand jury in Manhattan has voted to indict Donald Trump, the first time that a current or former US president will face criminal charges.

Donald Trump compares investigations to ‘Stalinist Russia’

Donald Trump told supporters gathered in Waco the criminal investigations swirling around him were "something straight out of the Stalinist Russia horror show".

Two dead as immigrants found ‘suffocating’ in US train

Two suspected undocumented immigrants have suffocated to death aboard a freight train and 10 others in need of medical care were taken by to hospital in south Texas.

New York braces for expected Donald Trump indictment

Security is stepping up in New York City, as authorities brace for a possible indictment of former US president Donald Trump, on charges of paying hush money.

Russian jet intercepted spy drone near Ukraine, US says

The Pentagon has released a video it says provides evidence a Russian fighter jet clipped the propeller of a US spy drone and caused it to crash into the Black Sea this week, despite Russia's denial.

Ex-UK defence chiefs warn on AUKUS sub deal going wrong

A deal between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia to develop a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines will be "a disaster" if it goes wrong, former UK defence chiefs have warned.

Six shot dead in rural US town, suspect arrested

A gunman has gone on a rampage in a small Mississippi town, killing his former wife and five other people in three locations before sheriff's deputies arrested him.

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