ABC News has agreed to pay $15m to settle a defamation suit filed by President-elect Donald Trump over an inaccurate claim by the United States-based network’s anchor. The lawsuit stemmed from on-air…
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USA: RFK Jr.’s lawyer and top ally asked FDA to revoke approval of polio vaccine
Backlash been building in the United States following a news report that links one of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members to an effort to revoke approval for the polio…
USA: OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead in San Francisco apartment
An OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower has been found dead in an apartment in San Francisco, authorities said. The body of Suchir Balaji, 26, was discovered on 26 November after police said they…
USA: Jay-Z asks court to dismiss rape lawsuit over inconsistencies
A lawyer for rapper Jay-Z has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000, after inconsistencies emerged…
USA: Biden unveils $500m military aid for Ukraine as Russia closes in on key city
The United States will give $500m in military aid to Ukraine as part of an 11th-hour push by outgoing President Joe Biden to bolster the country’s defences before he leaves…
Iraq: USA’s Blinken meets Iraq PM to discuss Syria future, fight against ISIL
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks on the future of neighbouring Syria during an unannounced visit to Baghdad. Blinken…
USA: Trump aims to end ‘costly’ daylight saving time
United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will endeavour to end daylight saving time, the practice of moving clocks forward during the summer to take advantage of longer daylight hours.…
Jordan: US Secretary of State Blinken acknowledges contact with Syria’s HTS rebels
The administration of President Joe Biden has acknowledged contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian opposition group that led the recent lightning offensive that toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad. Saturday’s statement, delivered by US…
USA: Court denies TikTok’s plea to stop likely ban until Supreme Court review
A United States federal appeals court has rejected a request by the social media platform TikTok to halt enforcement of a law requiring the company’s Chinese owners to divest or face a…
Ukraine: Russia intensifies assaults on Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Mounting evidence suggests that Russia ramped up its assaults on Ukraine leading up to the United States election on November 5, in a possible effort to strengthen isolationists supporting Donald Trump.…