May 8, 2023
King and Queen say thanks for ‘glorious occasion’
King Charles and Queen Camilla, crowned in a lavish, historic ceremony on Saturday, were "deeply touched" by the day's events, Buckingham Palace said. The royal couple were "profoundly grateful" to all who helped to make it "such a glorious…
May 6, 2023
Donald Trump mistook rape accuser E Jean Carroll for ex-wife, trial told
Donald Trump appeared to mistake E Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples in a deposition played for jurors in Ms. Carroll's civil rape suit against him. In the video, Mr. Trump was shown a photo of himself speaking to other people at an event.…
May 1, 2023
White House: “We’ve never been a deadbeat nation”
ABC News pressed the White House Thursday about the two major business lobbying groups now calling on President Joe Biden to discuss a potential default and future spending with Republicans, but the White House remains firm that they will not speak…
April 28, 2023
US and South Korea agree key nuclear weapons deal
The US and South Korea have secured a landmark deal to counter the North Korean nuclear threat. Washington has agreed to periodically deploy US nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea and involve Seoul in its nuclear planning operations. In return,…
April 26, 2023
Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern is heading to Harvard
(CNN) — After stepping down as leader of New Zealand earlier this year, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet reflection within academia overseas, heading to Harvard University this…
April 21, 2023
Peru ex-president to be extradited from US Published
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has surrendered himself to US authorities, in order to be extradited to Lima. Mr Toledo, 77, is accused of taking $20m (£15m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company while in office between 2001 and…
April 20, 2023
Elon Musk’s big rocket explodes on test flight
Elon Musk's SpaceX company's mammoth new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its maiden flight. No one was hurt in the uncrewed test that lifted off from Texas' east coast on Thursday morning local time. After around three minutes into the flight, the…
April 20, 2023
K-pop star dies at age of 25 in suspected suicide
K-pop star Moonbin has died at the age of 25, his record label has announced.He was found unresponsive by his manager at his apartment in Seoul on Wednesday night, South Korean media quoted police as saying. "He appears to have taken his own life…
April 19, 2023
Fox News and Dominion reach $787.5 million settlement in defamation lawsuit
Fox News and Dominion have reached a $787.5 million settlement in a defamation suit over false election claims. Dominion Voting Systems, in a $1.6 billion suit, had accused Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories that the voting…
April 14, 2023
President Biden in Ireland: “The world needs Ireland and the United States and our limitless imaginations.”
President Joe Biden on Thursday addressed the Irish Parliament. He is just the 4th American president to deliver remarks in that room to Irish lawmakers, following in the footsteps of Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and John F. Kennedy -- the first…