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Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose punishment

Trump's sentence of an unconditional discharge caps a norm-smashing case that saw the former and future president charged with 34 felonies

Kremlin welcomes possibility of meeting between Trump, President Putin

Russia attaches no conditions to the possibility of face-to-face talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters during a conference call

Manchester United forward Amad Diallo signs contract extension till 2030

Diallo, who scored a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw with league leader Liverpool on Sunday, has been rewarded for his impressive form this season.

Veteran ace Gael Monfils reaches his 35th ATP final in Auckland aged 38

Karlovic also reached the final at Den Bosch in 2017 aged 38 years, 110 days while Roger Federer (Basel in 2019 aged 38 years and 80 days).

Australian Open 2025: Kyrgios eyes Grand Slam return after 2 years away

As play begins at Melbourne Park on Sunday (Saturday EST), Kyrgios is sure to be among the players garnering the most attention from spectators, media and other athletes, assuming, that he is fit.

Venezuela's Oppn leader defies Maduro to lead protests, claims arrest later

It remained unclear what exactly happened after Machado bid farewell to hundreds of supporters, hopped on a motorcycle and raced with her security convoy down a main Caracas avenue

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024, big jump breached key threshold

July 10 was the hottest day recorded by humans, with the globe averaging 17.16 degrees Celsius (62.89 degrees Fahrenheit), Copernicus found

Trump hosts Republican Guvs in Florida, says Putin wants to meet him

The president-elect also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to meet, and we're setting it up

SC rejects Trump's bid to delay sentencing in New York hush money case

The court's order clears the way for Judge Juan M. Merchan to impose a sentence Friday on Trump

As wildfires rage in LA, Trump doesn't offer sympathy, busy casting blame

Trump has lashed out at his longtime political foe Gov. Gavin Newsom's forest management policies and falsely claimed state's fish conservation efforts are responsible for fire hydrants running dry

Biden administration gives additional $500 mn in military aid to Ukraine

The package was announced by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin during his final trip as Pentagon chief to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Venezuelan Oppn leader Maria Machado arrested after anti-govt protest

They wanted us to fight each other, but Venezuela is united, we are not afraid, Machado shouted to a few hundred protesters from atop a truck in the capital moments before her arrest

Judge junks Biden's Title IX rules, upturns protections for LGBTQ+ students

Trump previously promised to end the rules on day one and made anti-transgender themes a centrepiece of his campaign

Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while LA grapples devastation

Water dropped from aircraft helped fire crews quickly seize control of the fires in the Hollywood Hills and Studio City, LA Mayor Karen Bass said

Musk holds discussions with Germany's 'far-right' leaders ahead of polls

Musk, told Alice Weidel, a co-leader of the Alternative for Germany party and its candidate for chancellor, that he was strongly recommending that people vote for AfD

Biden administration wages battle over plea for accused 9/11 mastermind

Biden administration urged a federal appeals panel to block Mohammed's guilty plea from going forward as scheduled Friday at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

La Nina finally arrives at Pacific, but with weak periodic cooling

La Nina, the flip side of the better-known El Nino, is an irregular rising of unusually cold water in a key part of the central equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide

US 'notorious markets' report warns of risks from online pharmacies

The report also singled out 19 countries over concerns about counterfeit or pirated products

NY's appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case

One judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order declining to grant a hearing to Trump's legal team

Pakistan security forces rescue 8 of 16 mine workers abducted by militants

Pakistani security forces recovered at least eight out of 16 mine workers who were kidnapped by militants in the country's restive northwest Thursday morning, police and two security officials said.