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Rapper Kanye West, who was booted from Twitter in December after he tweeted an image of a swastika merged with the Star of David, returns to the social media platform as it is rebranded as X.

Money markets are betting the Reserve Bank will pause its interest rate hiking cycle tomorrow, but economists are not as optimistic. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.

A US federal judge throws out Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN, in which the former president claimed the network's description of his election fraud as the "big lie" associated him with Adolf Hitler.

World Scrabble champion David Eldar turns his fortunes around with some short words and strategic moves he says 99 per cent of people would not have thought of.

Long Island police say they have finally caught the serial killer who dumped his victims along the shores of Gilgo Beach, thanks to a stash of burner phones, a forgotten clue and a pizza crust. 

A four-year-old girl called Navy was fathered by the US president's son with an Arkansas woman, Lunden Roberts, in 2018, after an encounter that Hunter admits he "had no recollection of".

The US announces millions of dollars in military aid for Taiwan, in what is the Biden administration's first major package drawing on America's current weapons stockpiles to help Taipei counter China.

Donald Trump has been charged after trying and failing to delete CCTV evidence of farcical and allegedly criminal behaviour. How was he brought undone by a bunch of boxes?

Australia's princess of pop will star in her first residency, following a run of successes with her recent hit Padam Padam. 

The awards show, due to be held in September, could be delayed until 2024 due to ongoing actor and writer strikes, Variety reports. 

The UN secretary-general delivers a dramatic speech warning the 'era of global boiling' has arrived as heatwaves sear much of the northern hemisphere.

The new Oppenheimer film stirs up a conflicted history for US residents, who still face health issues stemming from nuclear tests almost 80 years ago.

Trump is accused of asking a staffer to delete security camera footage at his Florida estate to obstruct investigations into his possession of classified records, according to an updated indictment.

Federal prosecutors have charged former US President Donald Trump with wilful retention of classified information at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

He was a founding member of the iconic American band known for favourites such as Take It to the Limit, Take It Easy and The Best of My Love.

Donald Trump asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the investigation into his possession of classified documents, according to an updated indictment.

The US Defence Secretary and Secretary of State have arrived in Australia for two days of high-level meetings.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Earth has advanced from an era of global warming to an era of "global boiling".

A group has been formed to challenge a new law, arguing it violates free speech and is part of a bigger political censorship issue.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are here for meetings with their counterparts ahead of joint AUSMIN talks that are likely to feature climate change, regional geopolitics, AUKUS and expanding defence ties between Australia and the United States.

The United Nations secretary-general delivers a dramatic speech warning the heatwaves searing much of the northern hemisphere have been a "disaster" for the planet. An emerging El Niño means it may be just the start.

Bruce Wolpe from the United States Studies Centre discusses the political dramas in Washington DC, as Donald Trump faces an "imminent indictment" while Hunter Biden’s legal fate casts a shadow on the US President’s re-election. 

Joe Lewis was released on $442 million bail after he entered the plea in Manhattan federal court. 

The US Senate Republican leader was hospitalised in March after sustaining a concussion.

The 81-year-old Kentucky senator is briefly led away from the conference after trailing off mid-sentence.