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A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals issued a written…

US President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress. Mr Trump said on Monday in a post on his social media network that Mr Johnson “is…

Five people have been charged in Argentina in connection with the death of One Direction musician Liam Payne. The singer died aged 31 in October after falling from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires. The…

A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok’s Khao San Road, a popular tourist destination, killing three foreigners and injuring several other people, Thai police have said. The three who died in the fire on Sunday night were all…

The German government has sought to downplay efforts by US tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the country’s general election campaign by again endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Mr Musk caused uproar over the weekend…

South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. They are investigating whether his short-lived martial law decree earlier this month amounted to rebellion. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which…

The ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot will not appeal against his 20-year prison sentence for drugging and raping her and allowing dozens of other men to also rape her while she was unconscious, in a case that revolted France, his lawyer…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery, an Israeli hospital said on Sunday, a procedure that comes as he manages multiple crises, including the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and his own trial for alleged corruption.…

Russia has launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. A thermal power plant was struck in the attack, prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 70 missiles,…

Forty-two people are likely to have died in an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, Kazakhstan’s emergency ministry has said. The ministry confirmed in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that 67 people, including five…