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Billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy met on Thursday with Republican lawmakers whose support they will need to win the sweeping spending cuts that US president-elect Donald Trump has asked them to find. The two entrepreneurs have…

The Syrian army says it has withdrawn from the central city of Hama after insurgents broke through its defences, in another setback for President Bashar Assad. The announcement on Thursday came hours after opposition fighters said they had entered the…

Two European satellites have rocketed into orbit on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses through formation flying in space. Each fake eclipse should last six hours once operations begin next year, which is considerably longer than the few minutes…

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a five-year non-harassment order and fined after breaching bail. Hogg had his sentence for abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years deferred until January 9th. He…

A grandmother looking for her lost cat apparently fell into a sinkhole that had recently opened above an abandoned western Pennsylvania coal mine and rescuers worked late into the night on Tuesday to try and find her. Bright lights illuminated…

A court in south-eastern Bangladesh has rescheduled a bail hearing for a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups. It comes as tensions have risen following reports of the desecration…

Syrian military launches counterattacks to halt insurgents’ surprise advance At least 446 people are dead after Syrian rebels seized control of the city of Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities. ABC News foreign correspondent Tom Soufi Burridge has the latest.…

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Mr Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency…

The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history when it opens two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations. After years…

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It is the latest bombshell Mr Trump has thrown…