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Jordan confirms its air force joined US strikes on Islamic State in Syria

The US launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in Syria to eliminate Islamic State group fighters and weapons in retaliation for an attack by a Syrian gunman that killed two US troops

Fighting West Indies escape follow-on after gritty Day 3 in 3rd Test vs NZ

Hodge was 109 not out at stumps, Anderson Phillip was 12, and the West Indies were 381-6 Saturday, having avoided the follow-on as they replied to New Zealand's 575-8

Nathan Lyon's 3-wicket burst steers Australia closer to Ashes series win

Just as England was starting to gain confidence Saturday, chasing what needed to be a world-record 435 to keep the Ashes series alive, Lyon returned to the Australian attack

8 killed, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port

Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post

Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 major pharma companies

As part of the deal, new drugs made by those companies will also be charged at the so-called most-favoured-nation pricing across the country on any newly launched medications for all

Tesla CEO Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling

With Musk still signaling discontent, Tesla upped the ante again this year by crafting another pay package that could pay him $1 trillion if he can lead the automaker down a road during next decade

Head of group suing over White House ballroom backs Trump-picked chairman

The planning commission on Friday released the agenda for its January meeting and the East Wing Modernisation Project is listed for an information presentation

Epstein files: Clinton photos draw attention in recent release by US DOJ

The released files include a small number of photos of Trump, which appear to have been known for decades, including two in which Trump and Epstein are posing with now-first lady Melania Trump

Man suspected in Brown University shooting found dead in New Hampshire

Although Brown officials say there are 1,200 cameras on campus, the attack happened in an older part of the engineering building that has few, if any, cameras

North Carolina plane crash: Retired NASCAR driver Biffle, 6 others killed

Flight records show the plane was registered to a company run by retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle

US, Canada to launch formal talks to review free trade pact in mid-January

Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and more than 75 per cent of Canada's exports go to the country's southern neighbour

Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein investigation

The records could contain the most detailed look yet at nearly two decades worth of government investigations into Epstein's sexual abuse of young women

US military strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific

The attacks brought the total number of known boat strikes to 28 while at least 104 people have been killed, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration

US Coast Guard removes references to swastikas, nooses being 'divisive'

The move appears to cap off back-and-forth revisions to Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols, which has sparked an uproar

Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts centre

Trump, a Republican, often refers to the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, which is named for a Democratic predecessor, as the Trump Kennedy Centre

Britain appoints new ambassador to US, replaces Epstein-linked diplomat

Christian Turner was previously political director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and high commissioner to Pakistan

Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug

The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD

Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 3.75% amid easing inflation

Policymakers at Britain's central bank voted 5-4 to reduce the base rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.75% on Thursday, the lowest since February 2023

Russia wants to drain Europe's investigations with sabotage campaign

So far in this hybrid war, most known acts of sabotage have resulted in minimal damage nothing compared to the tens of thousands of lives lost and cities decimated across Ukraine.

Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as AI worries drag tech stocks lower

South Korea's Kospi sank 1.8 per cent to 3,989.06, also pulled lower by selling of shares in electronics companies and automakers