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Government funding plan collapses as Donald Trump makes new demands

Trump's sudden decision to make new demands sent Congress spiralling as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work and head home for the holidays

US Senate passes bill to raise troop pay, aims to counter China's power

The bill passed comfortably 85-14, sending it to President Joe Biden. Eleven senators who caucus with Democrats, as well as three Republicans, voted against the legislation

France's apex court upholds former Prez Sarkozy's conviction in bribe case

Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet as is the case for any sentence of two years or less

Families of hostages face uncertainty despite hopes for Gaza ceasefire

Zangauker and Gritzewsky were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where they lived together, and then held separately in Gaza. Just before her release from a tunnel under Gaza, Gritzewsky heard from other

Elon Musk, Trump are viewed roughly same by Americans: AP-NORC poll

Experts are split on whether that overlap in public opinion is a good or bad thing for Musk's businesses or for Trump's politics

US Fed set to cut key rate but consumers might not benefit anytime soon

Inflation has remained stuck above the Fed's 2 per cent target in recent months while the economy has continued to grow briskly

Israel's borders shifted throughout history, acts in Syria may reshape them

As Assad was toppled early this month, Israel quickly moved into the Syrian side of a 50-year-old demilitarized buffer zone

7.3 quake strikes Vanuatu, 14 dead, hundreds injured, some still trapped

Rescuers worked through the night trying to reach some people yelling under the rubble

Israeli troops to occupy buffer zone inside Syria anytime soon: Netanyahu

Netanyahu made the comments from the summit of Mount Hermon the highest peak in the area inside Syria, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border with the Israel-held Golan Heights

Kamala Harris tells students to 'stay in the fight' after election loss

The vice president's remarks to students in the Maryland Corps service year programme were her most extensive since her concession speech

Trump's lawyers claim juror misconduct to get hush money conviction junked

Trump's lawyers raised the misconduct claim in court papers made public Tuesday, as Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan weighs a pending defence request to throw out the case in light of his return

US to pay $116 mn to settle lawsuits over sexual abuse at California prison

The settlement follows one in a separate class-action last week in which the Bureau of Prisons agreed to open some of its facilities

Judge allows testing tissue from George Floyd as convict seeks new trial

US District Judge Paul Magnuson agreed in an order to let the defence examine Floyd's heart tissue and fluid samples to test a theory that Floyd died of a heart condition aggravated by a rare tumour

Stokes out with hamstring injury as New Zealand defeat England by 423 runs

New Zealand's winning margin matched its largest test win by runs of a 423-run win over Sri Lanka in 2018 and prevented England from completing a series whitewash

Mbappe set to play for Real Madrid in Intercontinental Cup final vs Pachuca

Madrid made it straight to the final without having to play any matches as the European champion, while Pachuca advanced by defeating South American champion Botafogo and Al Ahly of Egypt.

Joe Biden calls for ban on congressional stock trading Washington

President Joe Biden endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that's being released this week, belatedly weighing in on an issue that has been debated on Capitol Hill for years.

Russian lawmakers approve Bill that may remove terrorist tag for Taliban

The lower house of Russia's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the Taliban in Afghanistan as a terrorist group.

Battle erupts over South Korean court that will determine fate of Yoon

Three of the court's nine justices are directly appointed by the president. Three others are nominated by the Supreme Court head and another three by the National Assembly, and their appointments

US army says it bombed Houthi military facility in Yemen's capital

Houthi media office said the strike hit part of the sprawling complex that houses the rebels' Defence Ministry, there were no immediate reports of casualties

Australian state mulling protest ban at worship sites to check antisemitism

Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan proposed the new laws after arsonists damaged a Melbourne synagogue this month