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"This type of behaviour and the accompanying prejudice have no place in a civilised society," Illinois' DuPage County State's Attorney said.

With stops in 140 countries, all-inclusive amenities, and packages starting at $40,000 annually, the “Tour La Vie” program offers a chance to escape from politics.

Carr was already the senior Republican on the FCC, an independent agency that regulates licenses for television and radio, pricing of home internet, and other communications issues in the US.

The US move, two months before President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20, follows Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's months-long requests to use US weapons to hit Russian targets far from its border.

Xi and Biden, who met for the third time overall, have warned separately in recent days of choppy waters ahead in a time of global uncertainty.

Leavitt, a Trump campaign press secretary, is set to become the youngest white house press secretary in US history, a move praised by the president-elect for her communication skills.

Despite the hype, YouTuber Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson left fans unimpressed, as the fight lacked the energy expected from the two boxers.

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence, has a career rooted in contradictions and controversy.

Pete Hegseth, nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was once flagged as possible "Insider Threat" due to tattoo on his chest associated with white supremacist groups.

Trump has picked staunch supporters of Israel, Republican senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State, Mike Huckabee as the next ambassador to Israel and Elise Stefanik as US ambassador to the United Nations.

The US government has denied reports of forced displacement in Gaza, stating that they had not witnessed any kind of specific forced displacement.

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the nephew of the assassinated President John F Kennedy, is a vaccine sceptic and believes such interventions are linked to autism.

His cabinet picks range from Zionist fanatics to aspiring Crusaders to terror apologists.

Sara is moving west toward the northern coast of Honduras at a speed of 10 mph (16 kph), and is expected to weaken over the next few days, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The New York Times cites an Iranian source saying the meeting between Elon Musk and Amir Saeid Iravani as "positive."

"We write to express our deep concern about the rise in settler violence, settlement expansion, and measures adopted to weaken the Palestinian Authority and otherwise destabilise the West Bank," Democratic lawmakers say in a letter to Biden.

Ben & Jerry's lawsuit says parent company Unilever silenced them on four occasions for speaking out in support of peace and human rights.

Calls grow for House Ethics Committee to share its report into Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, who was once probed by the committee and Justice Department over claims of child sex trafficking, illicit drug use and bribery.

With the US president-elect having signalled a confrontational approach to Beijing for his second term in the White House, a meeting between Xi and Biden will be a closely watched affair.

A new US Defense Department report reveals that active-duty suicides have increased compared to the previous year.

Trump's criticism of Western aid to Kiev and his promise to swiftly end the conflict has raised concerns in Kiev and Europe about future US support for Ukraine after his Nov. 5 election victory.

Hispanic organisations have come together to contest the exit polls that have given an impression that most Latinos favoured Trump.

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has been long viewed as a friend to China, but his new role as co-lead of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, alongside China hawk Vivek Ramaswamy, may complicate this relationship.

Asif W Rahman faces two counts under the Espionage Act for willfully transmitting classified information, which were disclosed unlawfully on October 17 from Cambodia, said the Washington Post.

People from 17 countries, including Haiti, Afghanistan, Sudan and recently Lebanon, are currently receiving such relief.

American Senator Bernie Sanders announces vote next week to block weapon sales to Israel, an effort backed by 100 aid agencies, think-tanks, and human rights organisations.

Controversial for his views on immigrants, Blacks and links with Hindu supremacist groups in America, the political newcomer Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy has just landed a plum post in the upcoming Trump administration.

Donald Trump has announced Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, who is not only a Zionist but also a FETO sympathiser.

Despite years of rivalry and policy divides, both leaders have pledged cooperation.

In her resignation statement, Meg Whitman cites the American public's decision in the recent election.