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Ghislaine Maxwell has lost a bid to overturn her conviction on sex trafficking charges for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

Washington's top diplomat and defence secretary both Kyiv on Sunday and announced a gradual return of US diplomats and the nomination of a new ambassador, officials said.

Accusations the Australian government bungled a security relationship prior to the Solomon Islands signing a pact with China have been dismissed by the Australian PM.

Pakistan's president has dissolved parliament - a step towards early elections - following an attempt to remove PM Imran Khan from office.

Sarah Palin, the republican vice presidential nominee in 2008, has announced she will campaign for Alaska's only seat in the US House of Representatives.

Amazon.com workers have voted to form the first union at the second-largest US private employer, a victory adding to other recent labour activist successes.

Actor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood's prestigious Academy, after slapping presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars, Variety reported. Video

A US jury has acquitted a former detective of endangering people in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor in her home, clearing police of criminal liability.

Progress has been made in negotiations toward reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but tough problems remain, US official says.

US regulators are considering the first Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5, the only age group not yet eligible for the shots.

Opinion - New Zealand's position amidst tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the West is examined by international analyst Geoffrey Miller.

The US East Coast is being battered by the first major blizzard to hit the region in four years.

The trial has begun against former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, and turns on when officers must intervene against colleagues.

"Frank talks" between Russian and US foreign ministers have been held to try to reduce the chance of wider conflict in Ukraine.

As talks near over Russian-Ukrainian border tensions, the US and allies are open to discussing mutual restrictions on military activity in the region, a US official says.

A white father and son convicted of killing a black jogger have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Iran and Russia have both given upbeat views on talks to salvage Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with global powers, though Western nations say negotiations were too slow.