USA Kurt Volker, Trump's part-time Ukraine envoy, played role in Giuliani outreach The special envoy served as the facilitator for Giuliani's talks with Ukrainian officials. 26/09/2019
USA Hong Kong leader holds community talks in attempt to end crisis "Deep wounds have been opened in our society. These will take time to heal," Carrie Lam said in an opinion piece in the New York Times. 26/09/2019
USA Woman behind French #MeToo movement is fined for defamation French journalist Sandra Muller said she fears the message of the court decision is "be quiet." 26/09/2019
USA Dead student went unnoticed for months in university housing The man's body was discovered at the University of Canterbury after other students noticed an odor coming from his room. 26/09/2019
USA Federal judge holds off on deciding if "The Godfather" film scene can be played at Roger Stone trial Stone's defense team has argued it would be prejudicial to show the scene because it would liken their client to the mafia. 26/09/2019
USA Trump orders visa ban for family members of Iranian officials Families of those held in Iran have accused Tehran of "hostage taking" and demanded governments take concerted action. 26/09/2019
USA Trump allies voice concerns about Rudy Giuliani's involvement in Ukraine Giuliani's role as the president's personal attorney and his claims that the State Department asked him to contact Ukrainian officials have Trump allies concerned. 26/09/2019
USA Majority of House members now back some type of impeachment action against Trump Democrats reached the milestone following claims Trump might have withheld aid to Ukraine to pressure officials there to investigate Joe Biden and his son. 26/09/2019
USA Trump promotes conspiracy theory: Clinton's deleted emails are in Ukraine Trump, according to the text of his call with the country's president in July, asked for a "favor" involving cybersecurity company CrowdStrike and "a server." 26/09/2019
USA Democrats view 'deeply disturbing' whistleblower complaint about Trump "I think it's a travesty that this complaint was withheld as long as it was because it was an urgent matter and it is an urgent matter," Schiff said. 26/09/2019
USA Barr's relationship with Trump called into question again by Ukraine call Analysis: Trump's call with Ukraine's leader raises questions about whether he thinks the attorney general's job includes advocating for him personally. 25/09/2019
USA White House appears to inadvertently send talking points on Ukraine call to Democrats In a separate email obtained by NBC News, a White House staffer sought "to recall the message." 25/09/2019
USA Israel's president taps Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form next government The final results published Wednesday saw the Likud party win 32 out of the 120 seats in the Israeli Parliament, one behind Blue and White's 33. 25/09/2019
USA Democrats question Giuliani's work for foreign entities Democrats want to know whether the president's personal lawyer is registered as a foreign agent as focus grows on Giuliani's role in Ukraine conversations. 25/09/2019
USA Search for 'missing matter' predicted by Einstein's theory closes in Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are studying what happens when particles don't collide, but instead zoom past each other in near misses. 25/09/2019
USA Trump lawyers, Manhattan DA spar over release of Trump's tax returns The case centers on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office probe of Trump's involvement in hush-money payments to two women claiming affairs with him. 25/09/2019
USA Top lines from the text of Trump's phone call with Ukraine's president The record shows that Trump Tower, Rudy Giuliani, draining the swamp and much more were discussed. 25/09/2019
USA Read in full: White House notes on Trump call with Ukrainian president The US president raised allegations about Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. 25/09/2019
USA 'A classic mob shakedown': Lawmakers react to summary of Trump's Ukraine call Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a leading Democratic presidential candidate, called the memo "a smoking gun." 25/09/2019
USA Pelosi's 'foregone conclusion' problem on impeachment Analysis: It seems the House speaker has already concluded that Trump betrayed his country. She — and House Democrats — still need to persuade voters. 25/09/2019
USA Families of prisoners held in Iran accuse Tehran of 'hostage taking,' ask for global action The U.N. has said there are dozens of foreign nationals detained in Iran but many families choose not to make their cases public. 25/09/2019
USA Graphic: Which and how many Democrats support an impeachment inquiry? Track how many Democratic representatives support some type of impeachment action against President Trump with this NBC News graphic. 25/09/2019
USA Joe Biden: Donald Trump Ukraine call is affront to American values Former vice-president says Congress must hold the president accountable. 25/09/2019
USA Male model accused of taking home unconscious woman who died The victim, Thitima Noraphanpiphat, 25, worked as a "pretty," the term for young women hired for events such as auto shows to pose seductively with products. 25/09/2019
USA Five key points from day two of this year's United Nations The stage is set for another day of speeches at the General Assembly in New York 25/09/2019
USA Watch: Meet the gender-neutral doll, from the makers of Barbie The dolls are customisable and come with interchangeable hairstyles and outfits, so children can mix and match more traditionally 'masculine' and 'feminine' clothes. 25/09/2019