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Former US President Jimmy Carter's state funeral begins

Carter, who was in the White House from 1977-1981, died on 29 December at the age of 100.

USA

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly re-elected as House speaker

Johnson's weak grip on the gavel has threatened not only his own survival but Trump's ambitious agenda of tax cuts and mass deportations as the Republicans sweep to power.

World News

Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on final expected overseas trip

The State Department announced that Blinken would visit Seoul, Tokyo and Paris beginning on Sunday.

USA

US judge sets Trump's hush money case sentencing, says no jail time

Judge Juan M. Merchan signalled in a written decision that he'd sentence Trump to a conditional discharge, in which a case gets dismissed if a defendant avoids rearrest.

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Europe News

Greenland's PM pushes for independence from Denmark

The self-governing Danish territory has been in the spotlight since US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his wish to buy the island.

Economy

Poorest US state rivals Germany: GDP per capita in US and Europe

Mississippi, the poorest state in the United States, is close to surpassing Europe's largest economy Germany's GDP per capita. Euronews Business compares US states with European countries.

Nature

Bereaved orca mother carries a second dead calf

Researchers say Tahlequah has now lost two out of four of her documented calves.

USA

US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’

The US Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations and documents in what they labelled a ‘major cyber incident’.

Belgium

Europe pays tribute to former US President Jimmy Carter

Carter's passing has been met with sorrow across Europe, where leaders have paid tribute to his legacy as an ally and advocate for peace, democracy, and human rights.

Culture news

HBO founder and cable TV pioneer Charles Dolan dies aged 98

Dolan also created Cablevision and the AMC Network, and later owned Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall.

World News

North Korea vows to implement 'toughest' anti-US policy

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party that ended Friday, Kim called the US 'the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.'

USA

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at home at age 100

Carter was in the White House from 1977-1981 and lived longer after his term in office than any other US president.

USA

Homelessness in the US reaches record high as housing costs bite

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing.

Space

NASA confirms Parker Solar Probe made close approach to the Sun

Scientists hope the data from Parker will help them better understand why the Sun's outer atmosphere is hundreds of times hotter than its surface.

Tech News

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to pause potential TikTok ban

The Biden administration has argued in court that TikTok poses a national security risk due to its connections to China.

Europe News

US expected to announce $1.25bln military aid package for Ukraine

The large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defence system.

Culture news

Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z's rape accuser can remain anonymous

New York Judge Analisa Torres has ruled that the woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of raping her at age 13 can proceed anonymously.

USA

NYC subway murder suspect fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson. The top charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.

Culture news

Legendary music producer Richard Perry dies aged 82

Richard Perry worked with Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Barbra Streisand and Rod Stewart. He was also behind a near-total reunion of the Beatles three years after the band broke up.

Culture news

Alec Baldwin manslaughter cased dropped by prosecutor

Alec Baldwin will not appear in court again for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust’ after New Mexico prosecutors dropped their appeal.