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'Stranger Things' star to take on bullies in new UN role
British actress Millie Bobby Brown has been named as the youngest-ever goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' children's agency UNICEF.
- by Umberto Bacchi
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Khashoggi case
'Maybe he did, maybe he didn't': Trump backs Saudis after killing
Trump said it was unclear whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman approved the plan to assassinate Khashoggi - despite the CIA concluding he did.
- by Matthew Knott
World Politics
But her emails: Democrats to probe Ivanka Trump's private email use
Democrats called for an investigation into Donald Trump's daughter following reports Ivanka used a personal email account last year for government business.
Extremism
Proud Boys called 'extremists' by FBI, leader plans Australia visit
The male-chauvinist group Proud Boys have been described by US federal authorities as an "extremist group with ties to white nationalism".
- by Eli Rosenberg
Donald Trump
'He's afraid of those situations': Why Trump has avoided visiting troops
Donald Trump has come under increasing scrutiny for his treatment of military affairs and failure to visit service members deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq.
- by Josh Dawsey & Pual Sonne
Guns in America
Doctor, police officer and pharmacist killed in Chicago hospital shooting
An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly on Monday when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor.
- by Amanda Seitz & Don Babwin
Crime
This elderly prisoner claims he's America's deadliest serial killer. Police believe him
The crimes had baffled authorities across the US for decades, until a 78-year-old prisoner in a Texas jail began talking.
- by Kyle Swenson
Asylum seekers
Judge temporaily blocks US from enforcing Trump asylum ban
A US judge temporarily blocked an order by President Donald Trump that barred asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally from Mexico.
- by Dan Levine
Governance
'Worst offender in the White House': Ivanka Trump used personal email account for government business
White House ethics officials learnt of Trump's repeated use of personal email when reviewing emails to respond to a public records lawsuit.
- by Carol D. Leonnig and Josh Dawsey
Press freedom
CNN's Jim Acosta gets his pass back, this time permanently
The White House has also announced new rules for journalists at press conferences, including one question only.
- by Susan Heavey
Bushfire
Risk of mudslides as rain forecast for fire-ravaged California
Rain is expected in fire-affected parts of California this week, as authorities confirm 80 people have died and almost 1000 are still listed as missing.
- by Michael Idato