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Trump’s lawyer argues Stormy Daniels’s sex allegations were motivated by profit

Trump’s lawyer argues Stormy Daniels’s sex allegations were motivated by profit

In a combative few hours of cross-examination in the hush money trial, Trump’s lawyers sought to portray the former porn star as a promiscuous extortionist.

  • by Farrah Tomazin

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Barron Trump named among Republican Party delegates ahead of US election

Barron Trump named among Republican Party delegates ahead of US election

Former president Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, is about to make his political debut.

  • by Annabelle Timsit and Andrew Jeong
‘Super-Earth’: Astronomers finally find a rocky planet with atmosphere

‘Super-Earth’: Astronomers finally find a rocky planet with atmosphere

The planet, called 55 Cancri e or Janssen, is about 8.8 times bigger than Earth.

  • by Will Dunham
Biden vows US will cut off weapons to Israel if it goes into Rafah

Biden vows US will cut off weapons to Israel if it goes into Rafah

The comments represent the most direct threat the president has made to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war began on October 7.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Australian brothers’ accused kidnapper confessed to killing them, girlfriend says

Australian brothers’ accused kidnapper confessed to killing them, girlfriend says

Jesus Gerardo faces kidnapping charges in Mexico over the disappearance of Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad.

  • by Alex Crowe
World of photos, April 13, 2024
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World of photos, April 13, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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Stormy Daniels tells a story of sex with Trump as he listens in disgust

Stormy Daniels tells a story of sex with Trump as he listens in disgust

After about half an hour of giving evidence, the 45-year-old started disclosing intimate details about the former president, so much so that the judge baulked at some of the testimony.

  • by Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Michael Rothfeld and Jonathan Swan
The president, the porn star and the payment: Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump’s hush money trial

The president, the porn star and the payment: Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump’s hush money trial

In another astonishing moment ahead of this year’s election, the porn star told a jury in explicit detail about her alleged sexual encounter with the former US president.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
World of photos, May 8, 2024
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World of photos, May 8, 2024

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Surfers murdered in Mexico among more than 430,000 killed since 2006

Surfers murdered in Mexico among more than 430,000 killed since 2006

The deaths of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson have shocked the local community and sparked tributes from across the globe.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Australian gets Beethoven’s hair tested – and may have solved mystery of his deafness

Australian gets Beethoven’s hair tested – and may have solved mystery of his deafness

An Australian businessman with a passion for Beethoven wanted to honour the composer’s request in 1802 that doctors one day try to figure out why he had been so ill.

  • by Gina Kolata