A close associate of Donald Trump's personal lawyer says he delivered an ultimatum to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior US officials would attend his inauguration and all American aid to the war-torn country would be withheld if an investigation into Joe Biden wasn't announced.
The top law enforcement officer in the US Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against the estate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he trafficked and sexually abused girls and women on his private island as recently as 2018.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said there is "no limit" to the country's enrichment of uranium after it abandoned its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal in response to the killing of its top general in a US airstrike.
The main tourism body in Australia has estimated the country's bushfire crisis has cost the industry A$1bn (€619m) and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors.
Russia's ruling party has unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin's surprise choice for prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin - a man with nearly no political profile.
The top law enforcement officer in the US Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against the estate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he trafficked and sexually abused girls and women on his private island as recently as 2018.
The European Union is considering banning facial-recognition technology in public areas for up to five years, to give it time to work out how to prevent abuses.
