Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation
The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran’s hold on the waterway.
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby’s in New York.
Israeli strike on police post in north Gaza kills seven, officials say
A senior officer in the Hamas-run police force was among those killed in the strike, which Israel’s military says targeted “terrorists”.
Diamond giant De Beers halts work at flagship South African mine as demand plummets
Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.
Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case
The ministers claimed the piece, which cited their luxury bungalow deals, had tarnished their reputation.
Colombian national killed by ICE agent during operation in Maine
It comes less than a week after an undocumented migrant was fatally shot in Houston by an immigration agent.
Yemen’s Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia after strikes on Sanaa airport
The Iran-backed Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for the attack in Yemen’s capital and say they targeted Abha airport in response.
‘If we die, we die together’: Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is “seriously injured and in shock”.
EU bans gold imports from Sudan to curb money financing the war
The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.
