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A once-popular YouTube parent vlogger was arrested in August after her son was found emaciated and with duct tape on his limbs by a neighbour.  Ruby Franke faced six child abuse charges in the US state of Utah. She admitted four of them today. Who is she, what controversy has she stirred before and what

A car crashed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden’s motorcade on Sunday night while he was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed. While Mr Biden was walking from the campaign office to his waiting armoured SUV, a saloon hit a Secret

The gulf between the US and the Israeli government visions for “the day after” in Gaza seems to be widening by the day. In his Saturday news conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed, again, a two-state solution and insisted Israel will have enduring security control in Gaza. In doing so, he undermined the alliance

The son of President Joe Biden has said there is “no evidence” to suggest his father was involved in his business, as he arrived to give evidence to an impeachment probe investigating the US leader. Hunter Biden told reporters outside the US Capitol: “My father was not financially involved in my business. “During my battle

It is one of the classic cliches of diplomacy, that a country speaks supportively of its allies in public whilst taking a more honest and harder tone in private, and that has long been the common assumption for America’s dealings with Israel. Occasionally, however, there comes a point when the behind-doors diplomacy isn’t having the

In the White House on Tuesday night the subtleties of the American president’s language were telling. He was hosting Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy for the second time in three months as the two men sought to persuade America’s divided politicians to help fund Ukraine’s war against Russia for longer. Before the subtle language though, there was

Donald Trump has said he will no longer give evidence at his New York civil fraud trial. The former US president had been expected to return to the witness stand on Monday. He was due to be the last big defence witness in the case, which threatens his real estate empire. Posting on social media,

The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a woman from obtaining an emergency abortion. Kate Cox, 31, sought court authorisation for the abortion because her foetus was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality that usually results in miscarriage, stillbirth or death soon after birth. The legal battle is a major test case since the US Supreme

A group of students saved a woman and her toddler son after they became trapped under a car – with the dramatic rescue caught on video. The woman, her three-year-old daughter and son aged two had been hit by the vehicle in the car park of Layton Christian Academy in Utah. While the daughter managed

Hunter Biden has been criminally charged for tax-related offences in California, as a federal investigation into his financial conduct intensifies.  The president’s son has been indicted on nine counts – three felonies and six misdemeanours – by special counsel David Weiss who is investigating his business dealings for the Department of Justice. According to the

A Texas woman who is 20-weeks pregnant and whose foetus has been diagnosed with a fatal condition has asked a court to allow her to have an abortion. Texas is one of 13 states that bans abortion at nearly all stages of pregnancy. Kate Cox recently learned her unborn child is at a high risk

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been named the world’s most powerful woman for the second year in a row. The German politician, who has held the post since 2019, finished ahead of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, US Vice President Kamala Harris, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who came fourth.

A house exploded as police were investigating reports of gunshots being fired from the property by a man. Footage of the blast in the US showed a huge fireball shoot up into the air as the entire home went up in flames and collapsed, spraying debris all around. Witnesses said the explosion shook nearby buildings

Elon Musk has apologised for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, admitting it may have been “literally the worst and dumbest post I’ve ever done”. The apology came amid a fiery rant against advertisers who have stopped promoting on his social media platform X. The advertising row, which has seen Disney and Warner Bros pull their

An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist in New York City, US justice chiefs have claimed. They allege the Indian government employee, who worked in security and intelligence, recruited another Indian national named as Nikhil Gupta to plan the assassination of a US citizen who had advocated for a

Joe Biden has called for the truce between Hamas and Israel in Gaza to be extended after more hostages were released on Sunday. The latest captives to be freed include four-year-old dual Israeli-American national Abigail Edan, whose parents were reportedly killed in the 7 October attacks. The US president said her father was “gunned down

Chinese president Xi Jinping has signalled that China will be sending new pandas to the United States. Mr Xi made the offer on a visit to California where he was taking part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative (APEC) conference. Although he did not share much detail about the pandas, it was suggested that the next

It has been a year since President Xi and President Biden last met, and it’s hard to overstate just what a rollercoaster US-China relations have been on since then. The fact this meeting is happening at all is the result of months of delicate planning. But for all the “tough-line”, “hard-man” images that both men

Surgeons have performed the world’s first ever whole-eye transplant, a feat hailed as a breakthrough despite the patient not yet regaining his sight. Doctors “never expected it to work at all”, patient Aaron James said, but the eye has shown signs of health, such as functioning blood vessels and a promising retina. It has been

Smartphones may be able to detect how drunk a person is based on changes in their voice, according to a new study. Researchers used sensors in smartphones to record a person’s voice before and after drinking. They then put the recordings through a digital program to isolate and measure certain aspects, like frequency and pitch.