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A leading economist says the "risk" of an "imminent" RBA interest rate hike is "rising", while former treasurer Peter Costello is urging Australia to arrest its fertility downturn.

A California doctor is imprisoned for illegally supplying Friends sitcom star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor's drug overdose death in 2023.

Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee released the videos to "ensure public transparency" of their investigation into how authorities managed Jeffrey Epstein's criminal cases.

Democrats say the newly released images provide a "harrowing look" into Jeffrey Epstein's world, as the late sex offender's jailed accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, informs a court she is planning to challenge her imprisonment.

Tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell have pledged $US6.25 billion ($9.5 billion) to new investment accounts for children, known as "Trump accounts". Here's how the donation will work.

Donald Trump says his country is at war with "narco-terrorists". But he is releasing the former president of Honduras, who was jailed in the US for overseeing one of the world's worst drug conspiracies.

Hugh Jackman sung the crowd-pleaser Sweet Caroline and even climbed onto the top of the bar counter for the performance.

The Trump administration's escalating restrictions on humanitarian migration are leaving some of the United States's most vulnerable diaspora communities terrified for their futures.

US President Donald Trump says he is terminating all documents, including pardons, signed by his predecessor Joe Biden using an autopen signature.

Two-time Grammy winner Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song in a social media post about ICE raids, telling the Trump administration to never involve her in its "inhumane agenda".

US Secretary of War says he didn't 'stick around' for the whole operation during which two survivors were reportedly killed in a second strike by the US Navy.

Australia's economy expanded 0.4 per cent in the September quarter, coming in below forecasts. But economists say the detail is stronger than the headline indicates. Look back on how the trading day unfolded.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends authorising a follow-up strike on a Venezuelan boat that killed 11 people.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and assault charges.

As the United States mounts pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, nations in the Caribbean, South America and across the world are revealing where their support lies.

The ASX edged higher, while the federal government released its National AI Plan. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised an admiral to conduct multiple strikes that killed 11 people on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics in September.

A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal.

Donald Trump is expected to send his special envoy Steven Witkoff to Moscow this week to talk about a revised proposal for peace in Ukraine. There are five regions central to negotiations and Vladimir Putin wants them all. 

Mr Mangione, who was arrested in 2024, has been charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan.