Alex Murdaugh trial – live: Disgraced attorney expected to take stand as defence begins double murder case
Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial enters its fifth week in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina
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Ukraine-Russia news – live: Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv ahead of war anniversary
It comes as Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitshcko issues an ominous nuclear weapons warning for ‘everyone on the planet’
Dozens dead as flooding and landslides hit carnival revellers in Brazil
Residents are bracing for more rains, raising the prospect of a higher death toll
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Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll
After a slow start, Republican presidential prospects are streaming into Iowa, the leadoff presidential caucus state
Dramatic video shows woman fighting off attacker in gym
Nashali Alma was working out alone at her apartment complex’s gym on 22 January when suspect Xavier Thomas-Jones, 25, approached her
Man killed by shark in New Caledonia
A 59-year-old Australian has died after being bitten by a shark while swimming at Chateau Royal beach, in Noumea.
North Korea fires missiles 2 days after ICBM test: officials
South Korea detected the two launches from a western coastal town, just north of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on Monday morning.
Larry Hogan says splitting anti-Trump vote ‘pretty good reason’ not to run
Numerous Republicans have emerged as likely Trump opponents, drawing fears of 2016 replay
Australian man killed in shark attack in New Caledonia
A 59-year-old Australian man has died after he was mauled by a shark in New Caledonia, local media has reported.