Tanya Chutkan is a veteran jurist behind some of the toughest sentences of US Capitol rioters.

Pope Francis is in Portugal to mark World Youth Day, a Vatican-endorsed international festival.

It’s the pontiff’s first foreign trip since having surgery in June and is the biggest event staged by the Catholic Church.

The Pope has been attending a welcome…

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Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon retires from professional football aged 45.

The Greek PM encouraged tourists to return to the island as an "act of generosity" after wildfires.

Some 5,000 women are currently serving as combat troops in Ukraine, often fighting sexist attitudes within their own ranks.

As the country continues to make small territorial gains, it's also battling a second front line in the form of Russian propaganda.…

The authorities say they have data privacy concerns over Sam Altman's new cryptocurrency project.

The successful applicant could get paid more than $17,000 for four weeks of work in New York.

Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie split after 18 years, following "meaningful and difficult conversations"

Police have seized drugs and weapons following operations against drug gangs in three states.

A jury has sentenced Robert Bowers for the 2018 attack - the deadliest antisemitic attack in the US.

Nasra Abubakar Ali took 22 seconds to complete the 100m sprint at the World University Games in China.

Juvenile killer whales in the Atlantic are learning a dangerous game by copying adults.

New York Police are investigating the death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man, as a possible hate crime.

The US pop star is being sued for sexual harassment and fat-shaming but has yet to comment.

What are the charges, how serious are they and could Donald Trump still run for president from jail?

A US federal jury has sentenced the attacker who killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in October 2018 to the death penalty.

The ruling needed a unanimous vote from the 12-member jury for the sentence to be imposed. Prosecutors had asked the jury…

Nevada was hit with heavy rain this week, which scattered debris and shut down roads.

As security measures ramp up for his arraignment, Mr Trump decries "corruption, scandal, & failure".

Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted in connection with the events surrounding the 6 January 2021 riots at the US Capitol.

The Republican politician denies wrongdoing and has described the case as "ridiculous".

He has already been charged…

After 10 years apart, Joy and her grandson Brad reconnected for an adventure of a lifetime.