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US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

Why Trump pleaded not guilty in New York court after historic arrest

The twice-impeached Republican is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally indicted

US President Donald Trump. File photo: Cathal McNaughton/ Reuters

Trump turns himself in to face historic criminal charges

Police lined the streets while helicopters buzzed in the skies as Trump’s motorcade made the short drive to court

United States president Donald Trump.  (Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump due in court to face historic criminal charges

The former president claims he is the victim of ‘political persecution’ but is using the case to boost support for his bid to reclaim the White House

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Beyoncé accepts the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album award for “Renaissance” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/WireImage)

Grammys: Beyoncé, music’s golden girl

The singer surpassing classical conductor Georg Solti’s long-standing record of 31 lifetime trophies

Salman Rushdie, 75, was propelled into the spotlight with his second novel “Midnight’s Children” in 1981, which won international praise and Britain’s prestigious Booker Prize for its portrayal of post-independence India. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye after stabbing

The British author of “The Satanic Verses” had to be airlifted to hospital for emergency surgery following the attack

Ronnie Spector. (Photo: Michael Putland/Getty Images)

‘Be My Baby’ singer Ronnie Spector dies at 78

Ronnie Spector, the leader of the girl group the Ronettes and the voice behind immortal classics like “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain,” died after a battle with cancer.

Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.  Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail.   (Photo by Antonio Perez – Pool via Getty Images)

R. Kelly convicted of leading decades-long sex abuse ring

He faces up to life in prison, a dramatic fall for the singer long praised as R&B’s king

Songs such as “Wild Time” conjure up images of industrialisation and nature juxtaposed with one another. (Michael Zagaris/Getty Images)

In today’s America plagued by shootings, Woodstock 2.0 unlikely

Major events in America now are not complete without metal detectors ⁠— and the ever-growing paranoia that a gunman could be in the crowd.

“When you see a black man on a horse goin’ that fast,” says Rock to open the video, “you just gotta let him fly.” (Screenshot/Vevo)
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‘Old Town Road’ highlights black cowboy culture

Pairing banjo twangs with thumping bass, the country trap tune by unknown artist-turned-industry maverick Lil Nas X appears set to soundtrack summer

Citing Jackson’s “legendary black girl magic,” pop futurist Janelle Monae inducted the 52-year-old superstar who spearheaded the creation of New Jack Swing.

Janet Jackson, Radiohead, The Cure enter Rock Hall of Fame

The inclusion of Janet Jackson comes as the Hall of Fame increasingly expands its definition of rock to include the likes of R&B

A detained immigrant child watches a cartoon at a U.S Customs and Border patrol immigration detainee processing facility. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

US to examine migrant children in custody after second death

Guatemala called for an investigation into the boy’s death and some US lawmakers angrily denounced the Trump administration’s immigration policy

Trump has made Iran a favourite target since his rapprochement with nuclear-armed North Korea. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Order signed for US military’s controversial Syria exit

Both US politicians and international allies fear the withdrawal is premature and would further destabilise the already devastated region

US President Donald Trump points at CNN’s Jim Acosta and accuses him of “fake news” while taking questions during a news conference following Tuesday’s midterm congressional elections at the White House in Washington, US. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

CNN sues over barring of reporter, White House vows vigorous defence

The row on live national television and Jim Acosta’s resulting banishment triggered a wave of accusations that Trump is stifling the free press

Stormy Daniels

Stormy Daniels strip club charges dropped, lawyer slams ‘setup’

​Charges were dropped against adult film star Stormy Daniels