Lawyers for two families say the mothers were not given an option to leave their children in the United States before they were deported.

Joining other dignitaries for the Popes funeral straight after Anzac Day in Gallipoli prompted Sam Mostyn to reflect deeply on what it means to be a good leader.

One hundred days into Trumps second term, cracks are appearing in the testosterone-filled White House manosphere.

The attack happened just after 8pm local time at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival. A black SUV was photographed with a crumpled front.

Multiple people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd of revellers at a street festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver.

FBI agents arrested Judge Hannah Dugan at her courthouse. FBI director Kash Patel then posted a photograph of her being led away on social media.

The death of Virginia Giuffre brings to a tragic close the most unedifying and damaging royal scandal in living memory.

Fifteen minutes. No aides. No flags, no formalities just two men locked in a contest over Ukraines future, in the most unlikely of arenas.

Hundreds of thousands watched on as the Pope was carried to his final resting place in Santa Maria Maggiore.

Mark Carney is leaning heavily on his outsider status in his appeal to Canadian voters, but it may not be an advantage in the long run.

Melbourne Uni made him a fellow. He posed for a photo with a soon-to-be federal minister, and was considered a hero. But it wasnt the full picture.

As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear that the church he left behind had been changed forever.

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful have paid their respects during the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peters Square.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re remembered Pope Francis as a pope of the people, a pastor who knew how to communicate to the least among us with an informal, spontaneous style.

The large blast shattered windows within a radius of several kilometres, Iranian media said, with footage shared online showing a mushroom cloud forming following the explosion.

The dedicated and devout poured into St Peter's Square as preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis reached their final hours.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was among many world leaders attending the Pope's funeral in St Peter's Square.

World leaders and ordinary mourners have gathered in St Peters Square for the funeral of Pope Francis.

George Santos, whose pattern of lies and fraud led to his expulsion from Congress, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison.

In a Washington Anzac Day speech, Australias ambassador to the US says one of the messages from the Anzac story is that defending freedom takes human, physical and individual courage.

The judge warned US Attorney-General Pam Bondi to temper her statements about Luigi Mangione to ensure a fair trial on charges of killing a health insurance executive.

In just hours, the streets of Rome will be flooded with mourners from around the globe as Pope Francis is laid to rest in the simple manner he requested.

Famously fickle New Yorkers have embraced a new Australian-themed pub in their city, backed by comedians Andy Lee and Hamish Blake. But the venues surprise popularity is creating its own problems.

Mykola Bychok says he had personally spoken of the war with the late pontiff and asked Francis to pray for the 20,000 Ukrainian children taken by force to Russia.

Heads of state and royalty will converge on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vaticans St. Peters Square.