An intruder attacked and severely beat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home.

Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk has officially taken over Twitter after completing his purchase of the social media giant.

Rock n roll's original wild man, Jerry Lee Lewis, died at his home in the US state of Mississippi at the age of 87.

At least 42 people were swept away by rampaging floodwaters and drowned or were hit by debris-filled mudslides in three towns in Maguindanao province from Thursday night to early Friday.

The intruder allegedly shouted “where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer.

Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president tweeted his congratulations: “Good luck @elonmusk in overcoming political bias and ideological dictatorship on Twitter.”

The 42-year-old suspect in the attack appeared to be swimming in the cocktail of conspiracy theory and grievance that has marked US politics in the era of Donald Trump.

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Britain is seeking to head off further ill will over the post-Brexit border issue dividing Ireland and Northern Ireland by calling for a fresh election.

Jemma Mitchell, 38, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 34 years for killing 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong in a plot to get her hands on her estate in June last year.

Intruder beats US speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in their home while yelling “where is Nancy?”.

Nablus has been at the heart of a surge in violence in the West Bank over recent months.

The singer behind ‘Great Balls of Fire’ Jerry Lee Lewis has passed away at 87 after becoming ill in recent years.

Control of the Senate is in the balance, while a wave of election deniers are up for key roles – including as chief election officials.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken aim at the West in a new speech claiming his country was sincere in wanting peace.

An archeological dig has uncovered the site of a second ancient Polynesian settlement on Norfolk Island. Vision: Wolter Peeters

A group of Australian women and children who lived under Islamic State rule are heading to Sydney from a detention camp in north-east Syria.

Joe Biden met eight TikTok stars who have a combined following of more than 67 million in the hope that their posts will turn out votes for Democrats in the midterm elections.

Indonesia’s director general of immigration has announced the launch of a “second-home visa” for the picturesque island destination, but there’s a catch.

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