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Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State who had huge influence over policy during the Cold War has died aged 100. (Credit: Getty Images)

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

Robert F Kennedy Jr. announces independent run in US presidential race

Emergency alert test message will be sent to cellphones, radios and TV in the U.S. on 4 October. Picture: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Emergency Alert test: exact time message will be sent - devices?

Vivek Ramaswamy has become a rising name in the Republican campaign for the presidential nomination. (Credit: Getty Images)

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy? 'Rookie' presidential candidate in profile

Vivek Ramaswamy has become a rising name in the Republican campaign for the presidential nomination. (Credit: Getty Images)

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy? 'Rookie' presidential candidate in profile

Donald Trump has said that he will hand himself in over election interference charge in Georgia this Thursday. (Credit: Getty Images)

Trump to hand himself in over election interference charges in Georgia

Donald Trump has said that he will hand himself in over election interference charge in Georgia this Thursday. (Credit: Getty Images)

Trump to hand himself in over election interference charges in Georgia

Authorities in Georgia have said they are investigating threats against members of the grand jury that indicted former US President Donald Trump. Credit: Getty Images

Police investigating threats to jurors who indicted Donald Trump

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Donald Trump charged with trying to overturn 2020 election loss

Donald Trump is still the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination (Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Is Donald Trump going to jail?

Donald Trump has said that he has received a letter from the special counsel in relation to the ongoing investigation into the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol. (Credit: AFP via Getty images)

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested over January 6 probe

Ron DeSantis posted the controversial US presidential campaign video featuring footage from Peaky Blinders on Wednesday 5 July 2023 - Credit: BBC / Getty

Peaky Blinders creators slam Ron DeSantis' anti-LGBTQ+ campaign ad

Anti-affirmative action campaigners were celebrating after the US Supreme Court overturned a decades long race-based admissions rule for educational institutions. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer US Supreme Court overrules race-based college admissions law

Jack Teixeira in a photo posted on social media / Facebook.

Jack Teixeira indicted over Pentagon secret document leaks

Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Photographs by Getty

How much is Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate worth?

Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak held talks in Washington DC, announcing the new 'Atlantic Declaration'. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak and Biden announce new 'Atlantic Declaration' during US visit

Former US Vice President Mike Pence is expected to announce his bid for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race. (Credit: Getty Images)

Ex-US vice president Mike Pence launches 2024 presidential bid

US President Joe Biden took a tumble during an Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

US President Joe Biden suffers fall during Colorado Air Force ceremony

Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his presidential candidacy in a Twitter event with Elon Musk. (Credit: Getty Images)

Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces Republican Presidential bid

George Santos is facing calls to resign from Congress amid claims he made substantial lies about his biography. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer George Santos in custody after being arrested on federal charges

Donald Trump has been indicted - but can he continue his campaign for re-election? (Credit: National World)

Explainer Trump will run for President even if convicted - is it possible?

Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images)

Two Democrats expelled from Tennessee house over gun-protest

Marjorie Taylor Greene has become one of the most controversial figures in the US Republican party. (Credit: Getty Images)

Marjorie Taylor Greene's controversial career and views explained

Robert F Kennedy Jr, nephew of John F Kennedy, has registered as a Democratic candidate for the 2024 presidential election. (Credit: Getty Images)

Robert F KennedyJr , nephew of JFK, registers for US presidential race

Trump appeared at the courthouse in Lower Manhattan to be read his charges. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Donald Trump: how serious are the criminal charges he faces?

Donald Trump has weathered various scandals and controversies throughout his political career - his indictment may just be another hiccup on his road to the 2024 presidency. (Credit: Getty Images/NationalWorld)

Criminal charges won't stop Teflon Don from pushing for presidency Heather Carrick

Donald Trump has been indicted on felony charges in New York. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Donald Trump to be arraigned in New York over hush money payment

Michael Cohen previously served jail time in relation to his involvement with Donald Trump’s hush money scandal. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Michael Cohen’s involvement in Trump hush money scandal explained

Aftermath of a twister in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Picture: Will Newton/Getty Images

Emergency declared after deadly tornado rips through US state

Donald Trump’s White House has failed to report more than 100 gifts from foreign nations worth more than a quarter of a million dollars, according to a US government report. Credit: Getty Images

Trump failed to report $250,000 in gifts - including a $24,000 dagger

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Ex-governor Nikki Haley enters White House race against Donald Trump

A Chinese balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, shortly before it was shot down by a US fighter jet (Picture: Chad Fish via AP)

Explainer Chinese spy balloons: expert on what we know so far

A demonstrator participates in a protest against the police killing of Tyre Nichols on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Explainer President ‘deeply pained’ by footage of police beating in Memphis

Explainer Classified documents found in former US president Mike Pence’s home

Failed Republican state legislature candidate Solomon Pena has been arrested on suspicion of masterminding politically motivated drive-by shootings in New Mexico. (Credit: Twitter)

Republican candidate ‘targeted Democrats’ in drive-by shootings

Miley Cyrus (Getty)

Miley drops a song bombshell and Joe Biden's document dilemma

A “small number” of classified documents have been found in President Joe Biden’s former office in Washington. Credit: Getty Images

Joe Biden is under investigation for the same crime as Trump

A “small number” of classified documents have been found in President Joe Biden’s former office in Washington. Credit: Getty Images

Special counsel to investigate Biden’s handling of classified files

Kevin McCarthy has lost his 12th round of voting in his bid to secure the position of House Speaker. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer McCarthy clinches vote to become House speaker in historic 15th ballot

Republican Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failed in his bid to be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Credit: Getty Images

US political chaos after Rep Kevin McCarthy loses eleven speaker votes

Barbara Walters. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for The Women’s Media Center)

Explainer Legendary broadcaster Barbara Walters dies aged 93

The January 6 Committee has concluded that Donald Trump engaged in a “conspiracy” to overturn the results of the 2020 election. (Credit: Getty Images)

Trump criminally engaged in ‘conspiracy’, says January 6 committee

Zelensky shows true leadership as he makes first trip to US Congress

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump stand together during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced that he was seeking another term in office and officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Melania Trump's woes at home are revealed by Donald Trump himself