Thomas Morgan

In court, Luis Rubiales denied sexual assaulting Jenni Hermoso in the aftermath of Spain's victory at the FIFA World Cup in Australia.

Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified in recent days, prompting the United Nations to issue a warning.

A deal to end the 15-month conflict in Gaza seems no sure thing amid reports some members of Israel's cabinet do not support the move to approve the ceasefire. Hamas says it remains committed to the deal.

It came on the same day US President Joe Biden announced new measures that would allow data centres for artificial intelligence to be built on federal land.

The president-elect appeared via video-link, complaining the court ordeal had been a "terrible experience", as he was sentenced over a scheme to hide hush money paid to porn actor Stormy Daniels.

Takeshi Ebisawa has pleaded guilty in New York to conspiring with a network of associates to "brazenly" traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar, the US justice department says.

Aussie Cate Blanchett is among the contenders for best TV actress, as Ariana Grande, Pamela Anderson and Timothée Chalamet also receive nods in the movie categories. 

The comments come after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told incoming US President Donald Trump he would be open to talks, but was sceptical Vladimir Putin would want peace.

The pictures were released as the FBI offered a $US50,000 reward for information into the case.

Multiple US media organisations, citing unnamed investigators, say the ammunition used to shoot the UnitedHealth chief executive had the words "deny," "defend" and "depose" written on them.