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Declaring America's decline is over and that a golden age begins right now, Donald Trump takes office as the 47th President.

The first hostages freed as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas begins.

Australia's waiting game: when will the cost of living come down and when will the PM call the federal election? 

Israel and Hamas agree to a preliminary ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza in what's being viewed as the first stage to bring the 15 month war to an end.

Australian man Oscar Jenkins reportedly killed after being captured while fighting for Ukraine. 

More high winds forecast in fire ravaged LA as the US national guard is mobilised to try to stop looting of impacted neighbourhoods.

LA's wildfire emergency is set to continue with the US city bracing for worsening conditions in the days ahead. 

The "perfect storm" - fire crews work tirelessly in LA to contain out of control fires that have forced nearly 180-thousand residents to flee.

Tens of thousands evacuated as fires engulf large parts of Los Angeles.

Facebook and Instagram to get rid of factcheckers making users responsible for checking the accuracy of posts.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation. 

The standoff over attempts to arrest the impeached South Korean President has intensified. An effort by Yoon Suk Yeol legal team to challenge the warrant for his arrest has been thrown out of court. 

US authorities say they now believe the man behind a New Years Eve terror attack in of New Orleans was acting alone.

Terrorism suspected as a truck ploughs through crowds on a busy street in New Orleans killing at least 10 and wounding dozens of others. 

Previously secret cabinet records also released today revealing the Howard Government's concerns about the safety of troops in Iraq in 2004

Fireworks, fun and sun - how Australia has become a huge attraction for international tourists wanting to ring in the New Year in a big way.

South Korea in shock after 179 killed in the country's deadliest aviation disaster on home soil. 

Australia's most famous sailing race, the Sydney to Hobart, has been hit by two deaths in separate incidents off the New South Wales coast.

Firefighters prepare for potentially devastating conditions across Victoria today as locals warned to get out of danger zones before it's too late.

Russia urged respect international law as desperate efforts are made to locate Oscar Jenkins - the Melbourne man captured while fighting for Ukraine.

Renters deal with unprecedented price increases - making life increasingly difficult in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis.

French man Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars after he was found guilty of drugging and raping his wife Gisele.

Penny Wong uses a visit to Kyiv to reopen Australia's Ukraine Embassy as Russia makes an arrest over the assassination of a top general in Moscow.

Australia rushing aid to Vanuatu as a massive earthquakes strikes - destroying houses and critical infrastructure - with the death toll expected to rise.

Syria's ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad says he would have stayed and fought - if it wasn't for his Russian allies making him to leave.