King Charles and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the September 11 Memorial in New York, in a sombre moment during their state visit to the United States.

It is the first time that the royal couple have been to the site, which remembers the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the attacks of 25 years ago.

They met families of those who died and talked to some of the first responders

When power shifts at the top of some of the world's biggest companies, most people don't notice.

If products perform, services work and store shelves are full, then who sits in the boardroom doesn't make headlines. But when it comes to Samsung, the family dynasty behind it is so complicated – and the company so crucial to the South Korean economy – that it's front-page news.

And so it was in 20

US singer D4vd has been accused of purchasing tools online - including chainsaws - after prosecutors say he stabbed a teen girl to death.

The allegations were released in an evidence filing, which details his alleged motive and steps prosecutors say he took to cover his tracks before 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's dismembered body was found in his car.

Prosecutors say he met Rivas Hernandez when she was

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democratic lawmakers during a nearly six-hour-long hearing, in his first time facing questions under oath since the start of the Iran war.

Hegseth appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Dan Caine and the defence department's chief financial officer Jules Hurst.

In his opening remarks, Hegseth said the "biggest adversary we face" is

Florida lawmakers have approved new congressional maps that could help Republicans maintain control of the thinly divided US House of Representatives in the midterm elections this year.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the measure into law, which could allow Republicans to gain as many as four House seats.

The move comes hours after the US Supreme Court limited the ability of lawmakers to take the racial make-up of a state into account when drawing voting maps.

Florida is the latest to join a national redistricting arms

Observers experienced a tingle of déjà vu this week as they watched the Department of Justice indict James Comey on charges that he threatened his political rival, President Donald Trump.

That was quickly followed by a social media video posted by the former FBI director, defending himself. Then on Wednesday, Comey

The highly charged scenes in a Damascus court on Sunday, as the first official of the former Assad regime went on trial, were a stark reminder of the clamour for justice among the families of its countless victims. While some say it is a start, it has also raised concerns over the will of Syria's new authorities to bring the many perpetrators to account.

"People want to hang Atef Najib

The Federal Reserve has held US interest rates steady after what was expected to be Jerome Powell's final meeting as chair.

Hours after his successor Kevin Warsh won the backing of a key Senate committee to take up the role next month, Powell announced the Fed's rate would stay between 3.5% and 3.75%.

It followed continued pressure from US President Donald Trump on the Fed to lower interest rates, with the Trump having criticised Powell throughout his presidency.

Warsh is expected to

Hungary's Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar has met EU leaders in Brussels, for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide election on 12 April, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

After talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, which he called "extremely constructive and successful", Magyar said that "in one sentence,