Image copyright Getty Images President Donald Trump has said it is "certainly possible" that his Supreme Court pick will be involved in a ruling revisiting the landmark 1973 decision that legalised abortion in the US.
Mr Trump said he did not discuss abortion rights with Amy Coney Barrett before choosing her for the top court.
But Ms Coney Barrett was "certainly conservative in her views", he said.
She has been chosen to
With all votes counted, nearly 62% people have said they want to maintain the pact with the EU.
Belarus police make mass arrests as tens of thousands of people again gathered for protests calling on Alexander Lukashenko to go.
South Africa's defence minister was accused of misusing state resources for party political business.
Protests are held for a seventh straight weekend, days after Alexander Lukashenko's secret inauguration.
Image copyright Getty Images Award-winning Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has been found dead at her Tokyo home at the age of 40.
Police have launched an investigation and suspect the mother of two took her own life, media reports say.
She is said to have been found by her actor husband Taiki Nakabayashi at their home in Shibuya Ward. Her death was confirmed at hospital.
Ms Takeuchi was a popular actress in Japan
Image copyright Getty Images Sri Lanka says it is sending 21 containers of waste back to the UK after they were found to contain hazardous material.
Customs officials said hospital waste was discovered in many of the 263 containers imported by a private firm.
The shipment was meant to be made up of used mattresses, carpets and rugs for potential recycling.
Most of the containers have been stored in warehouses, with only a small amount of material having been re-exported.
The
The Islamic State group said it was behind the ambush on a convoy of government officials.
Residents of Lake Jackson, Texas, have been warned about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the city's public water supply.
Tests confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri in the system. The amoeba can cause an infection of the brain, which is usually fatal.
Infections are rare in the US, with 34 reported between 2009 and 2018.
Officials in Lake Jackson said
A statue will honour Solitude, a black woman involved in a 1802 uprising in the French West Indies.