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Amazon.com workers have voted to form the first union at the second-largest US private employer, a victory adding to other recent labour activist successes.

Actor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood's prestigious Academy, after slapping presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars, Variety reported. Video

A US jury has acquitted a former detective of endangering people in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor in her home, clearing police of criminal liability.

Progress has been made in negotiations toward reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but tough problems remain, US official says.

US regulators are considering the first Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5, the only age group not yet eligible for the shots.

Opinion - New Zealand's position amidst tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the West is examined by international analyst Geoffrey Miller.

The US East Coast is being battered by the first major blizzard to hit the region in four years.

The trial has begun against former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, and turns on when officers must intervene against colleagues.

"Frank talks" between Russian and US foreign ministers have been held to try to reduce the chance of wider conflict in Ukraine.

As talks near over Russian-Ukrainian border tensions, the US and allies are open to discussing mutual restrictions on military activity in the region, a US official says.

A white father and son convicted of killing a black jogger have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Iran and Russia have both given upbeat views on talks to salvage Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with global powers, though Western nations say negotiations were too slow.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States will advance a free and open Indo-Pacific and deepen treaty alliances and defence and intelligence capabilities with partners in the region.

Indirect US-Iranian talks on salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal teetered on the brink of crisis on Friday as they broke off until next week.

US President Joe Biden has come under fire for restoring a Trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed.

Politicians have increased pressure on the US government over Compact negotiations with Palau, Marshall Islands and FSM, and unresolved issues from nuclear testing.