Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination has cleared an important hurdle – but only by a hair’s breadth.

On a rainy Thursday afternoon in Manhattan, we decided to go and see if we could find Harvey Weinstein.

US unemployment has fallen to 3.7%, its lowest rate in 48 years, despite the effects of Hurricane Florence.

Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi exchanged hugs as India signed a $5bn (£3.8bn) deal to buy a Russian air defence system, despite the threat of sanctions being slapped on New Delhi.

Cristiano Ronaldo is “ready to return to action” after being accused of rape, his manager at Juventus has said.

One week ago, Fitria Lontaain was strolling along the beach in Palu, hand in hand with her husband Victor.

A competition to find New Zealand’s favourite native bird has received more than 300 “dubious” votes cast in favour of the shag.

The range of ministers’ views on Brexit are a “polyphonic chorus” that need to be arranged into a “melody”, Jean-Claude Juncker has said, as he voiced hopes for a deal by November.

“Tipsy” birds have been flying into windows and cars after bingeing on fermented berries, police in the US have said.

The head of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, has been reported missing after travelling to China.

Ireland’s first Krispy Kreme store has been forced to end its 24-hour drive-thru after complaints of late night noise and “honking cars”.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added 1,400 new words in its latest “updation” which notably includes more than 100 film-related terms such as “Tarantinoesque”, “Spielbergian” and “Nollywood”.