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Trump gets $15m in ABC News defamation case
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ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found "liable for rape".
George Stephanopoulos made the statements repeatedly during an interview on 10 March this year while challenging a congresswoman about her support for Trump.
A jury in a civil case last year determined Trump was liable for "sexual abuse", which has a specific definition under New York law.
Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia
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Fighting has raged in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russian forces have made small gains in recent months but now Ukrainian forces have staged a counter-offensive by crossing the Russian border in the north-east.
Here is a recap of recent significant events and the situation on the ground in Ukraine.
Ukraine sends units into Russia
Ukrainian troops launched a surprise attack across the border in early August, advancing up to 18 miles (30km) into the Russian region of Kursk.
Rosenberg: Ukraine's advance undermines Putin's image as 'Mr Security'
Kursk.
It is one of the first words I wrote and spoke as a BBC correspondent.
In 2000, I reported on the sinking of the Kursk submarine in the icy waters of the Barents Sea. One hundred and eighteen submariners were killed.
Vladimir Putin had been president for less than half a year. I can still remember Russian TV channels slamming him over his handling of the disaster.
