A federal US judge sanctioned former president Donald Trump and his lawyers nearly $1m for a “frivolous” lawsuit claiming Hillary Clinton had tried to rig the 2016 election.

Manchester indie band The Courteeners have scored their first ever number one album, setting a new chart record in the process.

Fiji Men’s got off to a good start with a 26-10 win in their Pool A opener at the Hamilton 7s.

Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) cloud services division said it plans to invest another $35 billion by 2040 to expand data centres in Virginia.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and current Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum held a positive and successful meeting with the President of Kiribati, Taneti Maamau, in his first State visit yesterday.

Education and police minister Chris Hipkins is set to become the new leader of the Labour Party and New Zealand’s next Prime Minister.

Villagers of Vunisavisavi in Cakaudrove now have a consistent and safe source of water supply following the commissioning and handover of the borehole water supply system today.

The Fiji 7s team will have a bit of a homely feeling as they run out for their first Hamilton 7s match this morning.

Aussie fullback Kurtley Beale has reportedly been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a Sydney pub last month.

Germany managed a 7-2 win over South Korea in the Hockey World Cup.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Cooperatives, SMEs and Communications, Manoa Kamikamica has put Opposition MP, Doctor Mahendra Reddy on notice for his statement yesterday.

Brazil defender Dani Alves has been detained by police in Barcelona on suspicion of sexual assault.