The ex-girlfriend of a boyband singer has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill him as part of a custody dispute over their seven-year-old daughter, prosecutors in Los Angeles have said.

Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, has died aged 41 after being taken to hospital with a “severe illness”.

Marco Rubio said there are “some good signs” that a deal to end the Iran war could be in sight – but added that he doesn’t “want to be overly optimistic”.

Elon Musk has revealed plans for a stock market flotation of SpaceX that looks set to raise a record sum and could make him the world’s first trillionaire.

Tech giant Meta has laid off 10% of its workforce – as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg warns that “success isn’t a given”.

The world’s most valuable company has reported another series of record-breaking and expectation-defying results, easing fears, for now, of a slowdown in the AI boom.

Raul Castro, Cuba’s former president, has been charged with murder in the US in connection with a military airstrike against two civilian planes, which killed four people.

History will be made in Washington DC on 14 June, when Donald Trump marks his birthday with cage fighting on the White House lawn.

The US government has agreed to permanently drop any past tax claims against President Donald Trump, his family and companies.

More than 17,000 people have been told to leave their homes in southern California after a wildfire threatened properties.