A French court has convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years - a hammer blow to the far-right leader's presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.

Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday handed out million-dollar cheques to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller payments to others who help elect a conservative candidate to the state's top court in a closely watched election.

President Donald Trump&s claim that he&s ¬ joking& about trying to serve a third term is as likely to send a shiver down Democratic spines as it is to warm the hearts of the MAGA faithful.

A British explorer has become the first woman to solo traverse across Canada&s freezing Baffin Island a day earlier than expected.