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By Vyshnavee Wijekumar, ABC Entertainment The Diplomat has returned for season two on Netflix. It's already been renewed for season three. Photo: Supplied / Netflix With the US presidential elections around the corner, it's never been a better time to tune into a political drama. The Diplomat - which has just dropped its second season - is the sharply funny and fast-paced thriller you need in your life; and parallels with real-life events makes this an even more compelling watch. And the world agrees, with season one debuting at No.1 on the streaming charts, and appearing in the Netflix Top 10 in 86 different countries. As the title suggests, the protagonist here is ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell; The Americans), a career diplomat who's spent most of her working life in boots-on...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss By Luc Cohen, Reuters New York City Mayor Eric Adams will go on trial on corruption charges starting 21 April, 2025, a US judge ruled on Friday, placing the proceedings in the middle of what promises to be a bruising reelection campaign for the embattled Democrat. US District Judge Dale Ho set the date at a hearing in Manhattan federal court over the opposition of Adams' defence lawyer Alex Spiro, who wanted the trial over the mayor's alleged dealings with Turkish officials to end by March, well before the Democratic primary election in June. Adams, 64, pleaded not guilty last month. Spiro predicted he would be acquitted at trial, and warned of "grave, grave democratic concerns" if he does not have enough time to clear his name b...

By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill, Reuters Kemi Badenoch smiles beside her husband Hamish (left) after being announced as the Conservatives' new leader in London. Photo: AFP / Benjamin Cremel Kemi Badenoch has won a race to become the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party, vowing to return the once dominant party to its founding principles to win back voters who handed the Conservatives their worst election defeat in July. Badenoch, 44, replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and has pledged to lead the party through a period of renewal, saying it had veered towards the political centre by "governing from the left" and must return to its traditional ideas. The first Black woman leader of a major political party in Britain, Badenoch will bring a right-wing tone to the ro...