The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a US official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands.

Rudy Giuliani has insisted at a contempt hearing that he is not hiding assets from lawyers trying to recover $148 million (£119 million) after a defamation judgment in favour of two Georgia election workers.

Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain.

A fire that broke out at a shopping centre in Dallas has killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds, authorities said.