According to New York State law, an unconditional discharge means that Trump will have the felonies on his official record but will not face jail time, fines or probation for his actions. However, it does not mean that the President-elect has been exonerated, since that would mean finding he was not guilty of a crime.

The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York state law but will face no further penalties.

The high court’s action clears the way for the president-elect to be sentenced for his criminal conviction in Manhattan on Friday.

The BBC investigates possible scenarios for the huge Arctic territory's future as the US president-elect talks about taking control of it.

The president-elect’s coveting of Greenland, and a shabby visit by his son, reignite a debate over independence

The island’s rare earth minerals and plum Arctic position have turned it into a geopolitical hotspot and the object of American fantasies.