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U.S. Supreme Court weighs arguments on Trump immunity case

After a crucial hearing, U.S. Supreme Court justices are weighing arguments for and against Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity from 2020 election interference charges, but a ruling will take time.

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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned after New York’s highest court ruled the trial judge improperly allowed women to testify about allegations against him that were not part of the case.

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Israel steps up airstrikes on Rafah ahead of ground operation

Palestinians have begun evacuating Rafah as Israel steps up airstrikes. Israel plans to go forward with a ground operation in the southern Gaza city despite warnings from allies that it could cause mass casualties.

France 24

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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned

New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with "egregious" improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify ab...

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Haiti interim transition council to be sworn in

After weeks of delays, Haiti is due to swear in a presidential transition council. Gang violence has devastated the economy and social services are on the brink of collapse. Gang leaders say talks over Haiti's political future must inclu...

Al Jazeera

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Israel says forces carrying out 'offensive action' in south Lebanon

Israeli forces are carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said without specifying whether ground troops had crossed the border. He also claimed that "half of Hezbollah's commanders in south...

France 24

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Russia and Ukraine to exchange dozens of displaced children

In a deal facilitated by Qatar, Russia and Ukraine will exchange nearly 50 displaced children due to Moscow's invasion, announced Maria Lvova-Belova, the Kremlin's children's rights commissioner, in Doha.

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Giuliani indicted in election vote-rigging case

Rudy Giuliani, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, is among 18 people charged in Arizona with illegally seeking to claim the state's 2020 electoral votes for the then-U.S. president.

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U.S. Presidential Election

The 2024 United States presidential election, expected to be between Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump is set to take place this November.

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Israel-Gaza War

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is 'at war' following a surprise attack from Gaza by Hamas militants.

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Ukraine Invasion

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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Rise of AI

The release of Open AI's ChatGPT has accelerated the development of artificial intelligence and warnings about its impact on society.

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Climate Crisis

Extreme weather events are occurring more frequently amid rising sea-levels and increasing temperatures.

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South African apartheid victims demand reparations

As South Africa prepares to celebrate 30 years of democracy, a group of elderly citizens is demanding reparations for Apartheid era crimes. Many victims are still being ignored, they say, even though the government has a fund worth 100 m...

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Pro-Palestinian protests in U.S. continue into second week

Students and faculty members from universities across the United States are continuing to protest in support of Palestine. They are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel and divest from companies they say enable the...

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Pro-Palestinian protesters still occupying Sciences Po campus

Students blocked access to Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday (April 26), demanding the institution condemn Israel's actions, in a protest that echoed similar demonstrations on U.S. campuses.

France 24

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Vigilante forces protect communities in Nigeria

A growing number of states in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northern region are setting up community-based vigilante patrol units to tighten security in villages where violent killings and kidnappings are rife.

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Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70

The number of people killed in floods in Kenya due to heavier than usual rainfall since the start of the monsoon in March has risen to 70, a government spokesperson said Friday. Kenya and other countries in East Africa, a region highly v...

France 24

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Germany's grand military modernization

For decades, Germany missed NATO's 2% target on defense spending. In 2024, it hit that target. How is Germany spending its €100 billion special defense fund?

DW News

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned

New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracin...

France 24

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Families of Hamas hostages thank world leaders

Families of some of the 133 hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza gathered in Tel Aviv to thank the leaders of 18 nations for their joint statement demanding the immediate release of their loved ones. The relatives of Americans, Germans, ...

France 24

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Fears of vacuum as U.N. peacekeepers leave DR Congo

United Nations peacekeepers have begun their departure from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first bases have closed in South Kivu province. But there are fears about the government's ability to fill in the vacuum.

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Second phase of voting underway in India

Voting in the second of India's seven-phase general election is underway. Among the areas voting are southern states, where the ruling B-J-P hopes to make progress.

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Small South Korea towns bear brunt of doctor shortage

Hospitals in South Korea's smaller cities are expressing their desperation for more physicians, as a stalemate drags on between policymakers and trainee doctors, who are entering a third month of their protest against plans to tackle the...

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2024 Venice Biennale highlights art of the Global South

Under the title “Foreigners everywhere”, the 60th Venice Biennale spotlights the art of the Global South. The exhibition, curated by the Biennale’s first curator from Latin America, Adriano Pedroso, showcases work from marginalized group...

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Pro-Palestinian U.S. campus protests grow as police crack down

Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the United States as authorities appeared to be running out of patience and police began to push back forcefully. Riot officers used chemical irritants and tasers at one univers...

France 24

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India election: Kerala, the only state where BJP never won

The southern Indian state of Kerala has for years resisted the temptation to vote for the Hindu nationalist party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the last elections in 2019, the BJP did not win a single seat in this state. How...

France 24

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Brazil's Indigenous people rally for land protection

Thousands of Indigenous protesters marched in Brazil's capital against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands. The annual event this year focused Indigenous anger over the government's plans for a railway they say will...

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Haiti's transitional governing council sworn in

Haiti has sworn in a transitional governing council after months of gang violence, which forced Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. The ceremony was held at the Prime Minister's office rather than the Presidential Palace as police fail...

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Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves

Palestinian officials in Gaza have been presenting evidence they say proves the Israeli military carried out torture and executions in Khan Younis. Nearly 400 bodies have been exhumed from two sites at the Nasser and al-Shifa hospital co...

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How much seaweed does Japan need to meet its climate goal?

On an April morning at a popular beach in Japan’s Yokohama, volunteers pluck a strand of eelgrass from a tray. Around 100 volunteers gathered to plant seedlings, contributing to Japan's broader environmental goals such as achieving carbo...

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Venice launches $5 entry fee for visitors

Italy's iconic city of Venice is trying a new scheme to reduce overcrowding. It's charging $5 for those who want to visit on busy days. The tax is the first of its kind in the world, and not everyone is happy.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears Trump presidential immunity case

Former President Donald Trump and his legal team believe he has immunity from criminal prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. Justices heard arguments from both sides on the case.

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What's behind pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities?

Student protests in the U.S. over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week, with a number of encampments now in place at colleges including Columbia, Yale, and New York University.

Reuters

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Paris security perimeter to be set week before Olympics begin

A major security perimeter along the Seine will be set eight days before the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, the city's police chief said. The French capital is expected to face major disruption.

France 24

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Microsoft earnings get boost from AI and cloud demand

Microsoft Corp.'s quarterly sales and profit climbed more than projected, lifted by corporate demand for the software maker's cloud and artificial intelligence offerings. Revenue in the third quarter rose by 17%, EPS came in at $2.94.

Bloomberg

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Emperor penguins suffered mass breeding failures in 2023

Record low sea ice in late 2023 led to breeding failures in one-fifth of Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies, scientists with the British Antarctic Survey say. Emperors are the world's largest penguin species and one of only two endemi...

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What happens to content creators if TikTok is sold?

Bloomberg Intelligence says if TikTok is banned in the U.S., many of the platform's content creators could jump ship. The report says YouTube, Instagram and Snap would gain many more viewers.

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