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Trump's defense team rests its case at hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump's defense lawyers have rested their case in his criminal hush money trial. The trial seems to be coming to a close without testimony from Trump himself. Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected n...

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Prince Harry loses bid to add allegations against Murdoch

Prince Harry cannot amend his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid newspapers to include allegations involving his wife Meghan, and he and others cannot pursue claims against the media mogul himself, London's High Court has r...

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Trump's defense rests its case at hush money trial

Donald Trump’s lawyers have rested their defense case without the former U.S. president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial. Closing arguments are expected to begin next Tuesday.

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Man dies after turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight

One passenger was killed and dozens injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London hit severe turbulence en route on Tuesday (May 21), forcing it to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, officials and the airline said.

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France's Macron to visit riot-scarred New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit riot-hit New Caledonia, Paris said. The Pacific territory of 270,000 people has been in turmoil since May 13, when violence erupted over French plans to impose new voting rules that would give ...

France 24

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Iran holds funeral procession for late president Raisi

Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered Tuesday (May 21) to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside.

France 24

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Biden defends Israel after ICC warrants request

U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel, after the International Criminal Court's prosecutor said he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense chief and three Hamas leaders over al...

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Grief, celebration follows Iranian president’s death

The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister in a helicopter prompted public mourning as well as celebration by those who’d experienced Raisi’s brutal crackdown on opponents.

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

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

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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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New Caledonia tensions remain high as riots continue

The Pacific territory of 270,000 people has been in turmoil since May 13, when violence erupted over French plans to impose new voting rules that would give tens of thousands of non-indigenous residents voting rights.

France 24

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Finland proposes strict new law to block migrants

Finland's government has proposed a new law that would allow frontier guards to turn away asylum seekers at the border, following a migrant surge Helsinki said was orchestrated by Russia.

France 24

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OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson claims misuse

Movie star Scarlett Johansson said she was "shocked" by an OpenAI synthetic voice that sounds like her, which was released after she declined to work with the ChatGPT-maker on such a project. The artificial intelligence powerhouse headed...

France 24

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Nine defendants go on trial in Germany coup plot

Nine people have gone on trial in Germany accused of attempting to seize Parliament and overthrow the state. The accused include an aristocrat, a former judge, and two senior army officials.

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Srebrenica survivor remembers as U.N. to vote on genocide

Survivors reflect as the United Nations General Assembly prepares to vote on a resolution that calls for July 11 to be an international day of remembrance of the genocide in Srebrenica. It was the bloodiest massacre of the 1992-1995 Bosn...

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Where are Chile's flamingos going?

With the flamingo population in Chile's Los Flamencos National Reserve dwindling, scientists have begun trapping the birds and attaching satellite transmitters to find out where they're going.

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Scarlett Johansson Pushes Back on OpenAI Voice

Actress Scarlett Johansson said that she was "forced to hire legal counsel" to demand the removal of an artificial intelligence voice for OpenAI's chatbot that sounded too much like her.

Bloomberg

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U.K. fast-tracks payments for blood scandal victims

Britain said some victims of a contaminated blood scandal would receive interim payments of 210,000 pounds ($267,000) each before a scheme to pay "comprehensive compensation" is up and running, ideally by the end of the year.

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Leaders react to ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said that he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. World leaders, including from the U....

France 24

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Ukrainian soldiers battle to hold off Russian advances

Ukrainian soldiers are attempting to hold off Russian advances in Vovchansk, a border town in the Kharkiv region. Russian forces have made their largest territorial gains in eighteen months since they launched a ground assault in the reg...

France 24

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India election: The Gandhis' last bastion in Uttar Pradesh

As India's mammoth six-week national election enters its final stages, DW zooms in on a small district in the politically pivotal state of Uttar Pradesh. Raebareli is the last bastion of the Nehru-Gandhi family, the dynasty that ruled In...

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Boeing hopes for a win with upcoming Starliner launch

Boeing has yet to fly its Starliner capsule with astronauts on board. It will try again on Saturday after pushing back recent launch dates due to a faulty valve and a helium leak.

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Lai Ching-te urges peace as he becomes Taiwan’s new president

William Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as president of Taiwan in a ceremony that included a 21-gun salute, as he later praised the self-governing island's democracy and urged China to stop its "intimidation." Beijing has called him a dan...

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Overseas voters first to cast ballots in South Africa elections

Over 78,000 South Africans living abroad were already able to cast their ballots over the past weekend, starting on Friday. In Paris, roughly 1,000 nationals who registered to vote in France arrived at the South African embassy to mark t...

France 24

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Strike over Olympics bonuses disrupts Paris trains

Drivers and ticket inspectors on Paris commuter trains launched a one-day strike on Tuesday (May 21) to pressure management over bonuses for the Olympics this July and August. With less than 70 days to go before the Opening Ceremony, uni...

France 24

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Questions swirl after 'attempted coup' in DR Congo

After the army in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it had thwarted an "attempted coup" involving several Americans and a British man, many questions have remained about the attack.

France 24

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Australia, NZ begin evacuations from New Caledonia

Australia and New Zealand began evacuating nationals from New Caledonia, with government planes arriving in the French territory which has experienced a week of deadly riots, sparked by electoral changes by the French government in Paris.

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Japan launches first whaling ship in 70 years

A new Japanese whaling ship has set sail on its first trip, fuelling the controversy over Tokyo’s continued support for the consumption of whale meat. Japan is one of only three countries that allow commercial whaling, and the new ocean-...

Al Jazeera

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Zelenskyy remains in power despite expired term

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s term as president of Ukraine was scheduled to end on May 20. But with the country at war and martial law declared, the parliament postponed the vote and no elections have been scheduled so far.

Al Jazeera

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Members of the UNSC call for Israel to stop Rafah assault

Members of the United Nations Security Council have called on Israel to cease its offensive in Rafah. More than 800,000 Palestinians have fled as Israeli forces launch assaults on the southern city.

Al Jazeera

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Monitoring the growing risk of AI content on social media

Social media platforms have started to label AI-generated content, but experts say more needs to be done to make users aware of how to tell fact from fiction.

CBC News

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Activists launch campaign against India's Election Commission

Muslim voters in India feel targeted more and more by the ruling party and Prime Minister Modi with hate speeches. There have been reports of Muslim voters' names being removed from the voting list and in one village in Uttar Pradesh, th...

France 24

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Canada lays groundwork for second Trump administration

Ottawa is already preparing for the possibility of Donald Trump’s return to the White House by having MPs work political channels in the U.S. to try to avoid repeating the trade and diplomatic disputes from Trump’s first term.

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