Category: US & World

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9 hours ago Kayla Epstein,BBC News, in court in New York Reuters A New York jury’s guilty verdict against Donald Trump may have shocked the general public – but some who watched the case closely weren’t surprised. With the burden of proof on prosecutors, the case was Trump’s to lose. But his team’s lack of...

Thousands of people have taken part in protests across New Zealand, angry at what they say is the government’s dismantling of Māori rights. Thursday’s demonstrations came as the centre-right coalition government unveiled its first budget, announcing tax cuts and outlining savings in areas including housing and conservation. The finance minister dismissed criticism that funding had...

Former US president Donald Trump says his trial was “rigged” after a jury found him guilty of falsifying business records on Thursday. Speaking outside the courthouse after the verdict, he said he was a “very innocent man” and that the trial was a “disgrace”. “This is long from over,” he added, before walking away without...

40 minutes ago Anthony Zurcher,North America correspondent Getty Images Donald Trump has campaigned on his claim he is being unfairly prosecuted Donald Trump’s criminal conviction presents a remarkable collection of historic firsts. He’s the first former US president to be found guilty of a felony. He’s the first presumptive major-party nominee to become a convicted...

US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region, US officials say. One told BBC News that his team had been directed to ensure Ukraine was able to use US weapons for “counter-fire purposes” to “hit back at Russian forces hitting...

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been moved out of a hospital in the centre of the country, two weeks after being seriously wounded in a shooting. He was transported from the city of Banska Bystrica to continue his recovery in the capital Bratislava, according to media reports. The 59-year-old was left fighting for his...

1 hour ago Ana Faguy,BBC News, Washington Reuters A New York jury began deliberating on the case against Donald Trump on Wednesday After weeks of testimony, 12 New York City jurors are sitting in a Manhattan courthouse room to decide the fate of former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case. The jury is in their second...

South Korean tycoon Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.38 trillion won ($1bn; £788m) in cash – the country’s largest ever divorce settlement. It comes nearly a decade after Mr Chey’s marriage fell apart following the revelation he had fathered a child with his lover. The Seoul High Court on Thursday ruled...

1 hour ago Alys Davies & BBC Arabic,BBC News EPA An AI-generated image depicting tent camps for displaced Palestinians and a slogan that reads All Eyes on Rafah is sweeping social media. The post has been shared more than 47 million times by Instagram users including celebrities like Dua Lipa, Lewis Hamilton and Gigi and...