Key takeaways as Cohen faces more questioning on day 17 of Trump’s trial
Former Trump lawyer faces cross-examination in New York after accusing ex-president of taking part in hush-money scheme.
What’s at stake in next month’s European elections?
Right-wing parties are expected to perform well, according to pre-election polls.
German far-right politician guilty of using Nazi slogan
Höcke has led the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) regional branch in Thuringia since the party was founded in 2013
Who is escaped French prisoner Mohamed Amra?
Nicknamed "The Fly", he reportedly had links to the drugs trade and was freed when armed men attacked a prison van.
Dublin video portal to New York shuts temporarily due to unruly behaviour
Livestream artwork with 2.4m-wide screen allowed people in both cities to see but not hear each other, leading to offensive conduct
Authorities in Dublin are to temporarily shut down the live video portal with New York because of unruly behaviour.
The city council said in a statement on Tuesday it would switch off the interactive webcam at 10pm Irish time while technicians try to tweak – or censor – a project that has brought delight and notoriety.
Continue reading...More than half a million Palestinians flee as Israel escalates Gaza attacks
UN says more half a million people displaced in recent days as Israeli troops press assaults in north and south Gaza.
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Israel and Egypt row over reopening Rafah border crossing
Israel says Egypt must reopen the crossing - but Egypt says Israel's military operation there is blocking aid.
King Charles unveils royal portrait
King Charles unveils his first portrait since his coronation.
Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, battles rage in northern Gaza – Reuters
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US warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west
Official suggests US funding could be pulled as new ‘Kremlin-inspired’ law provokes mass protests
Georgia has been warned by the US not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow, as its parliament defied mass street protests to pass a “Kremlin-inspired” law.
Washington’s assistant secretary of state, Jim O’Brien, spoke of his fears that the passing by Georgia’s parliament of a “foreign agents” bill on Tuesday could be yet another “turning point” in the former Soviet state’s troubled history.
Continue reading...Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah, UN says
Many streets in the southern Gaza city now lie empty, the UN says, as an Israeli operation continues.
Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92
The Canadian writer was known as the "master of the contemporary short story".
Protests as Georgia approves controversial ‘foreign agent’ law
The bill targets civil society organisations and independent media that receive foreign funding.
Bad behaviour shuts Dublin-New York portal
Organisers say they are working on solutions to address bad behaviour near the art installation.
See the furry finalists at the Westminster Dog Show
A new top dog will be crowned Tuesday night after more than 2,500 contestants vied for the spot.
German court fines senior AfD politician €13,000 for using banned Nazi phrase
Björn Höcke, party’s candidate to lead Thuringia state, found to have deliberately used SA slogan in 2021 speech
A German court has fined a leading member of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party for using a banned Nazi phrase at a political rally, in a high-profile trial just months before an election in which he aims to become a state leader.
The state court in Halle convicted Björn Höcke, the firebrand chief of the AfD in the eastern region of Thuringia, of deliberately using a slogan associated with the Nazi party’s paramilitary wing, the SA, in a speech at a campaign event in May 2021.
Continue reading...Blinken delivers message of US support to Kyiv as thousands flee Kharkiv region
US secretary of state promises long-awaited $60bn Ukraine aid package will make ‘real difference on battlefield’
The US secretary of state has arrived in Kyiv delivering a message that Washington remains committed to supporting Ukraine as the country’s forces face their toughest situation on the battlefield for months.
In recent days, Russia has launched an offensive in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, forcing thousands to flee their homes, and on Tuesday hit the centre of Kharkiv, the country’s second biggest city, with airstrikes.
Continue reading...Blinken visits during moment of peril for Ukraine
The front line has turned from a relative stalemate to a major Russian offensive in a week.
German court fines far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan
Hocke was fined for using a Nazi motto - illegal in modern-day Germany - during a campaign rally in 2021.