[ad_1] Trump trial live: Jury ask judge questions in day two of deliberations – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Jurors in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial are continuing their deliberations today – the 12 New Yorkers must reach a unanimous verdict Proceedings have started with the judge re-reading some of his instructions...
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Kenyan climber’s body to remain on Mt Everest
[ad_1] The body of a Kenyan climber who died on Mt Everest last week will remain on the mountain where he died, his family has said. Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui died while on a daring mission to reach the summit of Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen. The 40-year-old mountaineer fell into a crevasse just about 48...
Pressure on Biden to let Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons
[ad_1] Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images Ukraine’s north-eastern region of Kharkiv is struggling to repel a Russian offensive Pressure is growing on US President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to use West-supplied weapons to strike Russian territory. A number of US allies this week signalled they were open to this possibility. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has warned of...
Spain approves amnesty law for nationalists
[ad_1] Getty Images MPs for the Together for Catalonia party celebrate the passing of the amnesty law Spain’s Congress has approved the government’s contentious Catalan amnesty law, which has now overcome its final parliamentary hurdle ahead of its implementation. The law seeks to withdraw pending legal action against Catalan nationalists for separatist activities, including a...
Australia looking into alleged Ticketmaster hack
[ad_1] Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says it is working with Ticketmaster after hackers allegedly stole personal details of more than half a billion customers. The ShinyHunters hacking group is reportedly demanding a $500,000 (£400,000) ransom payment to prevent the information being sold to other parties. Australia said it was aware of a breach and...
Strong winds push parked plane away from airport gate
[ad_1] A plane has been pushed away from an airport gate in Texas, as storms and strong winds battered the region. Video shows the American Airlines plane being blown sideways at Dallas Fort Worth Airport on Tuesday, with its door open and its wing almost hitting a passenger bridge. In a statement, American Airlines said...
Court convicts 14 democracy activists of subversion
[ad_1] 10 minutes ago Kelly Ng & Lok Lee,in Singapore and Hong Kong Getty Images Former opposition lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung (centre) is among the 14 who have been found guilty of subversion Hong Kong has found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion in the largest use yet of a China-imposed National Security Law. They included...
Italy far right
[ad_1] Just now Mark Lowen,BBC Italy correspondent Getty Images They line up in military-like formation: a thousand strong, most dressed in black, some with tattoos on shaved scalps. At the spot in Milan where Sergio Ramelli, a far-right student, was killed almost 50 years ago by anti-fascists, a leader summons his battalion of loyalists to...
World’s biggest botnet taken down, US says
[ad_1] Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down a global malware network which stole $5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crimes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. The DOJ partnered with the FBI and other international agencies to take down what was “likely the world’s largest botnet ever”. Chinese...
Leading candidates hold final rallies
[ad_1] The leading candidates in Mexico’s presidential election have held their final campaign rallies ahead of the vote on Sunday. Either Claudia Sheinbaum, a close ally of left-wing incumbent Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, or Xóchitl Gálvez, a former senator for the country’s main centre-right party, is almost certain to become the country’s first female leader....