The trial of former US President Donald Trump was a sham, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said Read Full Article at RT.com

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Beijing said earlier that that the conditions which were not met included that the conference should be recognized by both Moscow and Kiev

Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House. The jury found him guilty on each of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy Daniels. He could in theory be sentenced to four years behind bars for each count but is more likely to receive probation. The 77-year-old Republican, who was released without bail, is now a felon -- a historic and startling first in a country where presidents are frequently described as the most powerful man in the world. Trump, however, is not barred from continuing his battle to unseat President Joe Biden in November -- even in the unlikely event he goes to prison. His lawyer, Todd Blanche, said his team was eying an appeal «as soon as we can.» And Trump himself voiced immediate defiance. «I'm a very innocent man,» Trump told reporters, vowing that the «real verdict» would come from voters on election day. He branded the trial «rigged» and a «disgrace.» Biden's campaign issued a statement saying the trial showed «no one is above the law.» It added that «the threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater.» Judge Juan Merchan set sentencing for July 11 -- four days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump is due to receive the party's formal nomination. The 12-member jury had deliberated for more than 11 hours over two days before the foreman read out the unanimous conclusion within a matter of minutes. Merchan thanked the jurors for completing the «difficult and stressful task.» Their identities had been kept secret throughout proceedings, a rare practice more often seen in cases involving mafia or other violent defendants. Trump also faces federal and state charges of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election won by Biden, and for hoarding secret documents after leaving the White House. However, those trials -- on far weightier alleged crimes -- are unlikely to get underway before the presidential election. - Election conspiracy - Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment to Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election, when her claim to have had sex with him could have proved fatal to his campaign against Hillary Clinton. The trial featured lengthy testimony from the adult performer, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford and who described to the court in graphic detail what she says was a 2006 sexual encounter with the married Trump. Prosecutors successfully laid out a case alleging the hush money and the illegal covering up of the payment was part of a broader crime to prevent voters from knowing about Trump's behavior. Cohen, who was the key witness as a tainted former aide who had turned on his old boss, called the verdict «an important day for accountability and the rule of law.» Trump has denied any sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels, but did not testify in his own defense. His lawyers argued that any payments made to the performer were entirely legal. - Campaigning from courthouse - The trial has distracted Trump in his campaign to unseat Biden. However, he milked the media attention throughout. Shortly after the verdict was issued, Trump's campaign put out a fundraising appeal, titled «I am a political prisoner!» He also announced he would make a public statement to journalists early Friday. Keith Gaddie, a political analyst and professor at Texas Christian University, said the political impact of the shocking events has yet to be determined. «It probably doesn't move a lot of votes, but in particular states with particular swing votes, it could matter around the margins. So in particularly tight races, it can tip things back from one direction to the other,» he said. Trump, who made his name as a brash real estate mogul before a stunning ascent to the nation's highest office in the 2016 election, most likely faces probation, because he is a first-time convict. An appeal is all but certain, but could take months to complete. Should he win the presidency he will not be able to pardon himself, given that the case was brought not by the federal government but by the state of New York, where only the governor could clear his name. © Agence France-Presse

Extreme temperatures across India are having their worst impact in the country's teeming megacities, experts said Thursday, warning that the heat is fast becoming a public health crisis. India is enduring a crushing heatwave with temperatures in several cities sizzling well above 45 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperature readings in the capital New Delhi rose into the high 40s Celsius this week, with power usage in the city -- where the population is estimated at more than 30 million -- surging to a record high on Wednesday. «Cities are more vulnerable to the compounding effects of urbanisation and climate change,» said Aarti Khosla, director at research institute Climate Trends. «Expect a greater number of hotter days, prolonged dry spells and less rainy days as weather patterns continue to change due to increased human emissions,» she told AFP. - Heat ward and ice baths - In Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, a specialised unit is busy treating patients with heat-related illnesses. Equipped with immersion ice baths, the unit has treated eight heat-struck patients in the past week. One person died Wednesday, medics said, with a body temperature that had surged to a fatal 41.5C (106.7F). Among those admitted to the unit were manual labourers, most aged between 40 and 50, who work under the blazing sun. «Treatment depends upon very quick, very rapid intervention and very rapid cooling,» hospital director Ajay Shukla said, warning that the mortality rate for severe cases is around «60-80 percent». The rising temperatures hit the vulnerable the hardest, including those on the economic margins, experts said. «When the individual is dehydrated, extreme heat exposure will thicken their blood and cause organs to shut down, resulting in death within hours, popularly called 'heat stroke’,» said Vidhya Venugopal, director at Sri Ram Institute of Higher Education and Research in Chennai. «We urgently need... action to protect exposed populations.» - 'About survivability' - India is no stranger to searing summer temperatures but years of scientific research have found climate change is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. The highest confirmed temperature ever recorded in India was 51C (123.8F), in Phalodi on the edge of Rajasthan's Thar Desert in 2016. Khosla, from Climate Trends, described heatwaves as «the single largest threat to India's well-being today», adding that recent high temperatures were «proof that the issue is now about survivability». No relief comes at night. A study published by New Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) this month said Indian cities were not cooling down after sunset as much as they had in the decade of 2001-2010. It found temperatures then had dropped after dusk nearly 2C more than today. «Hot nights are as dangerous as midday peak temperatures,» it said. «People get little chance to recover from daytime heat... exerting prolonged stress on the body.» - 'Caused by burning coal' - Researchers say human-induced climate change has driven the devastating heat impact in India and should be taken as a warning. «The suffering India is facing this week is worse because of climate change, caused by burning coal, oil and gas and deforestation,» said Friederike Otto, a climatologist at the Imperial College London and director of World Weather Attribution. The world's most populous nation is the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but has committed to achieve a net zero emissions economy by 2070 -- two decades after most of the industrialised West. For now, it is overwhelmingly reliant on coal for power generation. The government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third term in ongoing elections, says the fossil fuel remains central to meeting India's rising energy needs and lifting millions out of poverty. «What we are seeing in India is exactly what scientists said would happen if we didn't stop heating the planet,» Otto said. © Agence France-Presse

Baidoa (HOL) – Three Al-Shabaab members surrendered to security forces and the National Intelligence Service of Somalia (NISA) in Baidoa, the capital of the Bay region.

London (HOL) - An «extremely dangerous» man who carried out a series of random slasher attacks in Brixton, south London, has been sentenced to life in prison. Mohamed Nur, 34, was sentenced in absentia at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum term of 32 years for the murder of Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey, 31, and for slashing the faces of three other victims in separate attacks.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Police Force has arrested more than 40 men and women in Mogadishu for spreading immoral behaviour, tribalism, public incitement, and insults, according to a statement from the Banadir Regional Police Command.

Annoncé initialement pour 4h du matin ce jeudi 30 mai, l’A400M s’est finalement posé sur le tarmac de Faa'a avec plus de deux heures plus tard. Il s'agit du deuxième vol de rapatriement. À son bord une cinquantaine de passagers, tous soulagés de retrouver leur foyer. Les représentants de l’État et du Pays étaient à l’aéroport pour les accueillir.

Plusieurs projets sont en cours dans les secteurs du tourisme et de la pêche. Des projets éligibles à la défiscalisation mais ralentis par l'inflation, l'incertitude de la réglementation au plan fiscal et la lourdeur administrative. Les entrepreneurs proposent aujourd'hui des solutions alternatives pour le développement de ces secteurs clés.

Une journée magique pour ce dernier jour de la Shiseido Tahiti Pro 2024. Malgré l'élimination de Mihimana Braye, la houle était au rendez-vous, les conditions magnifiques et les meilleurs mondiaux au top de leur talent. Après un rude combat, c'est finalement le Brésilien Italo Ferreira, champion olympique et champion du monde 2019, qui remporte cette belle édition.

Lamara Bell, 25, could have survived if Police Scotland had acted on a 101 call around five hours after a collision in 2015, but was instead left beside the body of her boyfriend John Yuill, 28.

The boss of the German chocolate company Ritter Sport has said that he received death threats for continuing to do business in Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Yuan rate rose by 2.35 kopecks, to 12.389 rubles

The joint tactical exercise was carried out on the territory of Belarus between May 27 and 31

Jamaica's National Disaster Fund now stands at more than $550 million, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced. This marks a substantial increase from the $100 million in the fund at its inception, said Holness, who also chairs the National...

Joyce and his brother Tom, 27, were handed the sentences for violent disorder by Manchester Crown Court after a shocking incident unfolded in the Vine pub in Collyhurst.

Mike Young accused former Post Office boss Paula Vennells of trying to put the blame for the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters over missing money on the faulty Horizon IT system.

Every year, as the anniversary approaches, the familiar feelings of grief, emptiness, anger and bitterness begin to stir in the mind of Dawn Roberts. This year it will be even more intense.

As he walked out of the 15th floor courtroom a newly convicted man, his son Eric extended his fist and Trump met it in a fist bump.

The jury in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial has reached a verdict.

In 1969, 20-year-old Balakrishnan P Nagan applied to work in the laboratory with renowned forensic pathologist Professor Chao Tzee Cheng. Instead, he ended up working as a mortuary attendant at the Ministry of Health's pathology department as there was no vacancy at the lab. And he never left the job since, according to Singapore Public Service publication Challenge, climbing his way to the role of a supervisor leading a team of forensic technicians. On May 25, Balakrishnan died of stomach cancer. He was 73. Saravanan, 47, remembers his father as a «kind person».

Hamas fighters claimed they killed or injured at least five Israeli servicemen in the neighborhood of Tannura in Rafah

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He urged to prevent the conflict between Russia and Ukraine from turning into a confrontation between NATO and Russia

Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of a felony by a jury

According to Victor Parlicov, Ukraine and Moldova informally agreed that transit via Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania can be a viable option

Le 55e salon des Marquises a lieu du 30 mai au 9 juin, à Mamao. Les 101 artisans exposent sur 79 stands. Ils espèrent, comme chaque année, vendre 90% de leurs œuvres. La communication n’a pas été oubliée, contrairement à la dernière exposition artisanale de Rurutu.

The Supreme Court is set to hear PILs demanding political parties to evaluate the fiscal burden of freebies. Parties have used freebies like education, meals, and electronics to attract voters. The court heard arguments on the matter but has yet to reach a decision.

Actor-politician Ravi Kishan, seeking re-election from Gorakhpur, emphasizes BJP's landslide victory prospects based on PM Modi and CM Yogi's works. He criticizes the opposition's personal attacks on PM. Kishan aims to establish a regional film city in Gorakhpur to boost employment in the cinema industry.

Reports during that the Vanuatu National referendum was conducted peacefully. The observer says PIFS will be formulating a report regarding the referendum and present it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when complete. These statements were made this morning during…

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