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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Charges

  • June 14, 2023

Former President Donald Trump appeared before a federal magistrate in Miami on Tuesday to plead not guilty to charges that he illegally retained dozens of classified national security documents after he left the White House and obstructed government efforts to retrieve them. Trump became the first former U.S. president to face a federal indictment when […]

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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Former Showman Leader, Dies At 86

  • June 13, 2023

Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant billionaire and former Italian prime minister who once described himself as the “Jesus Christ of politics,” has died at a Milan hospital at the age of 86, his press office confirmed on Monday. Berlusconi, who had a recent history of health issues, had recently been diagnosed with leukemia, Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital […]

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Trump Arrives In Florida Ahead Of Court Appearance

  • June 13, 2023

Donald Trump is spending the night in Miami, Florida, before he appears in court there on Tuesday charged with mishandling national security files. The former US president flew from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to his Trump Doral resort near Miami. Mr Trump is facing dozens of charges of illegally retaining classified information, […]

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US Providing $325 Million More In Aid For Ukraine

  • June 13, 2023

The United States is providing up to $325 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, a U.S. defense official tells VOA. The package is expected to include Stryker and Bradley armored vehicles that can replace those damaged and destroyed in the Ukrainian counteroffensive currently underway, according to two Defense officials, who spoke to VOA on […]

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Sudan War Traps Civilians After Cease-Fire Ends

  • June 13, 2023

Airstrikes, artillery and gunfire rocked several areas of Sudan’s capital on Monday as fighting between warring factions intensified for a second day, trapping civilians in a worsening humanitarian crisis. The war between the country’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raged for almost two months, forcing almost 2 million people to flee and […]