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Jacinda Ardern to tackle online extremism as post-PM role revealed Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed as special envoy for the Christchurch Call, a newly created position aimed at combating extremism and terrorist content online. The Christchurch Call was created by Ardern in response to the 2019 mosque shootings in which 51 people were killed. The attack was live-streamed on social media, prompting Ardern to push for stronger protections against extremist content on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The Christchurch Call project calls on signatory nations to adopt and enforce laws that ban objectionable material…

Trump attacks indictment in speech after pleading not guilty to 34 charges Former President Donald Trump returned to his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Tuesday evening after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a Manhattan court. During his short speech, he attacked the judge’s daughter over her political connections and portrayed himself as a political martyr. He attacked the Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat, as “a local failed district attorney charging a former president of the United States for the first time in history on a basis that every single pundit…

Terence Kelly jailed for 13 years for abducting Cleo Smith A man has been sentenced to 13 years and six months in jail for abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote campsite in Western Australia. Terence Kelly, 37, admitted to taking Cleo Smith from her family’s tent in October 2021, and she was found alive 18 days later at his house, minutes away from her own home. Kelly kept Cleo locked in a bedroom with the door modified to be lockable from the outside and turned up the radio to drown out her cries for her mother. The court heard…

Rupert Murdoch’s engagement abruptly called off – US media Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have reportedly called off their engagement just weeks after announcing it. According to Vanity Fair, a source close to Murdoch stated that he became uncomfortable with Smith’s outspoken evangelical views. Murdoch, who split with his fourth wife Jerry Hall in 2022, has not commented on the matter. The couple met in September 2022 at an event at Murdoch’s vineyard in California and announced their engagement only last month. In March, Murdoch stated to the New York Post, one of his…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the historic arrest and arraignment of Donald Trump – the first time a former US president has ever faced criminal charges. Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records for his alleged role in paying hush money to hide damaging personal stories during the 2016 election campaign. According to The Independent, it was a day that shook America, as most newspapers lead with a photograph of Donald Trump sitting between his lawyers in a New York court. The defendant is described as “ashen-faced” by The Financial…

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit in a bid to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But will the latest European leaders to visit China be able to manage the fine balance between trade and geopolitics?

Hugh Jackman has new skin cancer scare Australian actor Hugh Jackman has taken to social media to encourage people to follow sun safety advice after undergoing another round of skin cancer tests.  Jackman, who had his first skin cancer removed in 2013, has had at least six procedures since. He revealed that his doctor had noticed “little things” that could be basal cell carcinomas, a non-melanoma form of skin cancer caused by overexposure to the sun or sunbeds. While basal cell carcinomas are not as dangerous as other forms of skin cancer, Jackman urged people to wear sunscreen and be…

Nato’s border with Russia doubles as Finland joins Finland has become the 31st member of NATO, with the Finnish flag set to be raised at NATO headquarters in Brussels later.  Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and the US Secretary of State will attend the ceremony, which marks a setback for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The move means Russia’s border with NATO member states has doubled, and it follows a surge in Finnish public opinion towards joining NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. If Finland is invaded or attacked, all NATO members will come to its aid. Sweden had also applied to join…

The Guardian – CBI in turmoil following new claims of sexual misconduct Summary of the front page The Guardian reveals that more than a dozen women claim to have been victims of various forms of sexual misconduct by senior figures at the Confederation of British Industry – one of the country’s biggest business lobby groups, including one who alleges she was raped at a staff party on a boat on the River Thames. The CBI has expanded its inquiry, which is being overseen by law firm Fox Williams. The front page features a picture of former US president Donald Trump…

Financial Times – EY banned from German audit work for two years after Wirecard scandal Summary of the front page The Financial Times reports that EY has been banned from taking on any newly listed audit clients in Germany for two years over failures in its work for collapsed payments company Wirecard. Germany’s audit watchdog, Apas, also announced a €500,000 (£439,000) fine for EY, the paper reports. The front page pictures electric scooters and reports Paris is to ban e-scooters after a poll revealed most want the mode of transport outlawed. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK…