Author: News Desk

Austria’s far-right walk out during Zelensky speech More than 20 far-right Austrian MPs, belonging to the Freedom Party (FPÖ), walked out of parliament during a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, arguing it violated Austria’s neutrality. Austria has said it cannot help Ukraine militarily but supports it politically. During his speech, Mr Zelensky thanked Austria for its humanitarian assistance and invited MPs to visit Ukraine to see the destruction caused by the Russian invasion. As he spoke, a group of politicians left and left placards on their desks with the party logo that read “space for neutrality” and “space for…

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Ex-US president Donald Trump indicted over hush money Former US President Donald Trump will face criminal charges over hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. A grand jury has voted to indict Trump for the $130,000 payout made to Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence over an alleged affair. The details of the case against him have not yet been released. Trump denies wrongdoing but is expected to surrender to authorities and be arraigned in court on Tuesday. The charges in the indictment will be read to him at…

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Ski crash trial: Gwyneth Paltrow awarded $1 and cleared of fault Actor and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow expressed gratitude towards the jurors who acquitted her of any wrongdoing in a 2016 ski accident at a resort in Utah, USA. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson claims he was left with severe injuries after Ms Paltrow crashed into him on the slopes. He was seeking damages of $300,000 (£245,000). Ms Paltrow denied the claims and instead said Mr Sanderson was the one who crashed into him. She countersued for $1 plus legal fees. Listening to the verdict in court, Ms Paltrow was expressionless,…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Most of Friday’s front pages lead with the conviction of Thomas Cashman – the man who shot and killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Liverpool. The Guardian has two front pages this morning – the second edition leading with the indictment of former US president Donald Trump. Most of the papers do not mention the indictment of Trump as they had already gone to print by the time the news broke. Online, most websites are leading on the Trump story and for some of the tabloids, the Gwyneth Paltrow trial dominates.  Thomas…

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