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The Guardian says An American film-maker has been put on trial in Italy for “offending the honour or prestige” of an Italian prosecutor.

The Independent says Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have formally requested her conviction be overturned and the case go to a retrial.

TRT World says President Joe Biden has predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a move into Ukraine.

The Independent says the random killing of UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer has led to an outpouring of grief and anger on social media.

The Guardian says the CDC advised against travel to 22 nations and territories because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases.

The Metro says January 6 committee subpoenas longtime Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and three others

TRT World says The White House has said that Russia is ready to attack Ukraine at “any point,” upping its threat assessment ahead of a meeting.

The Independent says Less than 36 hours before Verizon and AT&T are set to deploy new 5G services, the top executives of major passenger and cargo carriers in the nation warned against an impending “catastrophic” aviation crisis.

The Guardian says New York City and some north-eastern US states appear to be seeing rapid decreases in their numbers of Covid-19 cases.

CNN says the Omicron surge hasn’t peaked nationwide, and ‘the next few weeks will be tough,’ US surgeon general says

BBC News says two teenagers have been arrested in England as part of the investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in Texas.

TRT World says a major winter storm has slammed much of the eastern US with snow, ice and high winds, causing widespread travel disruptions and power outages.

The Metro says The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol issued subpoenas Thursday to Google’s parent company Alphabet.

TRT World says The death of an unarmed African-American man shot by an off-duty white police officer under mysterious circumstances has fuelled outrage in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

The Metro says President Joe Biden cast the annual inflation of 7% – the highest level the US has seen in 40 years.

The Guardian says The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack formally asked the Republican House minority leader.

The Metro says Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old suspected of opening gunfire at Oxford High School, pleaded not guilty to killing four of his classmates.

The Metro says A devastating house fire that killed 12 people – including nine children – was started when a Christmas tree was ignited by a lighter

TRT World says the US has criticised China’s decision to cancel a growing number of flights from the US to China over Covid and has warned of action.

The Independent says The deadly Philadelphia house fire that killed 12 people including eight children last week is believed to have started when a five-year-old boy set a Christmas tree on fire.

VOA says Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern state of Georgia on Tuesday to promote voting rights legislation.

The Guardian says the US CDC has warned against travel to Canada as Covid-19 cases surge across the country and rampant infections threaten to once again overwhelm fragile healthcare systems.

Arab News says The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total for any country in the world.

TRT World says In a medical first, doctors in United States have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life, apparently he’s doing fine three days on.

The Guardian says The Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for Covid-19.