insert_link World Hungary cracks down on illegal immigration Hungary has announced its priorities for its upcoming presidency of the European Council including plans to crack down on illegal immigration. And its slogan has drawn strong parallels to the one used by Donald Trump on the campaign trail. William Denselow reports from Brussels. todayJune 19, 2024 11
insert_link World U.S Supreme Court overturns bump stocks ban The US Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era law banning bump stocks. The device essentially allows guns to be converted into rapid-fire weapons. Nick Harper reports for us from Washington. todayJune 17, 2024 6
insert_link World Trump’s post-conviction windfall shows democracy is increasingly a pay-to-play game By Daniel Drache, York University, Canada and Marc D. Froese, Burman University In the hours immediately following Donald Trump’s recent hush-money conviction in a Manhattan courtroom, his presidential campaign raked in US$53 million from small donors. Why are regular people without deep pockets throwing so much money at a convicted felon? In the United States today, as in many other countries with a populism […] todayJune 10, 2024 14
insert_link World Trump found guilty: 5 key aspects of the trial explained by a law professor Donald Trump leaves the Manhattan courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial on May 30, 2024. Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images By Gabriel J. Chin, University of California, Davis After the May 30, 2024, conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York, what comes next? Trump’s legal team will likely appeal the verdict. […] todayMay 31, 2024 19
insert_link World Trump found guilty in hush money trial, but will it hurt him in the polls? Here’s why voters often overlook the ethical failings of politicians By Eugene Y. Chan, Toronto Metropolitan University and Ali Gohary, La Trobe University The jury in Donald Trump’s hush-money payments trial has found the former president of the United States guilty of falsifying business records in relation to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The guilty verdict marks the first felony conviction of an American president. Speaking to reporters after the verdict, Trump […] todayMay 31, 2024 15
insert_link World Fake accounts popping up on social media platform X in lead-up to US election Fake accounts posting about the US presidential election are growing across X, formerly known as Twitter, according to new research. A study, first published by Reuters news agency, monitoring posts on the social media platform found a high proportion of accounts praising former President Donald Trump and criticising President Joseph Biden are not real. This comes as both presidential candidates ramp up their campaign efforts with less than six months […] todayMay 27, 2024 8
insert_link World Donald Trump says he would be ‘very proud’ to go to jail over violating the gag order in his hush money case Donald Trump says he would be 'very proud' to go to jail over violating the gag order in his hush money case. Addressing reporters on Friday, the former US president claimed he would go to prison for the country's constitution… something the judge overseeing the case has threatened if Trump continues to break the order. Sally Patterson has more. todayMay 13, 2024 13
insert_link World Stormy Daniels back in court for Trump hush money trial The adult film star at the centre of Donald Trump's hush money trial is back on the stand on Thursday. It's the second day of Stormy Daniels' testimony - where she is being cross-examined by the defence. Meanwhile, Trump says he has filed a motion challenging the gag order which prevents him from speaking about the jury or witnesses in the case. He's pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of […] todayMay 10, 2024 16
insert_link World Stormy Daniels’ lawyer on stand again at Trump Trial A lawyer who worked for Stormy Daniels, the adult film star at the center of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, is on the witness stand again. The former president has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to influence the results of the 2016 election. Ira Spitzer reports from New York where the Trump trial is taking place. todayMay 3, 2024 7
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
