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Thousands of Colombians take to the streets of Bogota in celebration of Pride, as well as an act of defiance against violence in the country towards community members.
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Why Thailand U-turned its cannabis policy
Three years since Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, the government this week imposed new rules designed to rein in the country's 'green rush.'
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Tens of thousands of protesters at Hostages Square call for an end to the Gaza war
CNN's Nic Robertson reports from Tel Aviv where tens of thousands of anti-war protesters packed Hostages Square to call for an end to the Gaza war and the return of the remaining hostages.
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CNN reports from the huge crowds attending state funerals in Tehran
CNN's Frederik Pleitgen describes the scene as thousands of Iranians gathered to mourn military leaders, nuclear scientists and civilians during the country's 12-day conflict with Israel.
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Iran mourns victims of conflict with Israel
Iran held a state funeral for IRGC commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians killed during the country's 12-day conflict with Israel. At least 60 people will be buried at the funeral in Tehran, according to state-affiliated media.
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Death of 3-month-old baby in Gaza sheds light on humanitarian crisis
Despite lifting its 11-week total blockade of Gaza in May, Israel continues to restrict the types of aid allowed into Gaza. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on Gaza's most vulnerable.
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Video shows woman clinging to tree as immigration agents try to detain her
A bystander captured on video the moment immigration agents in street clothes chased a woman across the street trying to detain her outside of a Home Depot where she had been selling food in West Los Angeles just moments prior.
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Lauren Sanchez reveals wedding dress
Lauren Sanchez revealed her highly-anticipated wedding dress in an exclusive interview with Vogue where she shared the craftsmanship and inspiration behind her custom Dolce & Gabbana gown.
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See moment suspect lights fire on Seoul subway
CCTV footage released by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office captures the moment a man lit a fire on a busy subway in the South Korean capital last month. The footage, from May 31, shows passengers running away after the suspect doused the floor of the train carriage with flammable liquid before setting it alight. Reuters reports that according to the prosecutors' office, six people were injured. The prosecutor's office says it charged the 67-year-old man with attempted murder and arson.
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Bear on runway forces flight cancellations in Japan
A bear running around the runway at Japan's Yamagata Airport has forced staff to cancel flights on Thursday. Traps set up near the runway have failed to catch the bear but will remain in place, according to airport officials. Flights departing from and arriving at Yamagata Airport on Friday are operating as usual.
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Details emerge of secret diplomatic efforts to restart Iran talks
CNN's Kylie Atwood reports on The Trump administration discussing possibly helping Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program, easing sanctions, and freeing up billions of dollars in restricted Iranian funds.
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'He's laughing': CNN reports Kenyan officer laughs after tear gassing protesters
On the one-year anniversary of a deadly anti-government protest, thousands returned to the streets in Kenya. CNN's Larry Madowo followed the youth-led march where some protesters were threatening to descend on President William Ruto's residence to confront the leader.
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Gen. Caine says moment after strikes gave him chills
At a press conference about the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, discusses the pilots who carried out the strikes and the reactions from their families after they returned home.
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Gen. Caine shares video of 'bunker buster' bomb test
At a press conference about the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, shared video of 'bunker buster' bomb test and shared information about what they know about the strike.
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See how China copes with heat wave
Chinese cities, including Beijing, have been dealing with soaring temperatures this week. CNN International Correspondent Marc Stewart shows how people are coping.
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Israeli settler attacks leave several dead in occupied West Bank
Social media video on Wednesday showed the Palestinian town of Kafr Malek in the occupied West Bank being attacked by Israeli settlers, CNN was able to geolocate the footage. According to the Palestine Red Crescent two other attacks took place in Palestinian towns, while the IDF exchanged fire with a group it called "terrorists" and made five arrests.
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Tourists capture drone video of Brazilian hiker tragedy
26-year-old Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins died after nearly four days of search and rescue operations when she fell hundreds of meters from a ridge near volcano Mount Rinjani on Indonesia's island of Lombok, authorities said.
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Trump maintains Iran strikes caused 'total obliteration'
US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities caused 'total obliteration,' although he acknowledged the intelligence was 'inconclusive' and preliminary. An initial classified report, revealed in a CNN exclusive, found that the attack only set back Tehran's nuclear program by a few months.
00:57 - Source: CNN
CNN speaks to victim of syringe attack in France
Nearly 150 people in France reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival at the weekend. It remains unclear if date-rape drugs were used in the attacks. CNN's Saskya Vandoorne spoke to one of the victims and reports.
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Why Japan has a rice crisis
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Reporter asks Trump if he wants regime change in Iran
When questioned about Iran while aboard Air Force 1, President Trump addressed whether he desires a change in the countries' regime.
00:58 - Source: CNN
At least 49 people killed near aid sites in Gaza over 24-hour period
At least 49 people have been killed near aid distribution sites or while waiting for aid trucks across Gaza over just 24 hours, according to Palestinian health officials. CNN's Nada Bashir reports on the latest aid site developments in Gaza.
01:07 - Source: CNN
US strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say
The US military strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by three people briefed on it.
00:49 - Source: CNN
Meet the 'Maple MAGA' of Alberta
Separatists in the Canadian province of Alberta are courting votes for a referendum that could start the process for the province to secede from the rest of the country. Here's a look into what's motivating the movement.
02:50 - Source: CNN
Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran
President Donald Trump condemned both Iran and Israel as the ceasefire he brokered between the two countries appeared to grow more fragile. Trump was critical of both sides, but reserved his harshest condemnation for Israel, who he said 'unloaded' on Iran 'as soon as we made the deal.'
02:01 - Source: CNN
Air defenses remain active in Iran after ceasefire announcement
CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports anti-aircraft fire lighting up the sky over the Iranian capital Tehran, after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
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Zakaria reacts to Trump's claim of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran
CNN's Fareed Zakaria reacts to President Donald Trump announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran which he says he hopes to become permanent. Neither Iran nor Israel has made any comments about a pending ceasefire.
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Why Iran possibly warned Qatar about its attack ahead of time
CNN's Clarissa Ward is in Tel Aviv as Iran launched strikes towards a US military base in neighboring Qatar, but according to one source, the Iranians warned the Qataris that the strikes were coming. In short, the US likely knew ahead of time. Ward breaks down why Tehran issued the warning and what it did.
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National security analyst explains why Iran's strike in Qatar was 'a gamble'
National security analyst Peter Bergen details why Iran's strike against a US airbase in Qatar was "a gamble" considering the relationship between the two countries.
00:58 - Source: CNN
World leaders divided after US attack on Iran
The UN Security Council was deeply divided during an emergency session called after US military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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Why the Strait of Hormuz is so significant
As Iran threatens to disrupt and close the Strait of Hormuz, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh breaks down why this narrow passage is so important.
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Iranians demonstrate against US strikes
US President Donald Trump's decision to launch direct strikes against Iranian nuclear sites has sparked a wave of anger in the country, with people on the streets of Tehran telling CNN they expect their country to strike back.
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Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking and Racketeering
Sean 'Diddy' Combs, the music mogul whose trial garnered global attention, has been acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury found Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution (a federal felony), one in connection with his ex-girlfriend, musician Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, and another in connection with his ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane." Upon hearing the verdict, Combs—who had pleaded not guilty to all charges—could be seen putting his hands together in a prayer stance and mouthing 'thank you, thank you' to the jurors, according to court lead lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, has requested that his client be released ahead of sentencing, in light of him being found "not guilty" of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The court is adjourning for a few hours while the judge considers this. The prosecution has said that Combs faces up to 20 years in prison (the two transportation convictions carry a maximum sentence of 10 years each) but it will be down to the judge to decide how long he serves. On Tuesday, the jury revealed they had reached a verdict on all but one count—the racketeering conspiracy charge. They said there were members with "unpersuadable opinions on both sides." As a result, the jury retired for the day, before resuming deliberations on Wednesday morning. "We have reached a verdict on all counts," the jury wrote in a note at 9:52 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Combs could be seen smiling at his family as he entered the courtroom. The stunning verdict comes after around seven weeks of emotional, graphic testimony from multiple what to know about the case against Combs. What were the accusations against Diddy? Combs was arrested in September, after many people came forward with physical and sexual abuse allegations against him. The federal investigation into Combs that led to his arrest was spurred in part by a civil lawsuit filed in 2023 by his ex-partner, Cassie, born Casandra Ventura, who alleged that he had physically abused and raped her. Ventura and Combs reached a settlement a day after she filed her suit, but Combs denied the allegations. Then, in May 2024, CNN aired CCTV footage in which Combs can be seen punching and kicking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. After the footage was released, Combs admitted to assaulting Ventura in a video posted on Instagram. The federal indictment against Combs alleges that he manipulated and forced women to participate in what he called 'freak-offs,' in which he would allegedly force victims to engage in sexual activities with male sex workers, often giving the women drugs to keep them 'obedient and compliant.' Combs also frequently recorded the 'freak-offs,' according to the indictment. The indictment additionally accuses the music mogul of 'creating a criminal enterprise' that committed many crimes, including sex trafficking, forced labor, and kidnapping. The indictment details various incidents of alleged abuse dating back to 2008. Other allegations separate from the federal indictment go back years earlier, with multiple accusers saying in civil lawsuits against Combs that he assaulted or abused them in the 1990s. More than 50 civil lawsuits alleging abuse perpetrated by Combs have been filed against the music mogul. The accusers include other former romantic partners, as well as young artists, aspiring entertainers, and many men and women who say they encountered Combs at parties or clubs. A number of them were under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged incidents. Combs has denied the allegations, saying in a December 2023 statement after a fourth lawsuit was filed against him: 'Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.' What charges did he face? Combs was indicted on federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Months after an initial three-count indictment, he was later charged with an additional count of sex trafficking and an additional count of transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs now faces 10 years in prison for each count of transportation to engage in prostitution. (He was found guilty on two counts). Before closing arguments began, prosecutors said in a letter to the judge overseeing the case that they would withdraw some of the criminal allegations against Combs in an effort to 'streamline' instructions given to the jurors prior to deliberations, USA Today reported, citing court documents it reviewed. The allegations in question were related to the racketeering charge, and involved claims that Combs attempted kidnapping and arson and aided and abetted sex trafficking, according to the news outlet. In their closing arguments, however, prosecutors appeared to reference the arson and kidnapping allegations, according to the Associated Press. The prosecution did not drop any of the charges Combs faced. What happened during the trial? Prosecutors called many witnesses—including a male escort who said he was hired to participate in the 'freak-offs,' Ventura's friends and mother, and federal investigators—to the stand. Their case focused on the testimony of three women, including Ventura. The defense didn't call any witnesses to the stand, and Combs himself didn't testify. His lawyers claimed that all the sex being discussed during the trial was consensual. Ventura, who was almost nine months pregnant at the time she took the stand, cried as she recounted the 'freak-offs' that she said Combs pressured her to participate in, The New York Times reported. She said during her testimony that the 'freak-offs' lasted anywhere from 36 hours to four days, and she described being subjected to unwanted sexual activity. Once, she testified, an escort urinated into her mouth until she began to choke and raised her hands, according to the Times. She also described the 2016 incident at the Los Angeles hotel, as well as other times she alleges she was physically and sexually abused by Combs. While cross examining her, Combs's lawyers pointed to messages between Ventura and Combs, arguing that she had voluntarily participated in the 'freak-offs,' according to the Times. But Ventura insisted that she participated only because she had been going along with Combs's requests and that she had been afraid of violent retaliation. She also testified that she and Combs had an opiate dependency during their relationship, the Times reported. Ventura said during her testimony that she received $20 million from Combs to settle her civil suit, but she said, 'I'd give that money back if I never had to have freak-offs,' according to the Times. Multiple other witnesses reportedly testified that they saw or heard Combs beating Ventura. Another woman, who testified under the pseudonym Mia, also took the stand, the Times reported. Mia began working for Combs in 2009, and held various roles in the eight years she worked for him. During her testimony, she described a moment when she had been sleeping in a room in Combs's home; she said he penetrated her without her consent, according to the Times. She described another incident in which she alleges she was forced to perform oral sex on him. She testified that she was afraid of retaliation, and that she felt like it was impossible to say no to him, the Times reported. 'I couldn't tell him no about a sandwich—I couldn't tell him no about anything,' she said, according to the Times. During her testimony, Mia also described an incident in which she said she witnessed Combs attacking Ventura. A third woman, who went by the pseudonym Jane, took the stand and recounted her relationship with Combs, according to the Times. She dated the music mogul from 2021 until he was arrested in September, and said that what had been an intense relationship became a series of incidents involving unwanted sex with male escorts. She described one incident in June 2024 in which the two got into an argument that she said turned into a physical altercation that left her with a black eye and welts on her forehead, the Times reported. She testified that Combs told her to 'put some ice on it and put an outfit on' before offering her an Ecstasy pill and instructing her to have sex with a male escort he had invited to come over, according to the Times. Federal investigators also took the stand, describing the items seized during a raid on Combs's home in Los Angeles, including guns, drugs, about 200 bottles of baby oil, and roughly 900 bottles of Astroglide, the Times reported. At one point during the trial, the prosecution showed the jury clips from videos of the 'freak-offs,' which were taken from electronic devices that Ventura had shared with federal investigators, according to the Times. The videos are sealed, so the public and reporters couldn't view them; instead, jurors viewed the videos on screens and listened with headphones. In its cross-examination, the defense selected other clips of those videos to show the jury, claiming that those clips are 'powerful evidence that the sexual conduct in this case was consensual and not based on coercion,' the Times reported. Ventura's and Jane's testimonies were central to both the prosecution and defense's closing arguments on Friday. Speaking for nearly five hours, prosecutor Christy Slavik argued that Combs had coerced the women to participate in 'freak-offs' through threats, violence, and blackmail, and portrayed them as victims of forced labor, The Washington Post reported. 'You do not need to find that all of the freak-offs or even the majority of freak-offs that he had with [Ventura] or Jane were the product of force or coercion,' Slavik said, according to the Post, telling the jury that 'if there was one time, one single freak-off, when the defendant knew or recklessly disregarded that [Ventura] or Jane was participating because of his lies, his threats or his violence then that's it. He's guilty.' The defense, meanwhile, argued that the women were consenting participants in the freak-offs. 'The evidence, I think, is overwhelming that Cassie wanted to do this,' Combs's attorney Marc Agnifilo said during his nearly four-hour closing, the Post reported. At one point, Agnifilo called the abusive relationship between Combs and Ventura 'a great modern love story,' according to the Post. Jane, he said, may be 'regretting' joining the freak-offs, but Agnifilo argued that 'regret is not the same as intent at the time,' according to the Post. In a rebuttal that lasted a little over an hour, prosecutor Maurene Comey dismissed the defense's arguments as 'excuse after excuse for inexcusable criminal behavior,' the Post into the high-profile trial, a juror was dismissed after Judge Arun Subramanian said there were 'inconsistencies' in how the juror described where he lived, according to AP. 'Taking these all together, the record raised serious concerns as to the juror's candor and whether he shaded answers to get on and stay on the jury,' Subramanian said. Combs's lawyers had argued against the removal, voicing concerns about replacing the juror, a Black man, with an alternate juror who is white.
Yahoo
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Paramount to pay Trump $16m to settle 60 Minutes lawsuit
US media company Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million (£13.5m) to settle a legal dispute with US President Donald Trump regarding an interview it broadcast on CBS with former Vice-President Kamala Harris. Trump filed a lawsuit last October, alleging the network had deceptively edited an interview that aired on its 60 Minutes news programme with his presidential election rival Kamala Harris, to "tip the scales in favour of the Democratic party". Paramount said it would pay to settle the suit, but with the money allocated to Trump's future presidential library, not paid to him "directly or indirectly". The company noted the settlement does not include a statement of apology or regret. A spokesperson for Trump's legal team swiftly hailed the settlement as a "win for the American people" over the "fake news media". "CBS and Paramount Global realised the strength of this historic case and had no choice but to settle," the spokesperson added. "President Trump will always ensure that no one gets away with lying to the American people." CBS, which is owned by Paramount, previously said the case was "completely without merit" and had asked a judge to dismiss it. The settlement marks the latest concession by a US media company to a president who has targeted outlets over what he describes as false or misleading coverage. According to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Texas, CBS aired two versions of the Harris interview in which she appeared to give different answers to the same question about the Israel-Gaza war. Interviewer Bill Whitaker asked the Democratic nominee about the Biden administration's relationship with Israel. The network later aired two different versions of her response, according to the claim. One clip aired on Face the Nation and the other on 60 Minutes. Trump claimed Harris's "word salad" answer had been deceptively edited in one version to shield her from backlash. CBS said it edited Harris's answer for time, in accordance with television news standards. Trump sued, originally claiming for $10bn (£8.5bn) but that figure was later increased to $20bn ($17bn) for damages. In May this year, the company offered $15m (12.7m) to settle the suit but Trump wanted more than $25m (£21m). In a statement released on Tuesday, Paramount confirmed the settlement fee included the president's legal fees, and that it had agreed that 60 Minutes will release transcripts of interviews with future presidential candidates. According to both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, the settlement was agreed - with the help of mediator - so as to not affect Paramount's planned merger with Skydance Media, which the Federal Communications Commission has been reviewing and therefore Trump technically has the power to halt. During the month-long settlement talks, some CBS News executives including chief executive Wendy McMahon have left their roles, due to their unwillingness to issue an apology to Trump. There were also reportedly concerns over whether paying to settle the lawsuit could be viewed as bribing a public official. A spokesman for Trump's legal team said the settlement was "another win for the American people as he, once again, holds the Fake News media accountable for their wrongdoing and deceit." He added that CBS and Paramount "realised the strength of this historic case." CBS has said the broadcast was "not doctored or deceitful". The Paramount settlement follows a decision by Walt Disney-owned ABC News to settle a defamation case brought by Trump.
