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  • PoliticsThe Independent

    Watch: Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues as Stormy Daniels returns to witness stand

    Porn star Stormy Daniels faced tough questioning from Mr Trump’s lawyers today as they try to dismantle the credibility of a woman whose story of a 2006 sexual encounter ultimately led to the first criminal trial of a former US president. Ms Daniels’ unflattering account of sex with Mr Trump riveted jurors on Tuesday and served to remind US voters of the more lurid aspects of his 2017-2021 presidency as he campaigns to win back the White House this year. Under questioning, Ms Daniels admitted

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Watch: Eurovision fans arrive for second-semi final as protesters gather in Malmo

    Demonstrators gathered in Sweden to protest against Israel’s participation in the competition. Protests have taken place and calls have been made to boycott the contest over Israel’s offensive in Gaza following Hamas’s 7 October attack. Israel's Eurovision entry, Eden Golan, was booed during a dress rehearsal on Wednesday.

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  • NewsThe Independent

    The rift between Biden and Netanyahu is widening

    By ignoring the US president, Israel’s prime minister has forced a significant change in the relationship between the two countries

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Watch: Putin’s Victory Day concludes with fireworks in Moscow amid Ukraine war

    Vladimir Putin marked the celebrations with a lone tank for the second year in a row as the war in Ukraine continues. The Russian leader has turned the day which was a celebration of Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his move into Ukraine. The single tank on display on Thursday was quite different from the celebrations that took place before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine; before the war began,

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Watch: CCTV shows theft of 3,000-year-old gold jewellery from museum

    Two people suspected of stealing Bronze Age gold artefacts from a museum in Cambridgeshire were filmed on CCTV released by police. A golden torc and a gold bracelet were taken from Ely Museum on Tuesday, 7 May between midnight and 2am.

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  • PoliticsThe Independent

    Judge denies Trump’s attempt to lift gag order so he can ‘respond’ to Stormy Daniels testimony

    Lawyers for the former president argued that he should be allowed to respond to the adult film star’s testimony now that she is ‘no longer a witness’

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Florida man arrested for pulling AR-15 rifle on Uber driver dropping off daughter

    The father defended his reaction, saying ‘everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape’

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