Sunday, May 12, 2024

Trump trial nears final phase with key witness: confidant-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen, left, stands next to Donald Trump in this photo from September 2016. Cohen is expected to testify at Trump's criminal trial on Monday.

With the prosecution in Donald Trump's criminal trial hinting it might rest its case within days, it's about to call upon Michael Cohen — the man who went from being the former U.S. president's closest consigliere to his arch adversary.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cohen-testimony-trump-trial-1.7202202?cmp=rss

Apartment block in Belgorod collapses following blast Russia blames on Ukraine

A collapsed apartment block.

At least seven people were killed and 17 injured when a whole section of a Russian apartment block collapsed after it was struck by a Soviet-era missile launched by Ukraine and shot down by Russia, Russian officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-belgorod-1.7201940?cmp=rss

'We were very afraid': Former hostage speaks about surviving Hamas captivity in Gaza

A man poses for a photo.

Luis Har was taken as a hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack and spent more than four months imprisoned in Gaza, before a rescue operation by the IDF set him free.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/israel-hostage-hamas-1.7201625?cmp=rss