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What is an indictment? All to know about Donald Trump's case
aljazeera.com > news...Donald Trump has become the first former United States president to be charged with a crime for his alleged role in covering up a hush-money payment... ...According to the US Department of Justice, an indictment is the process when a person receives a "formal notice that it is believed that they committed... ...Playboy model Karen McDougal.... ...Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has said he coordinated with Trump on the payments to Daniels and to a second woman, former...

Russia-Ukraine live news: Third world war looms, Lukashenko says
aljazeera.com > news > liveblog...Russia-Ukraine live: Moscow dismisses Lukashenko"s call for truce Al Jazeera English...

Plunging coca prices create "humanitarian emergency" in Colombia
aljazeera.com > news...Bogotá, Colombia -- Farmers in parts of Colombia say sales of coca, the raw ingredient used to make cocaine, have collapsed after a recent surge... ...Colombia is the largest producer of cocaine in the world, and 2021 was a record year for production.... ...Those programmes were an integral part of Colombia's 2016 peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest...

Palestinians in Gaza condemn Israeli occupation on Land Day
aljazeera.com > news...Gaza Strip -- Hundreds of Palestinians have gathered in the Gaza Strip to mark Land Day, an annual commemoration demonstrating their steadfastness... ...On Thursday, the Israeli forces stationed across the fence in eastern Gaza fired tear gas canisters at dozens of young men on the other side, causing... ...Addressing the crowd, Suhail al-Hindi, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, the group running the Gaza Strip, stressed that the resistance...

Ex-England cricket captain Vaughan cleared of racism charge
aljazeera.com > news...Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared of making a racist comment in 2009 towards a group of teammates of South Asian ethnicity... ...The scandal erupted when Azeem Rafiq, a former player at Yorkshire, went public in 2020, saying he had been the victim of racial harassment and bullying... ...He categorically denied the charge, which was issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).... ...A Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) report on Friday said it was "not satisfied on the balance of probabilities" that Vaughan spoke the words he...

Who's who in the Trump hush-money investigation
aljazeera.com > news...Former United States President Donald Trump has been indicted in relation to a New York investigation into an alleged hush-money payment made to... ...After weeks of speculation, a New York grand jury voted on Thursday to indict Trump, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, making... ...Trump has denied having sex with Daniels.... ...At one point, Trump said, "What do we got to pay for this? One-fifty?" Trump denies the affair....

South Africa's Pistorius denied parole for lover's murder
aljazeera.com > news...South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole after seeking early release from prison, a decade after shooting and killing... ...The Department of Correctional Services said Pistorius had not completed the minimum detention period required for parole.... ...Prisoners in South Africa are automatically eligible for parole consideration after serving half of their sentence.... ...Pistorius has served more than half, having started his term in 2014....

In New York, Taiwan leader says ties with US "closer than ever"
aljazeera.com > news...Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has hailed the island's relations with the United States during a stopover on her way to Central America, a "transit... ...During a closed-door speech in New York on Wednesday night, Tsai said the relationship between Washington and Taipei was "closer than ever" and touted... ...Among the attendees at the event were New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Laura Rosenberger, chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), which... ...Speaker Kevin McCarthy....

Kamala Harris announces Tanzania trade initiatives on Africa tour
aljazeera.com > news...United States Vice President Kamala Harris announced plans to boost trade with and investment in Tanzania during a visit there on Thursday, part... ..."Working together, it is our shared goal to increase economic investment in Tanzania and strengthen our economic ties," Harris said, listing a number... ...China has invested heavily in Africa in the last two decades, and last November, Hassan met China's President Xi Jinping during a state visit to...

North Korea executes people for sharing's Korean media: Report
aljazeera.com > news...freedom, according to a report by its rival South Korea. ... ...South Korea's Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, based the 450-page report on testimony collected from 2017 to 2022 from more... ...South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said the report should better inform the international community of the North's "gruesome" abuses, saying North... ...outspoken position on the North's rights as he sought to improve ties and build rapport with its leader, Kim Jong Un....