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Former US President Donald Trump arrives for the second day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City. IMAGES
Republican Donald Trump arrives at a New York court, kicking off a seismic moment in US history as he becomes the first former president to face criminal trial. Dressed in his trademark red tie and dark blue suit, the scandal-plagued 77-year-old could earlier be seen waving as he left Trump Tower for the Manhattan criminal court, where he is accused of falsifying records to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with an adult film actress. IMAGES
Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower heading for the Manhattan criminal court as his hush-money trial opens in New York. Trump is going to court as the first US ex-president ever to be criminally prosecuted, a seismic moment for the United States as the presumptive Republican nominee campaigns to re-take the White House. The scandal-plagued 77-year-old is accused of falsifying business records in a scheme to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with adult film actress Stormy Daniels to shield his 2016 election campaign from adverse publicity. IMAGES
The International Criminal Court has opened a new probe into last month's killing of 87 ethnic Masalit, allegedly by Rapid Support Forces and their allied militia in West Darfur, its chief prosecutor tells the UN Security Council. "We are, by any analysis, not on the precipice of a human catastrophe but in the very midst of one," prosecutor Karim Khan says. SOUNDBITE
Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to the EU's security, the European Commission warns. EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, says "the Commission will implement the 5G toolbox principle... to avoid exposure to Huawei and ZTE". Breton's comments come as the Commission announces it will no longer use services that rely on the companies. SOUNDBITE
In an unnanounced visit to the Netherlands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at The Hague's International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky is set to meet the leaders of the ICC, Dutch MPs and Prime Minister Mark Rutte during his first official visit to the country. IMAGES