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Trump’s lawyers to offer defense of ex-President at impeachment trial
After two days of House impeachment managers presenting a case arguing that Trump incited the insurrectionists and failed to act to stop the riot as it unfolded — using new and disturbing images of the attack to drive home their message — Trump’s team is expected to respond that the Democrats’ presentation glorified violence and …
Coronavirus live news: US sees highest daily deaths since April; French ex-president dies of Covid complications | World news
8.58pm EST 20:58 US suffers highest daily deaths since April The United States has recorded 2,957 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is its worst toll since 15 April and its second-worst toll of the pandemic so far. 15 April saw record deaths just shy of this week’s figure, at …
Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president charged with murder after deadly clashes | World news
Prosecutors have charged Kyrgyzstan’s former president Almazbek Atambayev with murder and causing mass unrest after a deadly clash last week with security forces who were seeking to arrest him. Atambayev surrendered to police on Thursday when they raided his house and took him in for questioning over a corruption case. His supporters had repulsed a …
