Plus, the prosecution rests in Trump's New York criminal trial.
Prosecution rests. Prosecutors rested their case against former President Donald Trump in the criminal hush money trial in New York, with Michael Cohen serving as their final witness. Analysts saw an uneven performance from Cohen, but it will ultimately be up to jurors to decide if they believe that Trump orchestrated the hush money payments and then tried to cover them up. The defense then began calling witnesses, including Robert Costello, an attorney who once advised Cohen and who had a heated exchange with the judge. Closing arguments are expected next Tuesday. Updates from a dramatic day in court. Iran's president died in a helicopter crash. A succession scramble. A likely election when the in-power party is unpopular. Strange allegations that US sanctions caused the crash by keeping modern equipment out of the country. Catch up through CNN's Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter. Read it. Israel and Hamas. Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview that he is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, among others, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel, the taking of hostages by Hamas and the subsequent war in Gaza. Khan said Israel had "every right and indeed an obligation to get hostages back, but you must do so by complying with the law." Read more. The White House slammed an equivalence between Hamas and Israel. Watch the CNN interview: |
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