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A New York judge on Tuesday imposed a $9,000 (€8,396) fine on former US President Donald Trump for defying a gag order in his hush money trial. Trump was held in contempt for violating an order to refrain from publicly attacking witnesses, jurors or court staff. Trump fined for 9 violations The former president was fined $1,000 each for nine violations and was told to remove seven posts from his Truth Social account and two others from a campaign website by Tuesday afternoon. Trump was also warned that he could find himself behind bars if he continued to violate the gag…

It may be just a small little detail, but it may manage what the German government hasn’t been able to do in the past decade: Invest large-scale in infrastructure. Since 2011, the country’s so-called debt brake has put strict limits on how much fresh borrowing the government can raise annually. It was enshrined in the German constitution in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. However, the limit on excessively raising sovereign debt has curtailed investments in schools, bridges, and the transition to more renewable energy. The law is contentious among the governing coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the…

Estonia and Lithuania have accused Russia of jamming GPS signals in the Baltic region. “GPS interference in Estonian airspace by RF (the Russian Federation) has affected civil aviation in our region. In doing so Russia violates international regulations,” Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on social media. Speaking to Estonian radio, Tsahkna claimed this was “a completely deliberate act” by Moscow. On Tuesday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also reported an uptick in Russian GPS interference. “This is part of Russia’s hostile activities, which have been carried out before, but now their intensification is being observed,” Landsbergis said. Russia has not…

The top UN court has ruled against Nicaragua’s request for an emergency order to stop Germany sending aid to Israel.Nicaragua is a long-time ally of the Palestinians and wanted the court to tell Germany to halt military exports and other aid.It claims their help is enabling genocide in Gaza and breaking humanitarian laws – something Germany denies.Gaza latest: Ceasefire deal ‘not far off’ – as US says Israel has tabled ‘extraordinarily generous’ proposalTuesday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is about preliminary orders and the case could take years to resolve.However, the court did say it remained “deeply…

You may know the feeling. Your days are characterized by a dull haze of sameness. You want to connect with people, but even when you get the chance, you don’t feel happy enough to get out and meet them. You don’t want to bother friends with your issues — you don’t even think there is anyone you could turn to. Everyone else seems to be normal. You are convinced you are different. You feel lonely, and you feel it written in your face. But we all have lonely moments or periods and health experts know it, too. Health bodies in the UK, US…

A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan as worshippers were praying, killing six people and injuring another. The incident took place in the western Herat province’s Guzara district on Monday evening. The mosque was targeted due to serving the minority Shiite community, local residents and media reported. What do we know about the attack? Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said that “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque.” “Six civilians were martyred and one civilian was injured,” he wrote on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, early Tuesday morning. Locals told the French AFP…

The Mount Ruang volcano, in ther North Sulawesi province in Indonesia, erupted on Tuesday according to local authorities.  According to the Indonesian disaster mitigation agency, the volcano’s eruption column has reached 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) high, while adding that further “explosive eruptions” are possible.The Mount Ruang volcano is one of the most active in Indonesia Image: Chermanto Tjaombah/REUTERS Officials have shut down the nearest airport, Sam Ratulangi in Manado, 100 kilometers from the island of Ruang to shield flights from dangerous volcanic ash. The transport ministry said the airport would be closed until Wednesday afternoon. The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard…

Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been sanctioned as a professional boxing match by Texas authorities.It means it will appear on their official record but will be shorter than most pro fights, taking place over eight two-minute rounds. The gloves will also be more padded at 14oz, rather than the 10oz normally used.There had been speculation over the rules of the fight, and whether it would just be an exhibition match, given the age gap between 57-year-old Tyson and Paul, 27.Some have also raised health concerns, with worries Tyson’s punching power could seriously injure his less experienced opponent. Training…

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) adds a new dimension to the problem of disinformation. Freely available and largely unregulated tools make it possible for anyone to generate false information and fake content in vast quantities. These include imitating the voices of real people and creating photos and videos that are indistinguishable from real ones. But there is also a positive side. Used smartly, GAI can provide a greater number of content consumers with trustworthy information, thereby counteracting disinformation. To understand the positives and negatives of GAI, it is first important to understand what AI is, and what is so special about…

04/30/2024April 30, 2024Duchess of Edinburgh becomes 1st British royal to visit Ukraine since start of warSophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has become the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion more than two years ago. Sophie, the wife of King Charles’ youngest brother Prince Edward, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Zelenska on Monday and delivered a message to them on behalf of King Charles III. The Duchess made the surprise visit on behalf of Britain’s Foreign Office to show solidarity with those impacted by the war and as…