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Trump trial jury ends first day of deliberations after asking to re-hear testimony, judge’s instructions

The New York jury weighing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump ended its first day of deliberations on Wednesday…

Macron says Kyiv should be allowed to use Western weapons on Russian military sites; Blinken travels to Moldova

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine should be allowed to use Western arms…

Haiti gets a new prime minister as nation remains under siege by gangs

U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within…

RFK Jr. super PAC chair to publish tell-all memoir by mother of Hunter Biden’s child

The co-chairman of a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s presidential campaign announced plans Tuesday to publish a tell-all…

Robert De Niro slams ‘clown’ Trump outside NY criminal trial, as Biden campaign ramps up attacks

Legendary actor Robert De Niro on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump as a “loser” and a “clown,” standing just feet away…

Georgia president overruled as lawmakers push forward with Russia-style ‘foreign agents’ law

Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to override a presidential veto on a Russia-style “foreign agents” law, pushing forward with legislation…

U.S. court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring…

More than 100 business leaders including Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales sign open letter backing Britain’s center-left opposition

LONDON — More than 100 business leaders on Tuesday voiced their support for the U.K.’s center-left opposition Labour Party, nearly…

South Africans vote in the most pivotal election since the end of the apartheid

Some 30 years on from the peaceful transition from apartheid rule to democracy, South Africa could once again be on…

Evidence against Trump in hush money case is ‘overwhelming,’ prosecutor tells jury in closing argument

The evidence in the criminal hush money case against former president Donald Trump is “literally overwhelming,” a prosecutor told jurors…