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Donald Trump's near-certain appeal of his historic conviction on criminal charges in New York faces long odds, says legal experts such as Abbe Smith of Georgetown Law.

India voted on Saturday (June 1) in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer heat in many parts, as both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his challengers said they would win the polls centred mostly on inequality and religion.

President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on Friday (May 31), congratulating the team on their back-to-back Super Bowl wins.

President Joe Biden said on Friday (May 31) the guilty verdict in Donald Trump's hush-money trial proved 'no is above the law'.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel had proposed a fresh Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

The Paris 2024 Olympic torch was lit on Friday (May 31) atop the Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, one of France's most visited tourist attractions which receives more than two million tourists every year.

Donald Trump said on Friday (May 31) he would appeal the guilty verdict that made him the first U.S. president convicted of a crime. Angela Johnston reports.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday (May 31) called on Hamas militants to agree to a new offer from Israel on releasing hostages in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire, saying this is the best way to begin winding down the deadly conflict.

Villagers in India's Maharashtra state turned to drinking dirty water on Friday (May 31) amid struggles with an intense heatwave and acute water shortage. "We are helpless, " villager Phulkai Belsare said as she drew water from a small pit near a pond to filter and collect the polluted water.

The people of Sudan are at "imminent risk of famine," United Nations agencies said on Friday, more than a year into a war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Alice Rizzo has more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy concluded long-term security agreements with Sweden and Norway on Friday, a sign of Western commitment to Ukraine as Kyiv seeks further military support from the West in the war with Russia. Sean Hogan has more.

Rescuers evacuated residents and gave supplies to people stranded in their homes on Friday (May 31) after flash floods, heavy rains, triggered by Cyclone Remal, hit the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.

A proposed law to get stray dogs off Turkey's streets has touched a raw nerve among animal-lovers who fear it will lead to many dogs being euthanized. Animal rights activist Nilgul Sayar and Animal Rights Federation Chairman Ahmet Kemal Senpolat said the focus should be on spay and neuter programs.

Residents at Delhi’s Vivekananda Camp, in the heart of the capital, waited along a road on Friday (May 31) with plastic containers and barrels under the blazing sun.

Newspaper headlines on display in New York City on Friday (May 31) morning ran the gamut from "Guilty" to "Injustice," one day after Donald Trump made history as the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. John McCabe, the night manager for the New York Times, said breaking news events are "one of the best nights at work."

Though South Africa’s ruling party is set to lose its majority in the national election, a staunch supporter says she believes in the African National Congress despite all its faults.

Ukraine and Russia on Friday (May 31) completed the first prisoner of war exchange since February, with 150 people freed after negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates.

With South Africa's ruling party predicted to get just over 42% of the vote in Wednesday's (May 29) poll, the anger in its heartland coal-mining belt gives a hint as to why it faces its worst result ever - and the prospect of sharing power with its rivals. Rachel Graham has more.

In its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry, Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia, and more than four thousand have applied so far. Sean Hogan reports

An apparent glitch on the website of South Africa's electoral commission on Friday morning meant that the results page from this week's parliamentary election stopped updating and went blank.

As NATO's foreign ministers gathered in Prague on Friday (May 31) for an informal meeting to discuss military aid for Ukraine ahead of the alliance’s July summit, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said NATO's alliance is 'stronger, bigger and better resourced' but it must prepare for coming challenges.

NATO allies have the right to help Ukraine uphold the right to self-defense, and doing so does not mean they are parties in its war with Russia, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday (May 31) as he arrived for a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in the Czech Republic.

Waterborne diseases are now a risk in Brazil's southernmost state, authorities say, as residents begin to return to flooded homes and clean up after catastrophic floods that killed at least 169 people. Syakir Jasnee reports.

Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV. Gabe Singer reports.

A volcano south of Iceland's capital Reykjavik spewed glowing lava for a third day on Friday (May 31).