Prosecutors present video of Charlie Kirk’s killing on second day of hearing pred 11 urami Utah county attorney’s office says evidence against suspect Tyler James Robinson is sufficient for case to move to trialSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailUtah prosecutors on Tuesday showed video from the day of Charlie Kirk’s killing that they said depicted suspect Tyler James Robinson entering the Utah Valley University campus and climbing on to a roof where they say he fired a fatal shot at the conservative commentator.The Utah county attorney’s office presented the evidence on the second day of a week-long preliminary hearing in which the state must prove to a state district judge that there was enough evidence for the case to move to trial.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bernie Sanders calls on Graham Platner to withdraw from Senate race amid sexual assault claims pred 11 urami in 40 minutami Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most influential backers, is latest to call on him to withdraw from Maine raceThe progressive senator Bernie Sanders has called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the US Senate race in Maine, citing “very serious allegations” of sexual assault.While Platner has denied the claim, first reported by Politico, a growing list of Democrats have urged him to stand aside as the party’s candidate. He has said he is “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward” in the wake of the story. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up pred 11 urami in 46 minutami Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmissionHungarian public media outlets close to Viktor Orbán have suspended broadcasting, the country’s prime minister said as he hailed efforts to dismantle the longtime nationalist leader’s control over information.Péter Magyar, who ousted Orbán in a landslide election victory in April, wrote on Facebook: “A historic day. Today marks the end of propaganda broadcasts on public media platforms. They lied at night, they lied during the day, they lied on every wavelength. That is now over.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nato should let Ukraine join to ‘make all of us stronger’, says Zelenskyy pred 12 urami Ukraine’s president argues defensive capabilities built up in war with Russia mean it shouldn’t be excludedEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has argued for Ukraine to be allowed to join Nato at its annual summit – saying it would be wrong to exclude a country that had built up strong defences in its long struggle against the Russian invasion.The Ukrainian president said his country had developed almost all the weapons it needed, and now only required European help in developing an alternative to the US Patriots to protect against ballistic missile attack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
