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Former Hollywood magnate Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City. He will remain imprisoned for other offences regardless of the verdict. Source link

Colombian officials have authorised a plan to cull dozens of hippos, years after notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar brought in the first ones. Source link

An inquiry into the murders of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in Britain finds there was a “fundamental failure” by state bodies and the killer’s parents to recognise and act on the risk he posed. Source link

Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, says he will resign from Congress following multiple sexual assault allegations.  Source link

Manila has accused China of poisoning waters around a ship where it has marines stationed, but Beijing has dismissed the allegations.  Source link

A record number of Hungarians turned out not just to send a strong message to their far-right prime minister, but to reject Donald Trump.  Source link

It began with a dish once served to Nixon in 1972. Now Beijing is using the same stage to reshape the Taiwan question. China is advancing a slower strategy: using economic incentives and political engagement to influence Taiwan’s future. Source link

Key insiders from Fiji’s largest-ever meth bust say the drug import had alarming links to organised crime in Australia. Source link

The case related to a Wall Street Journal article that described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper said was included in a 2003 album compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday.  Source link

Donald Trump’s looming blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will likely lead to confrontation warns a former 4-star general and former head of the CIA. Source link