[ad_1] One of Donald Trump's lawyers has told the BBC that the former president is a "victim of political, selective prosecution".On Thursday, Mr Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to a hush-money payment made to adult star Stormy Daniels.He has said he plans to appeal against his historic conviction, and in an interview for Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Alina Habba insisted that even
[ad_1] The ex-president was found guilty on all counts of falsifying business records. Americans have mixed opinions about the verdict. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Lava is continuing to spurt from a volcanic system in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, after a powerful eruption on Wednesday.The town of Grindavik, which has been threatened several times since eruptions in the region began in December, was once again evacuated. The world-famous geothermal Blue Lagoon spa was also forced to close.However volcanic activity is said to have eased significantly following the initial eruption. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Alvin Bragg thanked the jury and prosecutors for their work "following the facts and the law".He said his team at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office had treated this case like they would any other, despite the defendant - a former president - being like no other in American history.Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records. It is the first time a former or serving US
[ad_1] Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Syrian army says it has completely surrounded the town of Douma, which has been under heavy bombardment US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has warned Syria it would be "very unwise" to use poison gas in Eastern Ghouta amid reports of chlorine attacks.Mr Mattis did not say President Trump would take military action, but the US struck Syria last April after a suspected gas
[ad_1] Image caption Churchgoers were killed in southern Rwanda, near the border with Burundi A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on Saturday, an official said.Most of the victims died instantly when lightning hit the church in the southern district of Nyaruguru, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP.Two people died from their injuries, and 140 people were rushed
[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRussia's defence ministry released footage of the Kinzhal missile test-launch Russia says it has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, one of a range of nuclear-capable weapons announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier this month.The country's defence ministry released video footage showing the missile detaching from a fighter jet and leaving a fiery trail behind it. It said the intended target was
