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CNN  —  The New York grand jury hearing the case against Donald Trump was set to break for several weeks. The former president’s lawyers believed on Wednesday afternoon they had at least a small reprieve from a possible indictment. Trump praised the perceived delay. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had other plans. Thursday afternoon, Bragg asked the grand jury to return an historic indictment against Trump, the first time that a current or former US president has been indicted. The surprise move was the final twist in an investigation that’s taken a long and winding road to the history-making charges that were returned this week. An indictment had been anticipated early last week – including by Trump himself, who promoted a theory he would be “arrested” – as law enforcement agencies prepared for the logistics of arraigning a former president. But after the testimony of Robert Costello – a lawyer…

CNN  —  A country led by an accused war criminal is now in charge of the United Nations Security Council. Hard as it is to believe, it’s Russia’s turn to assume presidency of the powerful body – which is charged with maintaining global peace and security. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba described Russia assuming the council presidency on April 1 as its brutal invasion of Ukraine stretches into a second year as “the world’s worst April Fool’s joke.” “The country which systematically violates all fundamental rules of international security is presiding over a body whose only mission is to safeguard and protect international security,” Kuleba said. Presidency of the security council rotates alphabetically among its 15 member nations. The body is controlled by its five permanent members, including the US and Russia. The UN diplomatic corps is well aware of the public skepticism about Russia leading the council while its…

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CNN  —  Lewis Hamilton qualified third for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix and the seven-time world champion described the result as a “dream” for him and his Mercedes team. The Englishman did not win a race last season as Mercedes experienced a torrid 2022, the team’s run of eight successive constructors’ titles coming to an end as Red Bull took the title. Two races into the new season and Mercedes appeared set for another arduous campaign as Red Bull made a flying start, winning in both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Hamilton qualified in seventh for the two races of the season so his surprise at starting third on the grid for Sunday’s GP was understandable. “I’m so happy with this. This is totally unexpected,” he told reporters, according to F1.com. “Really, really proud of the team.” Hamilton’s teammate George Russell qualified second, behind world champion Max Verstappen, who secured pole for…

Joshua 'not happy' with lack of knockout against FranklinDillian Whyte says Anthony Joshua is showing "signs of a fighter who doesn't want to do it any more" after the British heavyweight's points win over Jermaine Franklin on Saturday. Joshua, 33, took a unanimous decision at London's O2 Arena in a fight many tipped him to win by stoppage. "Joshua has lost all his aggression and killer instincts," Whyte said. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, Whyte added: "If he doesn't want to do it any more, I think he should stop."Victory for two-time world champion Joshua was his first for more than two years, having lost consecutive bouts to WBA (Super), IBF and WBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk.The fighters squared up to each other after the verdict, which saw two judges score the contest 117-111 and one 118-111 to Joshua.Britain's Whyte beat Franklin in a close points decision in November.Whyte…

CNN  —  Scientists have watched in astonishment as ocean temperatures have steadily risen over the past several years – even as the cooling La Niña phenomenon had a firm grip on the Pacific. The oceans have been record-warm for the past four years, scientists reported in January. Then in mid-March, climatologists noted that global sea surface temperature climbed to a new high. The incredible trend worries experts about what could lie ahead, especially as forecasts predict El Niño is on its way starting this summer – and along with it, impacts like extreme heat, dangerous tropical cyclones and a significant threat to fragile coral reefs. La Niña and El Niño are natural phenomena in the tropical Pacific Ocean; La Niña is marked by cooler-than-average ocean temperatures, while El Niño brings warmer-than-average temperatures. Both have major influence weather across the globe. And a switch to El Niño will almost assuredly bring…

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