Let’s take a look at the latest news in ‘The World Now’.
We begin today in the U.S., where the Supreme Court has said that Donald Trump and other former presidents are partially immune from prosecution in Monday’s landmark ruling recognizing presidential immunity for the first time.
The U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled 6-3 on Monday, saying that former President Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for any “official acts” that were within his constitutional rights as the incumbent president.
He can still face charges for private “unofficial acts” committed.
The three liberal members who voted against immunity for official acts said they, quote “fear for our democracy.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor added a warning that “the President is now a king above the law.”
The ruling will have a huge impact on the federal criminal case against Trump on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Airplane manufacturer Boeing is set to face criminal charges over fraud related to the two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX jets.
The U.S. Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing and offer the plane maker a plea deal that includes a financial penalty of some 500 million dollars, and independent audits for safety and compliance practices under three years of probation.
Last month, U.S. prosecutors suggested for the Department of Justice to bring criminal charges against Boeing for violating a 2021 settlement covering two crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
Both crashes were reportedly linked to faulty flight control systems, and part of the 2021 deal involved creating a compliance system related to these safety aspects.
However, in May, the Justice Department found that Boeing failed to do so, stating a breach of the deal.
Boeing will reportedly have until the end of the week to plead guilty or face a trial.
A fearsome Category 4 storm hit islands in the Caribbean on Monday bringing catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surges, and intense rainfall.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Grenada’s Carriacou Island on Monday morning, with speeds of up to around 240 kilometers per hour.
Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell in a news briefing spoke of “widespread reports of destruction and devastation” adding that Carriacou was “flattened” in 30 minutes.
While communications are mostly down, there are no immediate reports of deaths or injuries on the island.
While a hurricane watch has been announced for Jamaica, a tropical storm warning is in place for the Windward Islands and the southern coast of Haiti.
Hurricane Beryl reportedly strengthened from a tropical depression to a major hurricane in some 42 hours.
It is also the earliest Category 4 Atlantic hurricane on record.
A Chinese space rocket under development accidentally launched during a test before falling and crashing into the ground.
Beijing Tianbing Technology Company, also known as Space Pioneer, said on Sunday that its Tianlong-3 rocket, under development detached itself from the launch pad during a test on Sunday due to a structural failure. It then fell and crashed into a mountain 1.5km southwest of the test site in Gongyi city, in central China’s Henan province.
No casualties were reported.
Footage shows the rocket slowly launch, before it appears to lose power, crashing down to the ground and exploding.
The Tianlong-3, has been developed with the intention of being a reusable rocket.
Kim Siyoung, Arirang News.
Source : Arirang TV, https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=272670
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