Let’s take a look at the latest news in ‘The World Now’.
We begin today in the U.S., where a New York judge has delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his criminal conviction in a hush-money case until September as the former U.S. president seeks to challenge his conviction after the Supreme Court ruled partial presidential immunity on Monday.
The first former U.S. president to be ever convicted of a felony, Trump’s sentencing was initially scheduled for July 11th.
However, on Tuesday, the former president’s legal team asked for his conviction to be overturned following Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that presidents have partial immunity for “official” acts during their presidency.
However legal experts have questioned the delay saying actions related to the hush money payment should not be considered as official.
Justice Juan Merchan said the court will issue a decision by September 6th and if sentencing is necessary, it will take place on September 18th.
The leaders of the UK’s main political parties are campaigning in full swing, ahead of the July 4th General Election.
Keir Starmer’s Labour party, which has a huge lead in the polls, is calling for a change of political leadership to end 14 years of Conservative rule with a promise to bring Britain “back” as a leading global player.
Incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, leading the increasingly unpopular Conservatives has emphasized policy improvements, such as expanding the National Health Service coverage to private hospitals and clinics to shorten waiting lists.
Ed Davey, of the Liberal Democrats, went on the road to meet members of local communities including surfers in Cornwall and a Zumba class in Berkshire with pledges related to the economy and the environment.
It’s the UK’s first general election in almost five years to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons.
Now to Türkiye where Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed on Tuesday that police had detained 474 people involved in attacks targeting Syrian communities across the country overnight.
In the central city of Kayseri, properties and vehicles owned by Syrians were vandalized, while some were set on fire, fueled by social media posts that a Syrian man had sexually abused a female child relative.
Türkiye closed its main border crossings into northwest Syria on Tuesday, after troops came under attack from Syrians angered by the violence.
The unrest which began late on Sunday spread across several provinces and a district in Istanbul, according to Türkiye’s MIT intelligence agency.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan blamed the anti-Syrian attacks and riots on racism stoked by his political opposition.
Türkiye severed ties with Syria after the 2011 Syrian civil war, where they supported rebels looking to oust current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A zoo in Chile introduced a baby white rhinoceros named “Silverio” to the public on Tuesday.
Silverio is the third baby from the white rhino couple Oliver and Hannah, who arrived at the Buin zoo in Chile’s Santiago from South Africa in 2013.
The 12-day-old baby rhino already weighs almost a ton, and is the third white rhino ever born in South America.
The zoo confirmed that Silverio is “completely healthy” as he took his first steps in the outside world and greeted visitors.
Kim Siyoung, Arirang News.
Source : Arirang TV, https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=272768
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