Actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago. The Oscar-winning star previously denied four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

The judge set a trial start date of 6 June 2023 and said it would last from three to four weeks

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⚡️ Hundreds of Twitter users worldwide report problems accessing the social media platform

❗Twitter is back up and running after an outage

Ukrainian forces have shelled Donetsk. According to preliminary data, two people were killed. Those killed are the driver and passenger of a bus, while several people are also seen injured in the video.

📝Ukraine proposes creating commission to control weapons supplied by West

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💬"My abortion was an act of self-love"

The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on access to abortions. Sarah Lopez, an "abortion storyteller" from the pro-abortion organization, We Testify, was giving evidence in a hearing about the overturning of Roe v Wade and her testimony sure exploded onto social media.

"My abortion was the best decision I ever made. It was an act of self love."

Lopez used to work as a youth program manager for the abortion provider connecting service, Jane’s Due Process, but the organization suspended all services after a Supreme Court decision.

❗Brent crude dips below $96 per barrel first time since February 23

🎬Amazon has unveiled its main teaser for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The series will premiere on September 2, 2022

Five candidates have made it to the third round of the UK prime minister's election:

▪Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak
▪Minister of State for Trade Policy Penny Mordaunt
▪Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
▪Former Minister of State for Equalities Kemi Badenoch
▪Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee Tom Tugendhat

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📹Rosgvardiya (National Guard of Russia) officers have tested NATO Level IV armor plates that were found in enemy trenches. The gear is supposed to protect against armor-piercing bullets

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📹This video shows a vast array of equipment that was left by Ukrainian forces in Lisichansk when retreating: NLAWs, Javelins, and more. Ukrainian troops also abandoned dozens of vehicles: tanks, BMPs, APCs, SAUs, and wheeled armored vehicles.

According to Russian war correspondent Evgeny Poddubny, none of this will stay at the exhibition for long, as it's expected to be used by soldiers of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic.

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⚡🇮🇹Italian Prime Minister Draghi says he will resign

😐🤝Biden shakes hands with an old acquaintance (thin air) after receiving the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor from Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem

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⚡🇮🇹Italy's president refuses to accept PM Draghi's resignation - statement

❗️ US issues general license authorizing transactions with Russia related to fertilizers, seeds and food crops, food for humans - Treasury

📹Russian servicemen have found a farm for the industrial cultivation of marijuana at positions left by Ukrainian troops near Lisichansk

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