Blinken meets Zelenskyy during Ukraine visit | Former Kazakhstan minister jailed for wife’s murder

▷ As Russia pummels new territory in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, expressing support and assurance that weapons are on the way. But Russia is making battleground advances, edging closer to Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv.
▷ The UN says a fifth of Gaza's population has been displaced again in the past week with intense fighting underway at both ends of the Strip. And U.S. officials believe it may be about to escalate, saying Israeli forces now have the capacity to launch their campaign to the heart of Rafah in just a matter of days.
▷ Kazakhstan's former economy minister has been convicted of murdering his wife in a high-profile case that's gripped the nation. Kuandyk Bishimbayev was sentenced by the country's Supreme Court to more than 20 years jail, forcing lawmakers to change their domestic violence laws
00:00 Russian forces continue to push into Vovchansk, widening the front and stretching Ukraine's forces
03:23 Heavy fighting in northern Gaza raises more fears from humanitarian groups
06:43 Kazakhstan’s former economy minister, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, sentenced in high-profile murder case
09:44 Airport closed, curfew imposed in New Caledonia as riots break out
12:27 Michael Cohen takes the stand at Donald Trump’s hush-money trial
13:11 Deadly Brazil floods reach Argentina
13:37 Families relocated amid widespread flooding in east Africa
14:01 Mike Tyson faces off with Jake Paul ahead of comeback fight
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