The News Roundup for May 31, 2024
Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee the area of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 30, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee the area of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 30, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his criminal hush money trial.
It is the first time a former president was ever tried or convicted in a criminal case, and it is the first of Trump's four indictments to reach trial. Judge Merchan has set Trump's sentencing for July 11. The former president is likely to appeal the conviction.
Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
And in global news, Israeli Defense Force missiles hit a camp of displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday, igniting an inferno. The Gaza Health Ministry said 45 people were killed, and more than 200 injured. Israeli Defense Force officials said two senior Hamas operatives were also killed. The Israeli government called the attack a "tragic mistake." The White House says no red lines have been crossed.
The Haitian transitional council names former Prime Minister Garry Conille as interim Prime Minister. U.S. brokered talks in Haiti secure the bodies of American missionaries killed last week.
And a look at election results in India and South Africa.
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