Harry-Meghan lose multi million deal as Japan rewrites sex crime law

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• Mr Trump is the first US president - current or former - to be hit with a federal criminal indictment.

• The Prince Harry and Meghan contract was estimated to be worth $25m (£18m) in late 2020.

'Dead' woman found breathing in coffin at own funeral

Mourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorian woman were startled to discover she was still alive.

Bella Montoya, 76, was declared dead last week following a suspected stroke.

Five hours into her wake on Friday, relatives preparing to change her clothes ahead of the burial found her gasping for air.

Ms Montoya is now back in hospital in intensive care, and Ecuador's health ministry has set up a committee to investigate the incident.

Spotify ends podcast deal with Prince Harry and Meghan

Spotify has ended its lucrative deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the couple to produce podcasts.

A joint statement from Harry and Meghan's company and the streaming giant said they had "mutually agreed to part ways".

Spotify confirmed it was not renewing Meghan's podcast Archetypes, which ran for 12 episodes from August 2022, for a second series.

The contract was estimated to be worth $25m (£18m) in late 2020.

The podcast deal was one of the major commercial agreements the couple entered into after quitting royal duties and relocating to the US in 2020.

40 killed by rebels in Uganda school attack

At least 40 people have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group.

A further eight people remain in critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe.

Police say the attack on Friday was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - a Ugandan group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Partygate report: Boris Johnson misled Commons

The privileges committee concluded that Boris Johnson deliberately misled the House of Commons.

It said he deliberately misled the House, the Committee, impugned the Committee and was "complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the Committee."

The Privileges Committee also recommended Boris Johnson should have been suspended from the House for 90 days, but he had already resigned.

The committee recommended that he should not be granted a former member's pass - which would have allowed him limited access to Parliament, including for lunches and to see former colleagues.

African leaders in Ukraine, Russia for peace mission

Seven African leaders set out to meet President Zelensky in Kyiv, before heading to Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, on a peace mission.

The group - which includes leaders from South Africa and Egypt - has agreed to engage with Zelensky and Putin on a ceasefire and lasting peace.

The mission is an unusual burst of activism given Africa's largely hands-off approach to a conflict that many here see primarily as a confrontation between Russia and the West.

Both Russia and Ukraine have sought to deepen their influence in African nations in recent months.

Trump pleads not guilty in classified documents case

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to historic charges of mishandling sensitive files at a federal court in Miami, Florida.

Arms crossed, in a dark suit and red tie, he sat in stone-faced silence for his second court appearance this year.

The Republican later travelled to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he addressed supporters.

Against a backdrop of American flags, Mr Trump, who is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, told the assembled crowd he had "every right" to hold the classified documents, but "hadn't had a chance to go through all the boxes".

Mr Trump is the first US president - current or former - to be hit with a federal criminal indictment.

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, died at the age of 86.

He died at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.

In April, Berlusconi was treated for a lung infection linked to a previously undisclosed case of chronic leukaemia.

A flamboyant billionaire media tycoon, Berlusconi first came to office in 1994 and led four governments until 2011.

Japan rewrites sex crime law, raises age of consent

Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws.

The definition of rape was broadened to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" from "forcible sexual intercourse", aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries.

The legal age of consent, previously at only 13, has been raised to 16 years.

Previous laws did not protect those coerced into having sex and deterred reporting of such attacks.

The new laws were passed by the upper house of the Diet - Japan's parliament - on Friday. They explicitly outline eight scenarios where it is difficult for a victim to "form, express, or fulfil an intention not to consent" to sexual intercourse.

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