Morning brief: Latest legal blow to Trump, Blinken asks Russia to state plainly won't attack Ukraine & more

Morning brief: Latest legal blow to Trump, Blinken asks Russia to state plainly won't attack Ukraine & more

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As tensions between Russia and Ukraine grow, Russian separatists, shelled the village of Stanytsia-Luganska in east Ukraine. The shell struck the wall of a kindergarten that was occupied by 20 children and 18 staff members. No casualties have been reported.Judge orders former President Donald Trump and his eldest children to testify under oath in a civil probe into alleged fraud at Trump's family business, the latest legal setback for 75-year-old Trump who faces multiple cases that could complicate his bid for another term in office in 2024.

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There were reports of shelling by Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian village of Stanytsia-Luganska amid soaring tensions between Russia and Ukraine.The shell blast hit the wall of a Kindergarten used by 20 children and 18 staff.

Triggering a storm on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Adolf Hitler in a tweet that apparently expressed support for truckers protesting vaccine mandates.

In a civil probe into alleged fraud at Donald Trump's family business, a US judge ruled that the former president and his eldest children Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr must give testimony under oath.

US secretary of state Anthony Blinken told the United Nationsthat Russia is seeking to unleash a major invasion in the "coming days".The US diplomat citing intelligence inputs asked Russia to "announce today with no qualification, equivocation or deflection that Russia will not invade Ukraine. State it clearly. State it plainly to the world."

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Moohita Kaur Garg is a senior sub-editor at WION with over four years of experience covering the volatile intersections of geopolitics and global security. From reporting on global...Read More