Morning news brief: Florida court upholds abortion ban; Trump posts $175mn bail, and more

Former US President Donald Trump has avoided asset seizure in his New York civil fraud case by posting a $175 million bond. In other news, Florida's top court has approved a 15-week abortion ban.

Meanwhile, convicted killer Alex Murdaugh has received a 40-year sentence and nearly $9 million in restitution for financial fraud in South Carolina. Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, is facing a tax offence trial ahead of the US elections. Finally, officials in Gaza havereported that an Israeli strike killed seven foreign aid workers in the war-torn region.

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United States former president Donald Trump secured a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday (April 1) and averted the seizure of assets by the state authorities which may have placed his business empire in shambles.

The top court of Florida agreed upon the implementation of the state's six-week abortion ban, however, it gave voters the chance to have their say on the issue in the November elections.

In South Carolina, on Monday (Apr 1) convicted killer Alex Murdaugh faced another reckoning, this time for financial fraud, and got handed a 40-year sentence andnearly $9 million in restitution for his crimes.

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, whose history ofdrug abuse has remained a political hot-topic among American conservatives, is set to face a tax offence trial amid the consequential presidential elections in which his father is seeking a second consecutive term.

Watch |Israeli strike kills four foreign aid workers says Gaza officials