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Bucharest (AFP) – Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, arrive at the Bucharest tribunal on Wednesday, a day after being indicted in Romania for human trafficking and rape. Surrounded by bodyguards, who try to keep the media away, Andrew tells reporters “I believe in god and I believe in the justice system and we are all going to be ok”. Along with Andrew and Tristan Tate, two women were also charged in the case, with Romania’s anti-organised crime prosecution unit alleging that the defendents set up a criminal organisation and sexually exploited several women. IMAGES

London (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vows that Russia will eventually pay financially for its invasion of Ukraine, telling a reconstruction conference in London that Washington will stand with the country’s people until then.

Bandli, Azad Kashmir (Pakistan) (AFP) – Last week, a trawler carrying migrants sank near Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, killing at least 78. There are reports that hundreds of Pakistanis were aboard and that the number of victims could rise sharply.

London (AFP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces $1.3 billion in fresh US economic assistance for Ukraine, focused on energy and infrastructure needs. SOUNDBITE

La Jolla (United States) (AFP) – US research oceanographer at University of San Diego, Jules Jaffe, says it is “practically impossible” to find the OceanGate sub “in a mangled wreck”, within the next 36 hours. Jaffe was part of the team that found the Titanic wreck in 1985. All communication was lost with the 21-foot (6.5-meter) craft, named Titan, during its descent Sunday to see the remains of the British passenger liner.

Tamara (Honduras) (AFP) – Relatives of prisoners stand in wait of information about their loved ones after clashes between rival gangs led to 41 women dying.

Resistencia (Argentina) (AFP) – People demonstrate following the presumed murder of Cecilia Strzyzowski, who has been missing in the Argentine province of Chaco since June 1.

Boston (AFP) – As rescue teams search for a deep-diving tourist submersible that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic, US Coast Guard says they are ‘working around the clock’.

Jerusalem (AFP) – “Anyone who harms us will either be in grave or in prison”, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after four people were shot dead near a settlement in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu also vows to “fight terrorism with full force”, stating that “all options are on the table”.

Karachi (AFP) – As Eid al-Adha approaches cattle raised on Karachi’s rooftop are being hoisted down in preparation for the Muslim festival. “It’s like an event for us what they do every year. We like to watch when the crane takes all the animals down,” says a Karachi resident.

Helsinki (AFP) – Finland’s new government poses for a family photo as it officially takes office today. The new conservative Prime Minister, Petteri Orpo, heads a four-party coalition including the far-right Finns Party which plans a major crackdown on immigration, the Swedish People’s Party and the Christian Democrats. IMAGES

Rome (AFP) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in Rome for an official visit during which he will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican and Italian President Sergio Mattarella. IMAGES