Harvey Weinstein at a Manhattan court yesterday for his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges. Photo: Reuters

Harvey Weinstein&s retrial on rape and sexual assault charges got under way yesterday, as a prosecutor and a defence lawyer offered starkly contrasting explanations for the disgraced movie mogul&s encounters with women who hoped to make it big in Hollywood.

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Israeli airstrike kills 10 people at Gaza school sheltering displaced families

An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza killed 10 people yesterday, an attack that Israel said targeted militants operating from within the complex.

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People gather outdoors following an earthquake in Istanbul yesterday. Photo: AP

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas yesterday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the Turkish city of 16 million people, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.

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Ukraine calls for ceasefire and vows not to surrender territory to Russia under US peace deal

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire from Russia.

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Sam Kiley: How Zelensky played it smart and dodged a bullet in UK diplomatic ambush

Actor-turned-statesman Volodymyr Zelensky may have only ever played a soldier, but as a war-time leader he knows an ambush when he sees one.

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Top US cardinal calls for ‘return to tradition& as race to be next Pope begins

A prominent cardinal urged the Catholic Church to return to conservative traditions as candidates began to jockey for position before the election that will choose Pope Francis&s successor.

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