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1. National Enquirer publisher testifies he used tabloid to suppress unfavourable Trump stories

   

   The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump's 2016 presidential bid.

2. Why rights groups say so many Palestinians in the West Bank are being attacked with impunity

   

   When word came over the weekend that Israel's closest ally, the United States, reportedly plans to hold members of an Israeli military battalion accountable for violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, rights groups saw it as progress.

3. U.S. government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar allegations

   

   The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7-million US settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016.

4. Elon Musk's X, Australia government clash over order to take down church stabbing video

   

   Elon Musk lashed out at Australia's prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control "the entire internet."

5. Kensington Palace posts birthday photo of Prince Louis, taken by Catherine

   

   It's the first image by the Princess of Wales the palace has distributed since news organizations withdrew a photo edited by Catherine over concerns about digital manipulation.