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Johnny Depp, Amber Heard high-profile defamation proceedings begin in US: What's the high-profile case about?
Fp Explainers •The case pitting Johnny Depp against Amber Heard will be broadcast live. The opening statements are likely to be made on Tuesday morning and the case is expected to last a month. Actors James Franco and Paul Bettany, and billionaire Elon Musk are expected to testify.
How Mexico cut the red tape to help The Times move its journalists out of Afghanistan
•Many of the details of the Afghans’ passage are being kept confidential by news organisations, in part for fear of flooding the narrow channels of escape
It's been nineteen years, and I’m still haunted by the murder of Daniel Pearl
•Pakistan has its own system of indefinite detention and house arrest, where terrorists are kept far from the prying eyes of courts and the media
Johnny Depp allowed to proceed with $50 mn defamation case against ex wife Amber Heard
Fp Staff •Johnny Depp had taken issue to Amber Heard's op-ed in The Washington Post, following which he had slapped a defamation suit against her.
After suing New York Times, Donald Trump re-election campaign files libel case against The Washington Post over two opinion pieces
•US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign sued the Washington Post for libel on Tuesday over two opinion pieces that it said suggested improper ties between the campaign and Russia, North Korea or both
Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend Lauren Sanchez's brother, accused of defaming Amazon chief by leaking 'graphic photographs'
•The brother of Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend has filed a lawsuit accusing Bezos and his security consultant of defaming him in connection with a 2019 National Enquirer story revealing Bezos’ extramarital affair
Hacking of Jeff Bezos' cellphone linked to WhatsApp account of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
•A forensic analysis of Jeff Bezos’ cellphone found with “medium to high confidence” that the Amazon chief’s device was hacked after he received a video from a WhatsApp account reportedly belonging to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, according to a person familiar with the Bezos-ordered investigation
BJP accuses Jeff Bezos-owned The Washington Post of 'biased' coverage; newspaper's editor hits back, says 'independent journalism not about charming govt'
Fp Staff •The Washington Post’s senior global opinions editor Eli Lopez had an online spat with BJP’s foreign affairs chief Vijay Chauthaiwale, who slammed newspaper's editorials, claiming the media house is biased towards Pakistan and overtly critical of India
Ayodhya verdict will shape 'political and social landscape of India', says WSJ; Washington Post calls ruling 'major victory for Modi'
•For all the case's historical origins, 'its judgment will help shape India's political and social landscape,' The Wall Street Journal said on the Ayodhya verdict
Donald Trump plays 'warm-up act' to Narendra Modi at 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston: How international media covered mass rally
Fp Staff •In what is being hailed as one of the largest ever receptions of a foreign leader in the United States, 'Howdy Modi' was marked by Donald Trump as a 'profoundly historic event', that was reportedly attended by over 50,000 people.