On day five of Donald Trump's hush money trial, his lawyers argue there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election, saying it's called democracy.

Paula Newton looks into the background of the first witness, former tabloid publisher David Pecker.

And how TikTok intends to fight a potential U.S. ban.

All that and a wrap of today's top international stories.

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