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6/19/2025, 8:29:44 AM

Three French employers in the champagne sector will go on trial on Thursday accused of human trafficking, exploiting and housing seasonal workers in appalling conditions, during grape picking in eastern France in 2023. https://www.citizen.digital/news/french-champagne-makers-face-human-trafficking-trial-n364876

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6/19/2025, 8:29:22 AM

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify any applicants who may be hostile towards the United States, according to an internal State Department cable reviewed by Reuters. https://www.citizen.digital/news/trump-administration-tightens-social-media-vetting-for-foreign-students-n364875

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6/19/2025, 8:30:40 AM

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is making its way into courts despite early stumbles, raising questions about how it will influence the legal system and justice itself. https://www.citizen.digital/tech/justice-at-stake-as-generative-ai-enters-the-courtroom-n364884

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6/19/2025, 8:30:03 AM

Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal at the Club World Cup in new coach Xabi Alonso's first game in charge on Wednesday, after Manchester City got off to a winning start. https://www.citizen.digital/sports/real-madrid-held-as-man-city-juve-triumph-in-club-world-cup-openers-n364879

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6/19/2025, 8:28:24 AM

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences' twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV -- a move the company hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against the sexually transmitted virus. https://www.citizen.digital/news/us-approves-gileads-twice-yearly-injection-to-prevent-hiv-n364872

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6/19/2025, 8:30:22 AM

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialed a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC -- a document to be formally signed on June 27, a joint statement said Wednesday. https://www.citizen.digital/news/dr-congo-rwanda-to-sign-peace-accord-on-june-27-n364881

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6/19/2025, 8:32:04 AM

Pressure is mounting on the government’s response to the growing cases of violence and extra-judicial killings by members of the police force. https://www.citizen.digital/news/calls-to-give-ipoa-arresting-power-amid-crackdown-on-police-violence-n364886

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6/19/2025, 8:31:43 AM

The High Court has ordered Samson Talam, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of Nairobi's Central Police Station, to serve court documents in a petition seeking to stop his prosecution for the death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody. https://www.citizen.digital/news/ocs-talam-moves-to-block-prosecution-in-death-of-blogger-albert-ojwang-n364878

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6/19/2025, 8:28:55 AM

Uasin Gishu county has prioritized construction of roads in its 2025/26 budget so as to ease access to the the grassroots by allocating Ksh.2.5 billion. https://www.citizen.digital/news/uasin-gishu-county-prioritizes-construction-of-roads-in-its-budget-n364874

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6/19/2025, 8:28:03 AM

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was still deciding whether to join Israel's strikes on Iran, claiming Tehran now wants talks at the White House but may have waited too long. https://www.citizen.digital/news/trump-on-iran-strikes-i-may-do-it-i-may-not-do-it-n364871