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An 11-year-old boy who was shot by a police officer has returned home from hospital after almost a week of treatment.

Aderrien Murry spent five days in hospital with a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and fractured ribs after the officer shot him in the chest early on Saturday, lawyer Carlos Moore said.

Aderrien was well enough to leave hospital on Wednesday, and is continuing his recovery at home in Indianola, about 95 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi.

Mr Moore said the family is “demanding justice”.

“An 11-year-old black boy in the city of Indianola came within an inch of losing his life – he had done nothing wrong and everything right.”

Mr Moore said that Aderrien’s mother Nakala had asked him to call police at about 4am on Saturday after a previous partner had showed up at home.

Ms Murry felt threatened, Mr Moore said, and the child had “called the police to come to his mother’s rescue, he called his grandmother to come to his mother’s rescue, the police came there and escalated the situation”.

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Two police officers arrived and one kicked the front door before Ms Murry opened it, telling them that the man had gone but her three children were inside.

Child does not understand why a police officer shot him

Mr Moore said that Sergeant Greg Capers, who is black, yelled out that anyone inside should come out with their hands up.

When Aderrien walked into the living room with nothing in his hands, Capers shot him in the chest, Mr Moore said.

Indianola City Attorney Kimberly Merchant confirmed to Indianola’s Enterprise-Tocsin newspaper that Capers was the officer who shot the little boy and Mr Moore said on Thursday that Capers had been suspended with pay while the incident is investigated.

Ms Murry said her son is “blessed” to be alive but he does not understand why a police officer shot him.

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‘That’s my child, y’all’

She described what had happened as “the worst moment in my life”, adding: “I feel like nobody cares – that’s my child, y’all.”

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said its agents are looking into what happened and will share their findings with the Attorney General’s Office.

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Donald Trump’s assets under theat as he ‘can’t find $557m bond’, his lawyers say

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Donald Trump's assets under theat as he 'can't find 7m bond', his lawyers say

Donald Trump cannot find the $557m (£438m) bond he needs to pause enforcement of a civil fraud trial judgement against him because it is too much money, his lawyers have said.

The former president was fined $454m (£356m) after being found guilty of scheming for years to deceive banks and insurers by inflating his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals.

If he is unable to find the bond amount, his assets could be seized instead, starting as soon as next week.

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Last month, in a New York state appeals court, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled he must post a bond covering the full amount to hold up enforcement of the judgment, set to start on 25 March.

But Mr Trump’s lawyers said obtaining a bond for such a large sum “is not possible under the circumstances presented” as most bonding companies simply will not offer the huge amount required.

With interest, Mr Trump owes almost $457m (£359m), but, in all, he and his co-defendants including his company and top executives, such as his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr, owe $467m (£367m).

Mr Trump, who has secured the Republican nomination for this year’s general election, has frequently claimed to be worth billions of dollars and last year said he had $400m in cash, in addition to properties and other investments.

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The real estate tycoon, who is fighting four criminal prosecutions as he prepares to take on President Joe Biden for the White House in November, asked if the court would accept a bond of $100m (£78m) to stay the judgement, but his proposal was rejected.

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A stay is a legal mechanism pausing collection during an appeal.

Mr Trump’s team spent “countless hours negotiating with one of the largest insurance companies in the world”, they wrote, but to no avail.

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Their filing quoted Gary Giulietti, a real estate broker, who wrote that few firms would consider the proposal.

He wrote: “A bond of this size is rarely, if ever, seen”.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, has said that she will seek to seize some of Mr Trump’s assets if he is unable to pay the judgment.

Mr Trump would receive an automatic stay if he were to put up money, assets or an appeal bond covering what he owes. In January, a jury ordered Mr Trump to pay $83m (£65m) to writer E Jean Carroll for defaming her.

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits Seoul

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits Seoul

North Korea has launched ballistic missiles as US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul.

Three short-range ballistic missiles were fired into the sea on Monday, as Mr Blinken visited for a conference on advancing democracy.

It is the first time in two months that North Korea has launched weapons of that type.

South Korea said that several short-range missiles flew about 186 miles (300km) and landed off the North’s east coast after being fired from the capital Pyongyang between 7.44am and 8.22am local time (around 11pm Sunday UK time).

The South condemned the launch as a “clear provocation” and said it was sharing information with the US and Japan.

Mr Blinken was among senior officials from around the world who were in South Korea attending the Summit for Democracy conference, which begins today. He will also meet his South Korea counterpart, foreign minister Cho Tae-yul.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also condemned the launch after his country’s coastguard reported the missile launch.

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Calling the launch a violation of UN resolutions, Mr Kishida added: “North Korea’s series of actions threaten the peace and security of our region and the international community, and are absolutely unacceptable.”

Recent weeks have seen North Korea’s military conducting exercises with conventional weapons – often overseen by dictator Kim Jong Un.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un attended a military demonstration last week. Pic: Reuters
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Pyongyang’s show of force comes after the militaries of South Korea and the US finished ten days of large-scale annual joint military drills last week.

The summit is an initiative of US President Joe Biden, aimed at discussing ways to stop the erosion of rights and freedoms globally, as well as democratic backsliding.

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Also, over the weekend, the South Korean military mobilised attack helicopters, amphibious assault vehicles and marines in drills aimed at increasing troop numbers to reinforce western islands near the sea border with their northern neighbours. North Korea shelled the islands back in 2010.

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Before today, the last ballistic launch took place on 14 January, when North Korea said it fired intermediate-range hypersonic missiles.

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‘Heroic’ cyclists fight off cougar after it grabbed woman in its jaws in Washington state, US

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'Heroic' cyclists fight off cougar after it grabbed woman in its jaws in Washington state, US

A “heroic” group of cyclists in the US fought off a cougar for more than 15 minutes after it grabbed a woman in its jaws.

Keri Bergere, a member of the group, suffered neck and face injuries in the attack but escaped with her life thanks to her comrades.

The cyclists were riding on a trail in Washington state when a pair of the big cats, also known as mountain lions, suddenly ran up.

One of the animals then grabbed Ms Bergere and dragged her off her bicycle.

It happened on 17 February but details of the struggle have only now been revealed in a TV interview.

“I just remember getting tackled from this side and ending up at the other side of the road pinned to the ground and hearing all the ladies rallying and fighting for my life,” Ms Bergere told KING, an affiliate of NBC News, Sky News’ US partner network.

The other cougar ran into the hills, while the four riders with Ms Bergere mounted a counterattack to save her from the grips of the attacker’s jaws – which at that point were around her face and exerting pressure.

“Erica and Tisch come over with sticks and a rock and we’re hand-to-hand combat-battling this thing,” fellow rider Annie Bilotta said.

Cougars use the powerful force of their jaws to crush the skulls, neck bones and windpipes of prey, experts say.

For a time it seemed that the 34kg cat would not relent, despite Ms Bergere also fighting back by poking at the creature’s eyes and nose, she said.

But about 15 minutes into the saga, the cyclists said, the cat weakened its pressure on her and she was able to slip her face out of its jaws.

The group then managed to pin the mountain lion down with a bicycle while they waited for help to arrive.

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Officers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife later arrived on the scene and shot dead the animal. Officials have concluded the animal had no diseases or abnormalities that might have contributed to its behaviour.

“We may have had a very different outcome without their heroic efforts,” the department’s Lieutenant Erik Olson said of Ms Bergere’s friends.

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