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Joe Biden
personU.S. President Joe Biden agrees to provide Ukraine with advanced rocket systems. High mobility artillery rocket systems can accurately hit targets as far away as 80 km. Package also includes ammunition, counter fire radars, a number of air surveillance radars.
Dustin Johnson
personLIV Golf Invitational is scheduled for June 9-11 at Centurion Club outside of London. Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Talor Gooch are in the field. Phil Mickelson was missing from the list that was released Tuesday night.
Amber Heard
personDepp was awarded $15 million: $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million punitive. Heard countersued for $100 million claiming Depp's attorney made defamatory claims about her. Depp was not present for the verdict and watched from the UK.
Gareth Bale
personGareth Bale has been awarded an MBE for services to football and charity. Wales captain became the first British player to win the Champions League on five occasions. Rio Ferdinand, Gareth Bale and James Milner honoured by the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee Birthday Honours List. Great Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning women's curling team have also been recognised.
Amber Heard
personJohnny Depp has been awarded more than $10 million in damages in the blockbuster US defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. A seven-person jury returned a verdict in favour of Depp, 58, following a six-week trial. He was awarded damages of $10m (£8m) and a further $5m (£4m) in punitive damages. Depp skipped the court hearing to hang with his musician friends in London.
Sheryl Sandberg
personSheryl Sandberg, the COO of Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced Wednesday she is stepping down. Sandberg will continue to be on Meta's board of directors. Mark Zuckerberg says Sandberg's role won't be replaced, but that Javier Olivan will become Meta's next COO.
Krishnakumar Kunnath
personKrishnakumar Kunnath, known as KK, died after performing a concert in Kolkata, India. He was in the city for a two-day run of gigs and began to feel ill during Tuesday night’s performance.
Paul Pogba
personPaul Pogba is set to leave Manchester United on a free transfer. The Frenchman's contract runs out at the end of the season. The 29-year-old is in talks with PSG, Real Madrid and Juventus. CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news.
Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp has won his defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. The jury ruled that she defamed Depp when she wrote a 2018 Washington Post op-ed alluding to her past claims of domestic violence. Crowds were overheard chanting in support of Depp outside the Fairfax courthouse. Depp was not in attendance when the verdict was read.
KK
personPopular Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, widely known as KK, has died about an hour after performing. The 53-year-old Indian singer KK shot to fame in the 1990s and 2000s with hit songs.
Novak Djokovic
personRafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the French Open quarter-final. The Spaniard went a double break up at 4-1 and closed out the first set in 49 minutes. Nadal will face third seed Alexander Zverev in Friday's last four.
European Union
organizationRussia currently supplies 27% of the EU's imported oil and 40% of its gas. EU pays Russia around €400bn (£341bn) a year in return. Decision is expected to cause further disruption in the supply of oil.
GasTerra
organizationEU leaders strike watered-down deal to ban more than two-thirds of Moscow's oil imports. Two Russian soldiers sentenced to more than 11 years in jail each for firing artillery at civilian areas. Gazprom announces it will cut natural gas supplies to Dutch trader GasTerra.
John Durham
personThe jury in the case of Michael Sussmann deliberated on Friday afternoon and Tuesday morning. The case was the first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham since his appointment three years ago. The verdict represents a setback for Durham’s work, especially since Trump supporters had looked to the probe to expose what they contend was bias.
Michael Sussmann
personMichael Sussmann, 57, was a lawyer for Democrats including the Hillary Clinton campaign. He was charged with lying to the FBI when he brought allegations against Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential race. Prosecutors said he lied about not representing a client at the time of the meeting.
Sidhu Moose Wala
personMoose Wala rose to prominence in 2017 and had become well-known in Indian diaspora countries. But he also attracted controversy for some of his lyrics. He also made an unsuccessful state assembly run last year after joining India’s Congress party.
Tara Air
organizationTara Air turboprop Twin Otter was on a 20-minute flight Sunday. Plane was carrying three crew members and 19 passengers; 13 of them were Nepali.
UEFA
organizationLiverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris. Kick-off for the match was delayed by 36 minutes as thousands of Liverpool supporters attempted to gain entry into the Stade de France. UEFA appeared to put the blame on Liverpool supporters who had bought forged tickets.
Andy Robertson
personAndy Robertson criticises UEFA over "fake ticket" claims after Champions League final chaos. Kick-off was delayed for 35 minutes due to fans trying to force their way into the Stade de France in Paris. UEFA initially blamed supporters arriving late at the stadium for the shambolic scenes. But later attributed the issues to fans Trying to gain access with fake tickets, which caused delays.
Champions League
organizationLiverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris. Kick-off was delayed by 37 minutes and thousands of people made to wait for hours to gain access to the stadium. UEFA said turnstiles were blocked because some Liverpool fans had purchased ‘fake’ tickets. Liverpool later released a statement calling for a thorough investigation.