This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Julia McFarlane, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 3rd of July, these are our main stories.

The American music mogul, Sean Diddy Combs, has been denied bail,

following his conviction for prostitution-related offences,

even though he was cleared of more serious

charges. President Trump says Vietnam has agreed a trade deal to reduce tariffs, making it one of

only a handful of countries to do so ahead of a deadline next week. DNA testing of bones of a

multi-ethnic ancient man has offered clues about how Egypt became a great civilization.

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For nearly eight weeks now, the world has watched the trial of Sean Diddycombs, one of the biggest names in rap and hip-hop.

On Wednesday, he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering the more serious charges

against him. He was, however, found guilty on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.

As the judge read out the full verdict, Combs dropped to his knees and prayed.

He then rose and faced the courtroom gallery saying, I'm going to be home soon. But that was not to be.

The judge presiding over his case has denied Sean Combs bail. His family had put up a bond of $1 million.

Outside the court, a large crowd of critics and supporters reacted to the verdict. I think it was overall a fair verdict. I think he definitely

should do some time, in my opinion, just giving the severity of everything, the victims. I'm kind of

happy for him. I always felt like they had, you know, a lot of bogus charges

against him. Maybe some were substantiated, others weren't. And, I mean, I feel like he got

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