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

I'm Janet Jalil and in the early hours of Wednesday, 8th of May, these are our main stories.

Storm me Daniels, a porn star at the center of Donald Trump's

criminal trial, tells the court about their alleged sexual encounter. Israel has

said it will continue its attack on Raffer in southern Gaza until Hamas is defeated or the first

of the remaining hostages is released. Tic-Toc is suing the US government over its

move to ban the app if its Chinese owners don't agree to sell it.

Also in this podcast,

One of the biggest music events of the year has kicked off in Sweden with the first Eurovision

Song Contest semi-final. final.

Donald Trump's hush money trial has been hearing evidence from the porn star at the center of the case in one of the most riveting days of testimony. Sitting just meters from Mr. Trump in a New York courtroom, Stormy Daniels described the

sexual encounter she says they had, sometimes in graphic detail.

He denies any such encounter occurred and has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records

to conceal a payment of $130,000 to buy the pawn star's silence

ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Our North America editor, Sarah Smith, sent this report from outside the court.

This is the moment much of the world's media has been waiting for.

Stormy Daniels in the witness box.

The US networks are very excited.

And with that we do want to switch to some breaking news out of New York right now.

The attorney for a porn star, Stormy Daniel says she herself is expected to appear as a witness

in the Trump-Hush Money Fraud Trial today.

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