Global National: May 28

Both the defence and prosecution have made their final pitch to the jury at the historic trial of former U.S. president Donald Trump. Seven men and five women will decide whether to convict him on charges of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to hide a 2016 hush money payment made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. The fiery final pitches, and the drama that unfolded outside the Manhattan courtroom involving actor Robert de Niro. There are serious “gaps” in the way CSIS, the RCMP, and other federal security agencies and departments shared intelligence about foreign interference by China between 2018 and 2023, according to a new report from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA). How it appears CSIS and the information gatekeepers at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office did not see eye-to-eye. An evacuation order has been issued in Papua New Guinea, where up to 2,000 people are buried under metres of mud and rock brought on by a disastrous landslide that struck on May 24. The latest threat facing the country, the fading hope of finding survivors, and what’s complicating aid efforts. And a puzzling whodunit in Quebec: farmer Jonathan Fortin is at a loss for words after his entire herd of cows was stolen. The stunning crime, why Fortin believes he’s being followed, and how he and his wife are now out about $200,000.

• Montreal billionaire Robert Miller arrested on sex charges involving 10 victims