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Catch up on the Top Stories of the day.

0:00 Major Gaza protests hit US universities
- After students at Columbia University set up pro-Palestine encampments on their campus, at least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have emerged nationwide, following their lead. Students have pitched up tents, protesting against links between their universities and their Israeli counterparts and companies, calling on them to divest. Several of the demonstrations have been met with violence by police who used force to break up the camps and arrest students.

0:25 Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump immunity case
⁃ The Supreme Court heard three hours of arguments over whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution for official acts he took while in office. A decision, which is not expected until June, will have ramifications on the federal case that accuses Trump of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

0:43 Antony Blinken meets with top leaders in China to discuss relations
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders in an attempt to ease strained relations between the two countries. Tensions between the United States and China are high over a range of issues. Blinken raised concerns about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies.

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