Monday, July 4, 2016

US senators warn against troop reduction in Afghanistan

US senators have warned against reducing troops in Afghanistan, during a visit to Kabul Monday.

Their words come as the Obama administration is reconsidering whether to stick with their plan to withdraw some 4,000 troops by the end of the year.

Our Washington correspondent Rebecca Foster reports.

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THREE CONVICTED OF LIBOR RIGGING

Three former employees of Britain's Barclays Bank have been convicted of rigging the Libor interest rate.

The London inter-bank lending rate is used to set the prices of financial instruments worth trillions of dollars.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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European Commission says Spanish football clubs must pay back illegal state aid

The European Commission has ruled that seven Spanish football clubs - including Real Madrid and Barcelona - received unfair state aid from the Spanish government.
The clubs will have to pay back unpaid taxes. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports.

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NATO Chief Says Not Interested in New Cold War

As NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prepares for Friday's biannual NATO Summit in Warsaw, he continues to say he's not interested in starting a war with Russia.

Since the annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine, tensions between NATO and Moscow have been increasing.

At a pre-summit news conference, Secretary General Stoltenberg outlined again NATO's intention to send four battalions to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

While NATO leaders believe there's a growing threat from Russia, the secretary general says the deployment is not aimed at continuing to deteriorate relations with Moscow. 


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Also at the NATO summit the secretary general says leaders will discuss how to increase helping the Iraqi and Afghan militaries as well as eliminating human smugglers moving people across the Mediterranean Sea.


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Osborne plans to cut UK corporation tax

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is planning to cut corporation tax to encourage overseas businesses to continue to invest in the UK, following its decision to leave the European Union.

Mr Osborne says cutting the tax to less than 15% is a way of showing the UK is 'still open for business', and would give the country a boost.

Our UK correspondent Martha Holeyman has more.

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FARAGE QUITS AS UKIP LEADER

The leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, is quitting.

Mr Farage says he's achieved his ambition of taking Britain out of the European Union, and so is stepping aside.

He insists Britain must now have a 'Brexit' Prime Minister.

Mr Farage was a leading voice for Brexit ahead of the UK's EU referendum, along with Boris Johnson, who has decided not to run to become Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says Nigel Farage insists his work his done.

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UK correspondent Olly Barratt says that has angered many.

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Nigel Farage stands down as leader of UKIP

Nigel Farage has stood down as the leader of the UK Independence Party...

The Member of the European Parliament has spent his entire political life fighting to get the UK out of the EU - and now says he feels he has "done his bit" following the referendum which saw the UK vote to leave the Union.

He said he would not change his mind about standing down, as he did after the 2015 general election.

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Legal action over Article 50 trigger

A law firm in the UK is legal taking action to ensure the British government does not implement Article 50 - which triggers the formal exit of Britain from the EU - without an Act of Parliament...

The firm Mishcon de Reya says it would be unlawful for the next Prime Minister to begin Article 50 without a formal debate and vote in Parliament.

It comes as MP Boris Johnson criticises the government for not setting out the Brexit positives - as our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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First Turkish aid shipment to Gaza arrives

A Turkish ship carrying 11,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza has reached the Israeli port of Ashdod - as part of a deal struck last week to mend relations between Israel and Turkey.
It's the first such shipment when 10 pro-Palestinian Turkish activists were killed in clashes with Israeli commandos.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports.

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Pressure building on EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to resign over brexit

Pressure is mounting on European Commisison president Jean-Claude Juncker to resign over his handling of the lead up to the UK's brexit referendum.

According the the British newspaper The Sunday Times, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is unhappy with statements made by president Juncker ahead of the historic vote.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Remains from EgyptAir Crash Recovered

Bodies from those who perished in the EgyptAir Flight MS804 crash are now being recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

A search vessel is transporting the human remains to Alexandra, Egypt.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.


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UNIONS: LABOUR DEAL IS POSSIBLE

The UK's trade union leaders say they can broker a peace deal within the divided opposition Labour Party.

It comes after dozens of Labour MPs voted in favour of a no confidence motion in leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Mr Corbyn has vowed to fight on, saying he has the support of the party's membership.

But Christopher Hope of the Telegraph newspaper says there is the chance of a deal which would see Jeremy Corbyn step aside..

But it's likely to come after Britain's Iraq Inquiry releases its report on the war on Wednesday.

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Fire-fighting mission plane crashes in Siberia

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At least eight people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia.  The plane was missing since Friday. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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LEGAL ACTION OVER BREXIT PROCESS

Legal action is being launched to try and stop Britain beginning the process of leaving the EU, without a new act of Parliament.

Law firm Mischon de Reya says it is acting on behalf of a group of academics and business leaders.

It believes it would be unlawful for a UK Prime Minister to trigger the Article 50 process which leads to a Brexit, without putting it to a parliamentary vote.

This after Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum last month.

Political reporter Theo Usherwood says Mischon de Reya's case has a technical point.

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Meanwhile, Boris Johnson says the government must start setting out the potential upsides of an EU divorce.

He's making the call after stepping out of the Conservative Party leadership race, despite having been a figurehead of the Vote Leave campaign.

Political reporter Theo Usherwood says it shows Boris is not retreating completely.

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Report: German arms exports spiked in 2015

German weapons exports nearly doubled last year to their highest level since the beginning of this century according to a newspaper report.

This comes despite a promise from the economic ministry to be more cautious about arms dealing especially to the middle east.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Sunday, July 3, 2016

US Justice Dept. set to finish Clinton investigation

In the next two weeks, The U.S. Justice Department is expected to finish it's investigation into whether Hillary Clinton violated any laws when she decided to use a private email server while she was U.S. Secretary of State.

The investigation and the slow drip of findings remains a political headache for her campaign.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Homemade device injures tourist in Central Park

New York City law enforcement is checking Central Park after what appears to be a homemade device exploded and tore off the foot of an 18-year-old tourist.

The young man was taken to Bellevue hospital for surgery after his left foot was nearly destroyed.

Mark Torre (prono: tore-EE) is with the New York City Bomb Squad and he says, a lot of people like to experiement with explosives and fireworks close to the American Independence Day holiday.

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Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad violence

The Islamic State is claiming responsibility for the giant explosion which killed more than 140 in Baghdad and injured as many as 200 more.

As Iraqi and U.S. coalition forces regain territory once held by the group, observers note, the Islamic State is returning to it's previous strategy of guerilla violence.

Major General Chip Chapman worked on counter-terrorism issues for the U.K.'s ministry of defence.

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Investigation underway after man loses foot in Central Park

The New York City Police Department is investigating why there was an explosion in Central Park, which cost 18-year-old Connor Golden his left foot.

The initial theory is that somehow he stepped on a firework while clambering up a large rock, although his friends say they don't really understand what happened. 

From New York, Laura Cantekin reports:

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More than 140 dead in Baghdad attacks

More than 140 were killed and nearly 200 injured after a huge bomb exploded at a shopping complex in Baghdad.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility and has indicated, it's part of how Ramadan - Islam's holiest month - is a month of victory.

As our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports, the violence has won condemnation

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