Monday, April 10, 2017

Alexey Navalny released from jail after 15 days arrest

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Russia's prominent opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, has been released from jail in Moscow. He was serving a 15 days arrest after being detained at an anti-corruption protest in central Moscow on 26 March. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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Funeral of Police Officer killed in Westminster attack

A funeral for the police officer killed in last month's terror attack on Westminster has taken place in London.


48 year old Keith Palmer was stabbed outside the Houses of Parliament on 22nd March.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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Barclay's CEO investigated over whistleblowing inquiry

The CEO of lender Barclays is being investigated, after it was revealed he tried to find out who wrote a whistleblowing letter to the bank.


Jes Staley will either lose his annual bonus or have his pay docked in what he says was a mistake.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell has an update


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Marine Le Pen denies French role in wartime roundup of Paris Jews

Marine Le Pen has denied France's involvement in a wartime roundup of Paris Jews who were then sent to the death camps.
The latest polls put the far right presidential candidate in a first round dead heat with centrist Emmanuel Macron - 13 days before France goes to the polls. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.

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Iran, Russia pledge to “respond with force” if Syria attacked

Russia and Iran accused the United States of crossing "red lines" in Syria following last week's US strike on a Syrian airbase. US said it was a response to the Syrian government's chemical attack on a town in Idlib province earlier that week. The statement comes days before US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital.

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G7 Foreign Ministers Arrive in Italy to Discuss Syria

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and foreign ministers from the other G-7 countries are meeting in Italy where they'll be discussing the crisis in Syria.

The UK is expected to push for more sanctions against Russia, while the US is expected to be pressured to lay out a detailed Syria policy.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching getting worse.

Back-to-back bleaching is killing huge tracts of Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, with almost none of the coral affected last year expected to recover.
Recent aerial surveys have revealed some shocking truths about one of the world's great treasures.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Neil Gorsuch to be sworn in to Supreme Court

Donald Trump will swear in Judge Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court on Monday, ending a vacancy on the bench that's lasted more than a year.

Judge Gorsuch was confirmed by a bitterly partisan US Senate on Friday and could now shape the US legal system for decades to come.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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Sunday, April 9, 2017

US condemns attacks in Egypt

U.S. President Donald Trump has posted on social media the the attacks in Egypt make him 'so sad'.

The US State Department has issued a more formal response condemning the attacks which killed at least 45 and injured dozens more.

Our US correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction from Washington:

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Ousted US Deputy National Security Adviser "offered job" as US Ambassador to Singapore

There are reports that President Trump will nominate his Deputy National Security Adviser to be the next US Ambassador to Singapore.


Multiple reports in Washington suggest that KT McFarland will leave the White House, after new National Security Adviser HR McMaster moved to change the composition of the President's main foreign policy advisory body.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Geopolitics set to dominate sentiment on Wall St. [PREVIEW]

The United States missile strike on a Syrian airbase last week sent investors in the U.S. fleeing to safe havens like gold on Friday.

And while traders on Wall Street this week will continue to watch developments in Syria closely there’s also plenty of economic data on the docket to digest.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Dalai Lama responds to Chinese criticism over disputed territory visit

The Dalai Lama has hit out at China for its objections to his ongoing visit to a disputed territory in the north-east of India, close to the Tibetan border.

The Buddhist leader says the Chinese authorities are "fooling their people".

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai

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Russia charges 8 suspects linked to St.Petersburg bombing

Russian authorities charged eight people with terrorism offences in connection to Monday's St. Petersburg metro bomb attack. The device was set off by a suicide bomber, 22-year old Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen Akbarjon Djalilov. 14 people were killed and over 60 more injured as the result of the blast. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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Friday, April 7, 2017

US military investigates Russian involvement in chemical attack

The US military is trying to determine whether Russia played any role in the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria earlier this week.

On Thursday the US responded to the attack by firing 59 missiles at a Syrian airbase.

Harry Horton reports from Washington


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Lawmakers urge consultation on Syria

A growing number of American lawmakers want the Trump administration to consult with the U.S. Congress on his Syria policy and the possibility of an authorization for the use of force against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

A bipartisan group of senators is trying to move the process forward, introducing the Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act, in hopes of creating some additional tools to hold President Assad responsible.

Republican Senator Rand Paul wants to know more from the White House:

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Uruguay will be come the first country to sell marijuana in pharmacies

Uruguay will become the first country in the world to legally sell cannabis over the counter in pharmacies. 

As of July, pharmacies all over the South American country will sell marijuana to those who have signed up to a national registry. 

Andrea Arenas reports

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US foreign policy analyst reacts to Syria missile strikes


Donald Trump is facing both condemnation and support at home in the wake of Thursday's US missile strikes on a Syrian air base.

The strikes came just two days after a suspected chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime in Syria's Idlib province.

Michael O'Hanlon from the Brookings Institution says the operation will impact future chemical weapons use in Syria

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But Michael O'Hanlon from the Brookings Institution says the operation will have a limited impact on the wider conflict in Syria

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But Michael O'Hanlon from the Brookings Institution says this doesn't mark a U-turn in Trump's policy on Syria

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Russia says US Syria strikes strengthen terrorism

Russia ambassador to the United Nations says America's air strike
against Syria only strengthens terrorism in the Middle East.

Vladimir Safronkov condemned the US strikes which targeted a Syrian
air base in retaliation for Tuesday's chemical weapons attack.

The US ambassador Nikki Haley defended the move saying unilateral
action was needed as the Security Council had failed to act.

The Russian ambassador Vladimir Safronkov warned of the consequences
of America's actions.

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US “prepared to do more” in Syria following air strikes

The US ambassador to the United Nations has warned America is
"prepared to do more" following its missile strike on a Syrian
airbase.

Nikki Haley was speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security
Council, at which Russia strongly condemned the US attack as an
"illegitimate" "act of aggression".

The US received support from several Council members including the UK,
France, Japan and Italy.

But Bolivia said America's unilateral action against Syria violated
international law and the UN Charter.

US ambassador Nikki Haley defended the US strikes which were in
response to the chemical weapons attack earlier this week.

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responsibility for Tuesday's chemical weapons attack.

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Russia says US planned Syria strike well in advance

Moscow said Friday that US attack against Syria's airbase was prepared well before Tuesday's chemical attack in Idlib happened. The Syrian government denied it possesses chemical weapons. The Kremlin qualified US strikes as an "act of aggression" and sent its most advanced frigate to the Syrian coast. Our correspondent Daria Bondachuk reports from Moscow.


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