Monday, May 22, 2017

UK VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHES

It's the last day of voter registration ahead of the UK's general election.

Recent polls have showed a narrowing of the gap between the governing Conservatives and opposition Labour Party.

The deadline to be registered to vote on June 8th comes at 22:59 GMT today (Monday).

Reporter Ashleigh Carroll says campaigns have been running to try and encourage young people to make sure they are able to cast a ballot.

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Eurozone and IMF Meet in Hopes of Reaching Debt Deal for Greece

Eurozone finance ministers and International Monetary Fund leaders will be meeting in Brussels with hopes of striking a deal on Greek debt relief. 

If no deal is reached, more bailout funds can't be unlocked for Athens to make it's next loan payment.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.

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Indian woman castrates holy man who raped her for years

A law student from the Indian state of Kerala cut off the genitals of a Hindu priest alleging that he raped her for years. The man was rushed to a local hospital soon after the attack and is now out of danger.

The self proclaimed god-man claims that he mutilated himself as his sexual organ was of no use to him.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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India seals $630 million deal to buy missiles from Israel

India has signed a $630 million contract with Israel to buy air and defence missiles for Indian navy ships. 

This follows India signing a separate deal last month to buy $2 billion worth of military hardware from Israel.

Our India correspondent, Rebecca Bundhun, reports. 

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The 'Greatest Show On Earth' Ends

The curtain has come down on the "The Greatest Show on Earth." After
nearly 150 year the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
held its final performance Sunday before a sold-out crowd in New York.

Patrice Howard reports.

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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Trump Calls On Muslim Nations To Confront ‘Islamic terror of all kinds’

In a highly-anticipated speech to Muslim leaders during his first
foreign trip, US President Donald Trump called for unity between the
U.S. and Middle Eastern nations in the fight to "stamp out" extremism.
Pres. Trump addressed the leaders of more than 50 Muslim-majority
countries Sunday at the Arab/Islamic-American Summit, hosted by King
Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He called on Gulf Nations to thwart
terrorist threats by cutting off financing of terrorist groups.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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Disturbing - US view of latest North Korea missile launch

The Trump administration is disturbed that North Korea has tested another missile.

The show of force came as U-S President Donald Trump began his first international trip - with three global meetings with Arab countries - at NATO and the G7 on the schedule.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction from Washington:

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Analysts: diplomatically inexperienced Trump facing tough foreign trip


US President Donald Trump is on his first foreign trip since the election...

And foreign policy analysts in Washington DC are highlighting Trump's diplomatic inexperience.

Anthony Cordesman from the Centre for Strategic & International Studies says his insistence on NATO members spending 2% of their GDP on their armed forces is flawed:

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Meanwhile Jeffrey Rathke from the Centre for Strategic & International Studies says Trump's administration is still lacking precision in its foreign policy:

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Wall Street Investors Hope For Calm After Political Turmoil Rocks Stocks

Investors in the US are hoping markets calm down after last week's political turmoil in Washington affected stocks on Wall Street.

They're also looking ahead to Thursday’s OPEC meeting in Vienna, and Friday's release of GDP data.

Our New York correspondent Lorna Shaddick takes a look at the week ahead.

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Saturday, May 20, 2017

Uber Threatens to Fire Exec Involved in Self-Driving Lawsuit

Uber has threatened to fire the engineer at the center of a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets from Alphabet's self-driving car unit, Waymo. 

Waymo sued Uber alleging former Waymo executive Anthony Levandowski downloaded more than 14 thousand confidential documents before leaving Waymo and subsequently joining Uber.And as Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, Uber says if Levandowski doesn't comply with court orders he risks losing his job. 

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Possible White House cover-up under investigation

The Congressional investigations into the problems with Election 2016 has expanded to include a probe of a possible cover-up by the White House, reports the McClatchy newspapers.

Committees are already looking into what influence the Russians exerted on the election and whether they influenced the Trump campaign, a pointed repeatedly denied by U.s. President Donald Trump.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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As Trump leaves Washington, major developments reported in Russia probe

President Trump told top Russian officials that the former FBI Director James Comey was a "nut job", and that by firing him he had alleviated "pressure" caused by the Bureau's probe into his campaign team's ties with Russia.


The revelation contained in a White House document came minutes after President Trump headed off on his first international trip as US leader.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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'Nut Job' - President Trump on James Comey

U.S. President Donald Trump told the Russians that James Comey was a nut job and and firing him relieved a great deal of pressure, the New York Times reports.

The Washington Post is reporting, a person close to President Trump is considered a person of interest.

The news broke the moment the President left on his first international trip.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff 

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Trump administration imposes new sanctions on Venezuelan leaders

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on eight members of Venezuela's Supreme Court. 

Washington has raised concern that Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro might be moving towards an authoritarian rule, and has accused members of the Supreme Court of undermining the nation's democracy.

Andrea Arenas reports.

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Syria, Russia slam US airstrike on pro-Assad convoy near At Tanf base

Syria and its ally Russia have lashed out at the US over Thursday's airstrike near the Syrian-Jordanian border that reportedly killed several pro-regime soldiers. 


US officials said US warplanes struck the convoy as it neared a military base occupied by US and British forces, after warning shots were ignored. 


Syria said it has raised the issue with the United Nations, and our UN correspondent Liling Tan has the details.  


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Syria, Russia condemn US-led strike on pro-Assad forces

Russia claims civilians were killed in recent U.S.-led coalition strike in Syria. The United States said it attacked a convoy that posed a threat to it and US-backed Syrian rebel forces. Russia and Syria called the air raid 'unacceptable'. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat's painting breaks records after auction sale of $110.5 million

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The late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's painting of a skull has sold at
auction for over $110 million.

There was shock at Sotheby's in New York on Thursday when Basquiat
became the first American artist and the first black artist to break
records with a price upwards of $100 million.

Our New York correspondent Laura Cantekin has the details.

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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Responds to End of Investigation Against Him



Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spoken for the first time since Sweden dropped its investigation into allegations of rape dating back to 2010.


Sweden's Director of Public Prosecution said they had exhausted all options to take the case against Mr Assange forward and had therefore decided to remove the European Arrest Warrant against him.


Mr Assange has always maintained his innocence and his lawyer called the move a 'total victory' 


However British police still say that if Mr Assange were to leave the embassy, where he has sought refuge since 2012, they would  be obliged to arrest him for skipping bail.


The UK has not commented on whether it has so far received an extradition request from the US for Mr Assange, where he is wanted for publishing confidential US military files.


Speaking on the balcony of London's Ecuadorian embassy, Julian Assange described the past seven years as a terrible injustice.



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Growing criticism of Turkey over beating of protesters in Washington DC

Turkey's ambassador to the US has been summoned to the State Department amid a growing diplomatic row over violence at a protest in Washington DC this week.

Turkish security guards clashed with protesters outside ambassador Serdar Kilic's residence during a visit by President Erdogan. But as our Washington correspondent John Clarke reports, it's unlikely that anyone will be charged.

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Scandal-Plagued Former Congressman Pleading Guilty In Sexting Case

The former US Congressman Anthony Weiner  [PRON: An-th-ony Weener] is pleading guilty in a federal court to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor.

The FBI began investigating the New York Democrat in September, after a 15 year old girl from North Carolina said that she and the former politician had exchanged lewd messages.

Here's our New York correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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