Monday, June 19, 2017

UPDATE: Indian government picks Presidential candidate

India's federal government has finalized it's candidate for the Presidential polls. The Governor of the North Indian state of Bihar will be contest the elections for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.

If the Opposition were to back his candidacy then an election would become redundant. Elections are slated to take place on July 17 and counting of votes three days later.

The President in India is just a nominal constitutional head, however these elections are being seen as a precursor to the next general elections in the country in 2019.

Our India Correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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UK PM chairs emergency meeting after London van attack

UK prime minister Theresa May is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the suspected terrorist attack in North London. 

A crowd of people were assisting a man having a heart attack near Finsbury Park mosque when a van drove onto the pavement and hit the crowd. 

The 48 year old driver was arrested and is charged with suspected murder.

Witnesses say they saw to other individuals with the driver inside of the van but police say there are no other suspects. 

Our London correspondent Olly Barratt reports form the scene.

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Brexit negotiations start in Brussels

Almost exactly one year after the UK voted to leave the European Union, official negotiations on Britain's exit are starting in Brussels.
The process has a deadline of March 2019 to be completed - the initial meetings will set out the structure for the rest of the negotiations.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels. 

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Macron takes parliamentary majority in France

French president Emmanuel Macron has seen his party win a clear majority in parliamentary elections in France.

His La République on Marche party with their strong allies in the MoDem group have taken more than three hundred of seats out of a possible five hundred and seventy seven.

Our Europe reporter Jasmine Ramirez has more.

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Russia and China hold joint navy drill

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Russia and China held a scheduled military naval drill in St Petersburg and Kaliningrad.  This was the first in a series of planned exercises this year.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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Man dies in van attack outside mosque in London

A man has died and at least ten others injured in London after a van was driven into a crowd outside a Mosque.

Eyewitnesses say the attacker was shouting 'kill all muslims' and the UK home secretary Amber Rudd says it is being treated as a terrorist incident.

Our UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports from the scene in Finsbury Park, north London.

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Protests escalate in Darjeeling amid separatist unrest

Thousands of people in Darjeeling in the north east of India have taken to the streets in protest amid separatist unrest.

Tensions have been escalating in the area, where dozens of people have been wounded in recent days and three people have allegedly been killed in police firing. 

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports

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Indian PM Narendra Modi's party to decide Presidential candidate today

India's federal government could finalize it's candidate for the Presidential polls today. Sources say after a name is decided, the government will reach out to the Opposition to seek their support.

The Opposition parties in India have indicated that they will only support a non-political, secular candidate amid rumors that the federal government's choice could be a right-wing candidate.

The President in India is just a nominal constitutional head, however these elections are being seen as a precursor to the next general elections in the country in 2019.

Our India Correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Seven dead US sailors identified

The US navy has confirmed that all seven sailors missing after a destroyer collided with a container ship near Japan, have died.

They were all found in flooded berthing compartments after the collision with a Philippine-flagged container ship south of Tokyo Bay early on Saturday.

Kate Fisher reports from washington

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Casualties after vehicle hits people on London street

Police in the UK say there are a number of casualties after a vehicle hit pedestrians in North London.
One person has been arrested.
Witnesses say the vehicle veered off the road into crowds outside a mosque but it was unclear whether the collision was deliberate.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Panama's president set to visit the White House


Trump is set to receive the current president of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, at the White House on June 19.

The two leaders will discuss ways to reinforce the strong bilateral ties between both nations.

Andrea Arenas has a preview:

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Trump's lawyer now denying he's under investigation

One of the attorneys for U.S. President Donald Trump is now denying the president is under investigation for obstruction of justice.

His assertion - made repeatedly on public affairs programming - contradicts what the American president himself claimed a few days ago.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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