Monday, September 4, 2017

Merkel holds off challenger in campaign debate

German chancellor Angela Merkel fended off attacks from her challenger Martin Schulz in their first and only television debate before federal elections in under three weeks.

Both candidates however said they will seek to break off Turkey's accession talks to the European Union, amid deteriorating ties with Ankara.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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India gets first full-time woman Defence Minister

In a Cabinet reshuffle announced yesterday, India has got its first full-time woman Defence Minister in Nirmala Sitharaman. 

With this decision, India now has 6 Cabinet rank ministers who are women.

According to the United Nations, India ranks 148 on a list of 193 countries when it comes to representation of women in Parliament.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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US Defense Secretary vows "massive military response" to North Korea

US defense secretary James Mattis has warned of a "massive military response" to any threat to the US or its allies by North Korea.

Pyongyang says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that could be loaded on to a long-range missile.

General Mattis spoke outside the White House after a national security meeting with President Trump. He said Trump wanted to be briefed on each of the "many military options" for dealing with the North Korean nuclear threat. 

He told reporters the US would defend itself and reassured that its commitments to its allies South Korea and Japan, are "ironclad".

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Trump expected to scrap program that protects undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children

It's expected that President Donald Trump will end a program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children - so-called "dreamers".

It's being reported that he will make the annoucement on Tuesday.

The decision fulfill one of the president's campaign promises but will effect nearly 800,000 young people.

From Washington Kate Fisher reports

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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Debt ceiling, budget top US Congress priorities

Figuring out how to fund the U.S. federal government going forward tops the agenda for the U.S. Congress returning after the August recess.

But the limits on borrowing in the face of the massive Hurricane Harvey disaster is already changing priorities for lawmakers.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports

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Washington threatens delay in recovery funds for hurricane victims

The US Treasury Secretary has said that recovery funds for victims of the Texas hurricane could be delayed if Congress doesn't increase the government's debt limit.

President Trump has requested nearly 8 billion dollars in aid for relief and rebuilding efforts.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Trump threatens trade ban against countries "doing business" with North Korea

President Trump is threatening to launch a trade war against China and any other country doing business with North Korea.


Following the latest North Korean nuclear test, he's also meeting his military chiefs amid fresh speculation that he's contemplating a US attack on Pyongyang.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Trump Threatens North Korea

President Trump is again threatening to take military action against North Korea after Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.


The President called the blast "hostile", and accused South Korea of trying to appease the north.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Jewish Group Worries about Rising Anti-Semitism in Poland

There's growing fear in Poland's jewish communities who say they're seeing a rise in anti-Semitism.

The European Jewish Congress now says it has grave concerns that Poland's ruling conservative party isn't doing enough to stop what it calls the normalization of racism and xenophobia. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from from Brussels. 

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Hurricane Harvey economic impact in focus on Wall St. [PREVIEW]

Analysts say Hurricane Harvey could be one of the costliest storms to have ever hit the United States.

The energy sector has been strongly impacted and investors on Wall Street this week will continue to assess how it’ll affect the U.S. economy.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

UPDATE: Trump to Announce DACA Decision on Tuesday


The White House says President Trump will announce his decision on the future of a massive youth immigration program next week. 
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program…known as DACA is a signature initiative of the Obama Administration which protects undocumented young people brought to the US as children a chance to study or work in the US without fear of deportation. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 

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Trump to Make Decision on Massive Youth Immigration Program on Tuesday

President Donald Trump will announce next Tuesday whether he's going to scrap an  Obama-era program providing legal status to nearly 800,000 young people.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program known as DACA doesn't provide a path to residency or citizenship.

But it does enable young people to renew a visa every two years so that they can work or study without fear of deportation.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders would not say whether pressure from some Republicans would persuade him to maintain the program.

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UN chief urges restraint in Myanmar's Rakhine state

The latest international response to the deadly violence in Myanmar has come from the United Nations chief himself. 


Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday raised his deep concerns over reports of an excessive response by security forces in Rakhine State.


Tensions between the state and Rohingya (roh-hing-jah) rebels erupted into deadly clashes on August 25. 


Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports. 


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As Hurricane Harvey victims apply for assistance, White House pushes for federal aid

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Hurricane Harvey has left 36 people dead and an estimated 100 billion
dollars in damages in its wake.

The US agency that provides emergency relief, FEMA, has received
364,000 registrations for assistance. It's the most the agency's ever
received for a single emergency.

US correspondent Laura Cantekin has the details.

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UPDATED: Hundreds of Thousand Apply for Hurricane Relief Aid, Water Contaminants Threaten

UPDATED NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS

US officials have received a record of over 360,000 applications for financial aid following Hurricane Harvey, as the estimated death toll has risen to 32.

Authorities are now most concerned about chemical and bacterial contamination in the water. 

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Pressure on Trump to Decide on DACA

US President Trump is getting pressure from all sides as a deadline on the termination of DACA approaches. 

That's the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — a signature initiative of President Obama's, which gives protections from deportation to undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 

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U.S. unemployment rate ticks up to 4.4%

The unemployment rate in the United States has ticked up slightly to
4.4% after falling to 16-year lows the month before.

The monthly jobs report also revealed that 156,000 jobs were created
in August, shy of the 170,000 many analysts expected.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Russia promises "tough response" to US diplomatic actions

Russia has said it will issue a "tough response" to the U.S. decision to shut down the Russian consulate in San Francisco as well as offices in New York and Washington.

This is the latest tit-for-tat amid ongoing tension between the two powers, over Russia's alleged attempt to sway the presidential election in favor of Donald Trump.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has the latest.

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Putin calls on Trump not to make tensions worse with North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Washington not to exacerbate tensions with North Korea, by applying more pressure over its nuclear weapons program.

President Putin warned relations between the U.S. and Pyongyang were 'on the verge of a large scale conflict'.

Washington correspondent John Bevir reports:

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Donald Trump attacks fired FBI Director James Comey on Twitter over Hillary Clinton investigation


U.S. President Trump took to Twitter again early Friday, to blast former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly exonerating his political rival Hillary Clinton, before concluding his investigation of her.

The old grudge surfaced after two Republican lawmakers, who serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said fresh evidence showed that Comey had written a statement clearing Clinton, back in May- before interviewing her or her aides.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports:

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