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President Trump says he's considering introducing even more tariffs against goods from China, in a fresh move that boosts the possibility of a trade war between Washington and Beijing.
The President says the Chinese have engaged in "unfair retaliation" following the initial $50 billion in tariffs he unveiled earlier this week.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Russia's ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko says the majority of international countries have not sided with the UK in the row over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter with a nerve agent in Salisbury.
Russia has called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council later today.
It comes as Russian state media has aired a recording of a phone call reported to be between the daughter of poisoned spy Sergei Skripal and her cousin Viktoria. In the conversation the alleged Yulia Skripal says that everything is ok, that her father is resting and everyone's health is fine. The woman adds that she is expecting to be discharged from the hospital soon.
On Wednesday, a meeting of the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW, saw a number of countries abstain from a vote in which Russia was seeking a joint investigation into the poisoning with the UK. Russia did not succeed in the motion however Ambassador Yakovenko says this shows the international community does not believe the UK's accusations.
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Quoting a tweet from British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Russia's Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko said British allegations that Russia was behind the nerve agent attack are unsubstantiated.
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London has seen two more killings overnight, bringing the total number of people who have been murdered to than 50 this year, and pushing the murder rate above that of New York.
The spate of violence in the British capital has caused alarm in many communities and among political leaders.
A man in his early 20s died after being found stabbed in east London, while two miles away a man in his 50s died following an assault. Two teenagers died earlier this week in separate incidents and many of the victims have been children or young adults. Two thirds of the murders have been the result of stabbings.
Reporter Racheal Venables reports from the scene of the latest murder.
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Russia has called for the UN Security Council to meet later to discuss the spy poisoning case in Salisbury which saw the use of a nerve agent. Moscow has lost an attempt to stage a joint investigation with the UK into the poisoning at a meeting of the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW on Wednesday.
UK authorities say they believe Russia was behind the attack on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in early March, charges Moscow has vehemently denied.
The OPCW is conducting its own tests on the agent used in the attack. Russia's Ambassador to the OPCW Alexander Shulgin says Moscow has no confidence that inquiry will be impartial.
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A group of British lawmakers say North Korea will almost certainly have the ability to reach the UK with an intercontinental ballistic missile within six to eighteen months.
A House of Commons Defense Select Committee report says such a strike seemed highly unlikely but warned cyber attacks could target UK infrastructure. From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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The United States government believes a type of spying device that can track mobile phones and intercept calls and messages are being used unlawfully in Washington D.C., according to the Associated Press news agency.
But it does not know who's operating these devices, commonly known as Stingrays.
Here's US correspondent Liling Tan with the details.
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