Tuesday, February 26, 2019

UK wants to 'stabilise' relations with Russia

The British Ambassador to Russia has said it is now his top priority to stabilize the relationship between the UK and Russia, almost a year after the attack on a former spy led to a diplomatic rift. Ambassador Laurie Bristow told the Russian state news agency Interfax that he had seen 'interesting signs' from Moscow that it was willing to improve the relationship. Lucy Taylor reports.


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KIM IN HANOI AHEAD OF TRUMP SUMMIT

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has reached Vietnam's capital Hanoi for a second meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Security in the city has been tightened ahead of the summit. 

Neha Poonia reports from Hanoi.

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India says it destroyed terror camp in airstrike in Pakistan

India claims to have carried out an air strike in Pakistan destroying a terror camp. 

Pakistan's armed forces says it scrambled fighter planes to intercept an attack. 

This follows a bombing in Indian administered Kashmir almost two weeks ago in which more than 40 Indian paramilitary police were killed. 

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Defectors, lawmakers condemn Kim and upcoming summit


As Kim Jong-un prepares to meet President Donald Trump in Hanoi, groups who don't trust Kim are condemning him on the streets of Seoul.

Bruce Harrison tells us more.

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Prominent North Korean defectors and opposition lawmakers shredded posters featuring Kim Jong-un.

Just across the street from the U.S. Embassy, they condemned North Korea for human rights abuses.

They said if North Korea is unable to respect the rights of its own people, it won't respect the rights of others.

Kim and President Trump meet this week in Hanoi for their second summit.

The demonstrators here believe Kim will never give up his nuclear weapons.

… and Trump must maintain strong sanctions against North Korea's weapons program.
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MAY EXPECTED TO AGREE BREXIT DELAY AS LABOUR AGREES TO REFERENDUM

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to set out a possible delay to the Brexit process - if she can't get a deal agreed by mid-March.

It comes as she's threatened with a revolt by some ministers who say they'll resign if she doesn't take a 'no deal' Brexit off the table.

Mrs May is due to give a statement on Brexit negotiations to British lawmakers later (approx 1230GMT).

It comes as the opposition Labour Party says it will back a new EU referendum if its Brexit plans are rejected by MPs.

Shadow Foreign Secretary says she expects remaining in the EU would be on the ballot paper in any such referendum.

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R&B star R Kelly released on $100,000 bail

R&B star R Kelly has been released from a Chicago jail after posting his $100,000 bail.

The Grammy winner had pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of sexual assault against three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher has the details.

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AUSTRALIA: Australian media now able to report Cardinal George Pell guilty of child sexual abuse

Australia's highest-ranking Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, raped a choirboy in the 1990s and molested another.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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Monday, February 25, 2019

R Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Abuse Charges

R&B star R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998.

The 52-year-old Grammy-winning performer is charged under a 10-count indictment with sexually assaulting three teenagers, with each count carrying a maximum of 10 years in prison.

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Pence meet Guiado, announces further sanctions

US Vice President Mike Pence has met with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado as the Trump administration aims to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro.

Speaking during a trip to Colombia, Pence announced more sanctions against Venezuelan officials, and urged other countries to freeze the country's oil assets.

Steve Mort reports.

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UK LABOUR PARTY COULD BACK NEW BREXIT REFERENDUM

The opposition UK Labour Party says it would back a new EU referendum.

However, its shift in tone on the issue comes with a number of caveats.

As Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Popular Apps Cease Sensitive User Data Sharing with Facebook

Several health and fitness apps have stopped sending personal data to Facebook, a practice revealed last Friday by the Wall Street Journal. 

Information such as weight and menstrual cycles was often sent to Facebook seconds after being entered into a smartphone app, without the user's consent.

From Washington Jagruti Dave has more..

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Trump Heads to Hanoi for Summit with Kim Jong Un

Donald Trump is heading off to Vietnam, to attend his second summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.

The U.S. President says he's aiming for denuclearization.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Markets boosted as President Trump pushes back tariff increase on Chinese goods


Markets around the world were boosted by US President Donald Trump's decision not to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods at the start of March.

The announcement came as the latest round of trade talks between the US and China wrapped up in Washington.

Our correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

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Former Trump campaign staffer claims he kissed her without consent

A former member of President Trump's election campaign staff is alleging that he kissed her without her consent at a rally in Florida during the 2016 election.


The claim is contained in a civil lawsuit that is targeting the President with claims of sexually predatory conduct.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Taliban member meets with White House envoy

A senior member of the Taliban has held talks with a top U.S. envoy
seeking to work out a peace plan in Afghanistan.

Officials from the U.S. said they made progress in ending the 17 year
conflict when they met Taliban members last month.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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Trump tells OPEC to "relax" prices

US President Donald Trump has warned the oil-producing group OPEC to
"relax" and keep prices steady.

Global oil prices have crept up as a result of sanctions and political
instability.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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UK BANS HEZBOLLAH POLITICAL WING

The UK is banning all wings of Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah - by designating its political wing as a terrorist organization.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Kim's long train ride to Vietnam may signal more than safety

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is on a train chugging across China toward Vietnam. He's meeting President Trump in Hanoi for their second summit. The long train ride signals Kim is concerned about safety, but also, perhaps, show.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


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After three and a half days, Kim Jong-un is expected to reach the Vietnamese border with China.


From there, he'll likely ride in a motorcade to Hanoi.


Vietnamese media report part of a highway has been closed and the military has swept it for mines.


Safety may not be the only consideration for train and not plane.


A former presidential advisor in Seoul said it's strategic.


According to Tak Hyeon-min, Kim's luxury train-ride puts his journey in the news.


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New vote on Brexit deal

MPs in the UK will have a fresh vote on the Brexit deal by the 12th March. 

Prime Minister Theresa May announced the decision as she travelled to an EU-Arab League summit in Egypt. Mrs May has ruled out holding another so-called "meaningful vote" this week.

Our correspondent Jessica King reports from London.


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World's biggest mobile tech show

The world's largest mobile phone event has kicked off in Spain.

With more than 100 thousand telecoms industry experts, analysts and observers in Barcelona for the four day event.

Our correspondent Natalie Powell is there.


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