WhatsApp launches fact-check service ahead of Indian elections

Under pressure from the government to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform, WhatsApp has launched a fact-check service in India.

The country's elections kick-off on April 11 with results due in the last week of May.

Major Indian political parties have accused each other of propagating fake news on WhatsApp while denying they do so themselves.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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AUSTRALIA: Senator Fraser Anning censured in parliament for hate speech

In Australia thbe Independent senator Fraser Anning has been censured by federal parliament for "shameful and pathetic" comments linking the Christchurch terror attacks to Muslim immigration.
Arthur Stevens has more

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EU SUMMIT ONE WEEK AWAY

EU leaders have been reacting to the British Minister's plan to ask for another Brexit delay.

Theresa May has just one week to put together a plan before a special EU summit where the delay will either be approved or denied.

Our Brussels Correspondent Briohny Williams has more

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S. Korea detaining ship on suspicion of illegally trading with N. Korea

Seoul has revealed it's been detaining a South Korean ship for six months now on suspicions it illegally traded with North Korea, violating UN sanctions.

 

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.

 

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South Korea's foreign ministry said this is the first South Korean ship thought to have violated sanctions against North Korea.

 

A ministry official said the tanker has been detained in Busan since last October.

 

Seoul believes it transferred oil to a North Korean ship in international waters.

 

It's unclear why the government took so long to disclose the detainment.

 

South Korean President Moon has been pushing hard for economic engagement with North Korea.

 

But his projects, including joining the two countries railways, would violate sanctions against the North.

 

Previously, South Korean companies have been accused of importing coal from North Korea.

 

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Mystery surrounds arrest of Chinese woman at Trump's Mar A Lago estate

Prosecutors in the US claim that a woman carrying two Chinese passports and a cache of electronic equipment was arrested after trying to gain access to President Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida last weekend.

The equipment included a thumb-drive that contained computer malware on it.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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WTO slashes global trade forecast

The World Trade Organization has lowered its growth forecast for trade this year to 2.6 percent, citing the US-China trade standoff and growing economic uncertainty.

Here's correspondent Liling Tan with the details.

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Venezuelan Supreme Court: Strip Guaido of Immunity

Venezuela's Supreme Court is calling for opposition leader Juan Guaido to be stripped of his parliamentary immunity. 

That's fuelling fears that he could soon face arrest at the direction of President Nicolas Maduro. 

Juan Carlos Lamas reports from Caracas. 

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UK PM Announces Plans for A Compromise on Brexit

The British Prime Minister has announced she will hold talks with the leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn, in order to find a compromise over Brexit.

By doing so she is has chosen to seek a short extension to the UK's departure from the EU, as opposed to go the route of a no-deal.

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ALT UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.

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UN sends almost 1m cholera vaccines to Mozambique

The United Nations is sending almost a million vaccines to Mozambique
to try and prevent a cholera epidemic following Cyclone Idai.

It's thought more than 1000 people may have already contracted the
disease two weeks after the cyclone hit Southern Africa.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Canada warming twice as fast as the rest of the world

A new climate report suggests that Canada is warming twice as fast as
the rest of the world.

And according to the federal government's climate report, changes are
already being seen in parts of the country.

North America correspondent William Denselow reports.

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NASA slams India's anti-satellite test

NASA has slammed India's destruction of a satellite in orbit, calling it a "terrible thing."

Last week India's space agency carried out a successful test of an anti-satellite weapon, but NASA says "Mission Shakti" could threaten the International Space Station.

Our US correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

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Second woman accuses former US Vice-President of inappropriate touching

A second woman has accused former US Vice-President Joe Biden of inappropriate touching.

Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi says the allegations should not disqualify him from running for the White House.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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French and Irish leaders discuss Brexit

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss Brexit. 

The two countries stand to be impacted the most if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. 

While the Irish leader seemed open to new proposals from Britain his French counterpart spoke in a more serious tone.

Our Paris correspondent Oliver Whitfield-Miocic reports.

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Russian official in Pyongyang amid Kim-Putin summit speculation

Russia's interior minister is visiting Pyongyang amid growing speculation the leaders of Russia and North Korea may soon hold their first summit.

 

Bruce Harrison tells us more from Seoul, South Korea.

 

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According to Tass News Agency, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev will meet North Korea's minister of people's security.

 

Kolokoltsev also oversees security, prompting speculation he's discussing logistics for a summit between leader Kim Jong-un and President Vladimir Putin.

 

Kim has visited China four times since taking office in 2011.

 

But he has yet to visit Russia.

 

It's unclear where a Kim-Putin summit would be held.

 

Last month, a top North Korea official visited Moscow, another sign a summit may be nearing.

 

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UK Prime Minister Holds Cabinet Meeting to Break Brexit Deadlock

The British Prime Minister is holding a five hour cabinet meeting on Tuesday, to try to break the deadlock over Brexit.

It comes after British MPs rejected four alternative Brexit outcomes the night before. 

Theresa May's own Brexit deal has failed to get a majority on three separate votes and the Government needs MPs to sign off on a deal by April 12 or it risks crashing out of the EU without a deal.

UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports

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NO DEAL BREXIT MORE LIKELY SAYS BARNIER

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier says Britain has become more likely in recent days to exit the European Union without a deal in place.

It comes after politicians in the U.K failed to agree on amendments to the Prime Ministers divorce deal with just days to go before it's due to leave the EU.

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US halts jet delivery over Russia row

The US is cancelling delivery of equipment for its fighter jets to Turkey because of Turkey's plan to buy a missile defence system from Russia. The US and NATO allies which also own the jets are worried that the Russian system will learn how to track and spot them, making them vulnerable in other parts of the world. Lucy Taylor reports.

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AUSTRALIA: Anning lambasted in Senate and by NZ deputy

Australian Senator Fraser Anning has been excoriated in the national parliament, with a senior cabinet minister savaging him for lacking basic humanity after the Christchurch mosque massacres.
He's also being labelled a moron by New Zealand's acting Prime Minister Winston Peters.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Boeing software fix to take several more weeks

A software fix for Boeing's embattled 737 Max jet will take several more weeks.

The company had said it would submit the update to the Federal Aviation Administration last week, but the regulator says the company decided "additional work" is needed.

Our US Correspondent Harry Horton reports.

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MPs Reject Second Round of Alternative Brexit Proposals

British MPs have, once again, failed to agree on an alternative Brexit plan.

Four options were presented to MPs including some softer Brexit proposals.

Although not legally binding, if any had received a majority, they would have indicated what type of Brexit MPs would agree upon.

UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.

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