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Proposals are being discussed at emergency talks in Helsinki following Italy's decision to stop boats carrying migrants from docking at their ports.
Holly Hudson reports.
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Protesters have gathered in Moscow for a fourth day in a row after opposition candidates were blocked from taking part in upcoming local elections. They say the candidates have been rejected because of their political views. From Moscow, Julia Chapman reports.
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Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison.
El Chapo was extradited to the US in 2017 and is accused of smuggling hundreds of tons of drugs into the US.
The former head of the Sinaloa cartel has escaped prison twice but he's now expected to be sent to a supermax facility in the US.
William Denselow reports from outside the New York courthouse.
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The head of Facebook's digital currency project was back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second grilling by U.S. lawmakers.
A day after testifying to the U.S. Senate, David Marcus told the House Financial Services Committee that Facebook "will take the time" to get Libra right.
The United States has slapped sanctions against Myanmar's army chief and three military leaders over their role in the Rohingya crisis.
The US State Department cited credible evidence of their involvement in the 2017 violence that drove nearly 750 thousand Rohingyas fleeing into Bangladesh.
Our US correspondent Liling Tan has the details.
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US President Donald Trump is holding a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday evening.
It comes a day after the House of Representatives voted for a resolution condemning his tweets telling 4 Democrat women of colour to "go back" to "the crime infested places from which they came."
Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more on what we can expect from this rally…
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The issue of racism within UK politics has been a key part of Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
The opposition Labour Party has been accused of institutional racism and anti semitism, while its leader Jeremy Corbyn, accused the incumbent Conservative party of not dealing with islamophobia within its ranks.
Mr Corbyn defended his party against accusations that it does not deal with racism.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May hit back at Mr Corbyn's comments
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