Monday, July 22, 2019

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan meets Donald Trump at the White House

Donald Trump says he is willing to mediate between India and Pakistan over the ongoing conflict in Kashmir.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier today met with US President Donald Trump at the White House for a one-on-one meeting.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports..

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Protestors paralyse Puerto Rico's capital, calling for Governor's resignation


Thousands of protestors have occupied the biggest highway in Puerto Rico's capital, San Juan,

They're demanding the resignation of the island's governor, Ricardo Rosello, after controversial messages with close aides were leaked to the press.

Our correspondent Giles Gibson has more

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Iran Says It Has Broken Up CIA Spy Ring

Iran says it has broken up a CIA spy ring that it says had been monitoring key military sites in Iran. 
The Trump administration has dismissed the allegations…calling them lies and propaganda.

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 


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UK Foreign Secretary announces European-led maritime mission in Strait of Hormuz


The UK Government has responded to Iran's decision to seize a British flagged oil tanker in the Gulf on Friday.


Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced a European-led maritime mission will protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.


UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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Ukraine President scores huge parliamentary election win

Ukrainian TV-comedian turned President Volodymyr Zelensky looks set to be the country's first leader since the fall of communism to command a majority in parliament.

His 'Servant of the People' party convincingly won Sunday's elections, giving Mr Zelensky an unprecedented mandate to carry out reforms.

From Moscow, Harry Horton reports.

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India's moon mission successfully lifts-off

As the world marks five decades since the first Moon landing, India has successfully launched its second moon mission.

Its mission will attempt a controlled landing on the moon's surface, something only three countries have successfully done in the past- the United States, Russia and China.

Neha Poonia has more from New Delhi.

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German minister: EU ready to scrap US import tariffs

Germany's economy minister has said the European Union is ready remove tariffs on US industrial products in order to prevent tariffs on its auto exports.

American president Donald Trump has threatened tariffs of up to 25% on EU auto imports which could damage Germany's powerful car industry.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.


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UK GOVERNMENT HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING OVER IRAN TANKER SEIZURE

The UK Prime Minister is to chair an emergency meeting following the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf. 


The detainment of the Stena Impero marks escalating tensions between the UK and Iran, coming weeks after Britain helped seize a tanker carrying Iranian oil.


Holly Hudson reports. 


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Europe prepares for second bout of hot weather

Several countries in Europe are preparing for another round of unseasonably hot weather.

Temperatures of up to 40 degrees celsius have been forecast for some parts of the continent.

It follows a heatwave last month which saw several temperature records being broken.

Oliver Whitfield-Miocic has more from Brussels. 

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Voting Closes on Monday In UK Conservative Party Leadership Contest

Voting in the UK's Conservative party leadership contest will close on Monday and a new British prime minister will be announced on Tuesday.


The decision on who will lead the Conservative party and the country has been placed in the hands of the party's membership. With former Foreign secretary Boris Johnson and current foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt going head to head for the position.


UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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Under pressure from Indian government, TikTok to set-up local data centre

Beijing based company ByteDance, that owns the popular short video-sharing app TikTok, has said it will set-up a data centre in India.

With over 200 million users, India is the biggest market for TikTok however the company has come under the government's scanner over its data sharing norms.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Russian opposition figures give election authorities ultimatum

Russian opposition figures have given the country's election commission an ultimatum to register independent candidates or be faced with more large protests. It comes after more than 20,000 people gathered over the weekend calling for fair elections. Julia Chapman reports from Moscow.

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AUSTRALIA: Horton protest over China swimmer competing applauded by peers

Australian swiming star Mack Horton has received a standing ovation at the athletes' village after protesting against controversial Chinese star Sun Yang's 400m freestyle win at the world swimming titles in South Korea.
Arthur Stevens reports

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AUSTRALIA: Papua New Guinea PM wants Manus Island detention ended

Papua New Guinea has told Australia it wants a timetable to end asylum seeker processing and get all those involved off Manus Island.
Its leader James Marape used a joint press conference alongside Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra to call for a "mutually workable" timetable on wrapping up Australia's offshore processing regime.
Arthur Stevens reports

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India prepares for second attempt at moon mission launch

India's space agency is preparing for its second attempt to launch its latest moon mission to the lunar south pole on Monday.

The first attempt a week ago was aborted about an hour before the launch due to "a technical snag".

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Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Pakistani PM Imran Khan to Meet Trump at White House

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to meet President Donald Trump for the first time. (on Monday)

The White House hopes to persuade Pakistan to use its regional influence to persuade the Afghan Taliban to reach a peace deal. 

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

Ukraine's President secures parliamentary victory

The party of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has won the largest share of the vote in the country's snap parliamentary elections.

Zelensky's Servant of the People party looks set to form a governing coalition with the pro-western Voice Party.

Mr Zelensky, a former TV comedian, swept to power in April's presidential vote and immediately called for fresh parliamentary elections.

From Moscow, Harry Horton reports.

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DRC Ebola Outbreak Declared a "Global Health Emergency" But Many Other Challenges Remain

The World Health Organization last week declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "global health emergency".

The designation may help the United Nations raise more money from donor countries to tackle the outbreak in the conflict-ridden east of the country.

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Mueller Hearing will Hear Evidence of Trump's Wrongdoing, says Committee Chair

The Chairman the U.S. House Judiciary Committee chairman says this week's hearing with Robert Mueller will include "very substantial evidence" that the President broke the law.

This will be the first time that Mueller will be questioned over the contents of the 449 page report after the conclusion of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Representative Jerrold Nadler will be chairing Wednesday's hearing and would be responsible for launching any future impeachment case.

He told Fox News Sunday that the hearing will help the public to get a better understanding of presidential wrongdoing.

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Trump Calls on 4 Congresswomen to Apologize to America

U.S. President Donald Trump has called on four female Congresswoman to apologize to America.

Last week he called on the four liberal Democrats to "go back" to where they came from.

In a twitter post, Trump said they should apologize to the US and Israel for saying "horrible (hateful) things.

One of the four Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told a crowd of supporters that the President's speech puts others in danger.

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