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The United States has followed through on its threat to sanction Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a move likely to escalate ongoing tensions between Washington DC and Tehran.
The US Treasury Department announce the decision late Wednesday.
U.S. Correspondent Liling Tan reports.
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US officials have confirmed a son of Osama bin Laden is dead.
Hamza bin Laden had been groomed to take the reins of Al Qaeda after his father's death, and his whereabouts had been unknown for years.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has that story.
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South Sudan's' president Salva Kirr has postponed a trip to Ethiopia where he was expected to meet opposition leader Riek Machar.
The Intergovernmental Authority for Development, who has mediated the country's peace process since 2013, brokered the talks to try and overcome differences between the two sides in advance of the planned transitional government in November.
Coletta Wanjohi report from Addis Ababa:
The UK's ten hottest years have all occurred since 2002, according to a new analysis from the country's national weather service.
Environmentalists are calling the report from the Met Office "the latest alarm bell to go off" over climate change.
Holly Hudson reports.
Britain's new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is in Northern Ireland for discussions on restoring the country's power-sharing government.
Northern Ireland has been without a government for two and a half years after splits between the two biggest parties.
While Johnson insists his priority is to get the government up and running, its expected that the topic of Brexit will also be discussed.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports
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A new scandal over police violence is dominating headlines in France after the body of a young man was found in the River Loire in Nantes.
Steve Maia Caniço drowned after police broke up a party on the riverbank with tear gas in June; a police report says officers weren't responsible for his fall into the river, but his family's lawyer says a lot of questions remain unanswered.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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US President Donald Trump will not be eligible for the primary ballot in California, unless he releases his tax returns.
That's because of a new law signed by California's Governor …which the Trump campaign says is unconstitutional.
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President Trump took to twitter on Tuesday morning criticising China's approach to the trade talks with the US.
It comes as US negotiators are in Shanghai for the first face-to-face talks with their Chinese counterparts since the G20 in Osaka.
From Washington Jagruti Dave reports…
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