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South Korea's military says North Korea has fired two projectiles it believes are short-range ballistic missiles. This would be Pyongyang fourth weapon's test in just two weeks.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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The Trump administration has formally branded China a "currency manipulator", a step that intensifies the trade war between Washington and Beijing.
The move came after big falls on US stock markets, prompted by China's devaluation of its currency.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Colombia has granted citizenship to thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan parents.
Colombia has taken in nearly one and a half million Venezuelan migrants in the last four years.
Mary Triny Mena repots from Caracas.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged more than 760 points losing more than three per cent in value after the trade and currency war between the US and China intensified.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Two South African pilots have been killed in a plane crash in Tanzania's Tabora region in the western part of the country.
Daniel Kijo reports from Dar es salaam.
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President Trump says the perpetrators of the weekend shooting attacks that left 29 people dead in Texas and Ohio committed "crimes against humanity".
He's condemned bigotry, racism and white supremacy in the aftermath of the shootings….but has not said whether he feels any degree of personal responsibility for inciting at least one of the attacks.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Russia's deputy foreign minister says the risk of a new arms race has increased significantly following the collapse of the INF treaty.
Sergei Ryabkov says the United States' goal was always to pull out of the 1987 treaty between the two countries that came to an end last Friday.
Ross Cullen has more from Moscow.
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Boris Johnson has pledged an extra £1.8bn for the National Health Service (NHS) saying the funding is due to Britain's "strong economic performance."
The new Prime Minister has announced several domestic spending pledges since taking office two weeks ago, prompting more questions over whether he may call an early general election before Brexit.
Our London correspondent Holly Hudson reports.
South Korea and the United States are launching joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has long condemned drills south of the border … and it's recently warned the allies against going forward.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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US markets suffered the worst week of the year, dragged down by new US tariffs on China, and a threat of retaliation from Beijing.
Renewed fears over the US-China trade war saw all the major benchmarks losing ground, tracking declines in global markets.
Liling Tan has the market's wrap from New York.
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