China threatens sanctions on US firms that sell arms to Taiwan

China has threatened to impose sanctions on US firms involved with the sale of military planes to Taiwan, if the US government goes ahead with the deal.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang urged the US to stop the sale of the F-16 fighters to Taiwan.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Venezuela and US confirm "high level" talks

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says his government has been in talks with the Trump administration "for months."

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump also confirmed "high level" talks between Washington and Caracas.

Our US correspondent Giles Gibson has more

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Trump accuses Democrat voting Jews of ‘great disloyalty’

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Jewish Americans that vote
Democrat show either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.

This comes after the President launched a number of attacks against
two Democratic congresswomen who were planning a trip to East
Jerusalem and the West Bank.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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Boris Johnson To Meet With Angela Merkel

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is meeting his German counterpart Angela Merkel on Wednesday.

He is expected to lay out his position on removing the controversial Irish border backstop clause from the EU withdrawal agreement. But this is not expected to be met with much enthusiasm in Berlin.

UK Correspondent Natalie Powell has more.

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Merkel meets British PM Johnson in Berlin

UK prime minister Boris Johnson is meeting German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, with both leaders saying they hope to avoid a no deal Brexit in October.

But the German chancellor has said Johnson's request to renegotiate the UK's withdrawal agreement from the European Union isn't an option.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin

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Russia and China call for UN meeting after US missile test

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Thursday after Russia and China called for one to discuss the United States' weapons projects.

This comes after the US tested a cruise missile for the first time after Washington's exit from the INF Treaty.

Ross Cullen has more from Moscow.

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Trump postpones visit to Denmark in Greenland flap

President Trump says he's cancelling a visit to Denmark because the country's Prime Minister won't discuss the sale of Greenland to the United States.

It was disclosed last week that the President wants to buy the Danish territory, even though Copenhagen insists it's not for sale.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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AUSTRALIA: Nation to join campaign to protect tankers

Australia is joining an international military campaign to help guard oil tankers from attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
Arthur Stevens reports

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AUSTRALIA: Pell loses appeal and Order of Australia award.

Catholic Cardinal George Pell will be stripped of his Order of Australia after losing an appeal against his child sex abuse conviction.
Arthur Stevens reports

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AUSTRALIA: Cardinal Pell sentence appeal dismissed

Cardinal George Pell's appeal against his prison sentence has been dismissed by Victoria's Court of Appeal in Melbourne and he will remain in prison.
Pell was convicted in December of five charges over the rape of one 13-year-old choirboy and sexual assault of another at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996.
The bench of three judges have handed down their decision.

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Epstein signed new will two days before death

According to U.S. media reports, Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two
days before he was found dead in his New York jail cell.

The court papers list no beneficiaries but value his estate at over
$577 million.

Epstein faced sex trafficking charges and several women have now filed
civil suits following his death.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Russia, China slam US missile test

Russia and China are warning of a new arms race after the United States test-fired a cruise missile this weekend.

The missile flew for more than 500 kilometers before hitting its target, exceeding limits set by the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, from which the U.S. withdrew in early August.

Liling Tan reports from New York. 

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Peregrine lander bids to be first American spacecraft on moon since 1972

A US company is bidding to land the first American spacecraft on the moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972.

Astrobiotic Technology Inc's Peregrine lander is scheduled to blast off for the moon in the summer of 2021.

Our US correspondent Giles Gibson has more

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Ethiopia to assist take deceased Israeli back home

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Ethiopia says it will help take home the body of an Israeli national who died in its northern region. The body of a 21year old lady was found in the Danakil Desert in the Eastern part of Ethiopia. She is believed to have fallen into a crater from a high cliff.

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:

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UK PM DEMANDS EU SCRAP BACKSTOP

The UK Prime Minister says the EU must scrap the "anti-democratic" and "unviable" backstop in order to agree a Brexit deal. 

Boris Johnson has written to EU council President Donald Tusk spelling out his demands.

Holly Hudson reports. 

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AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister says get used to US-China trade war

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes Australia and the rest of the world will need to get used to the trade war between the United States and China.
The prime minister has offered a bleak assessment of progress in resolving the rift, as the two superpowers continue to trade blows in their long-running tariff spat.

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Death Toll From Uganda Fuel Tanker Accident Rises to 23

The death toll from Sunday's fuel tanker accident in Western Uganda has risen to 23.

The oil tanker that was en route to the Democratic Republic of Congo from Kenya burst in to flames after it lost control and rammed  in to four commuter taxis.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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Russian President Reacts to Moscow Protests in Meeting with Macron

The Russian President has spoken for the first time after weeks of protests in Moscow in support of opposition candidates who have been barred from running in the city's local elections.

Vladimir Putin vowed to ensure that 'the situation remains within the realms of the law'.

Ross Cullen has more from Moscow.

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India's lunar mission reaches moon's orbit

India's latest lunar mission has successfully entered the moon's orbit.

The unmanned mission will mean India becomes the first country to land on the moon's south pole if all goes as planned. Touch down in expected in September.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Twitter, Facebook suspend accounts linked to 'Chinese misinformation campaign over Hong Kong'

Social media giants - Twitter and Facebook have taken action against what they've called a Beijing-backed disinformation campaign, targeting Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters.

In a statement Monday, Twitter said that it had suspended over 9-hundred accounts linked to a campaign it described as 'a coordinated state-backed effort originating in China'

Our US correspondent Kevin McAleese reports...

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