Tuesday, October 8, 2019

India to remove travel ban for tourists to Kashmir after two months of crackdown

The Indian government has announced the lifting of a travel advisory on Kashmir that has been in place for over two months.

It also said it will gradually remove restrictions on movement in the disputed region.

Kshitij Nagar reports from New Delhi.

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BREXIT TALKS ON BRINK

Brexit talks between the UK and EU appear close to breaking down.

The UK claims German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Northern Ireland will have to remain in Europe's customs union for there to be a deal.

London says that would be unacceptable.

Britain's due to leave the EU on October 31st, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson may be forced by legislation to request another Brexit delay.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says prospects for a deal don't appear high.

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Merkel’s Office Declines to Comment on Call with British PM

German chancellor Angela Merkel's office has declined to comment on a British report that she told UK prime minister Boris Johnson that a Brexit deal was highly unlikely if Northern Ireland leaves the EU customs union.


The EU and the UK are trying to agree on a Brexit deal before a meeting of EU leaders next week, a scenario that looks increasingly unlikely.


Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.


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President Buhari presents Nigeria’s 2020 budget to National Assembly


Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is set to present the country's 2020 budget to the National Assembly on Tuesday.

Phil Ihaza from Abuja, reports



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Ghana Law students protest leaves two injured and nine arrested by police.

Nine law students have been arrested and two others left injured in Ghana following a clash with the police during a protest.
Thousands of law students in the country are demanding a reform of the legal education system. 
It comes after a mass failure of candidates who sat for an entrance exams to study a two-year professional course at the Ghana law school.
From Accra, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports.
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AUSTRALIA: Convicted child molester priest convicted of assaulting another

A former Australian Catholic priest who has been convicted of raping a 12-year-old boy has admitted assaulting another child.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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AUSTRALIA: Prosecutors to oppose grounds of Pell High Court appeal

Australian Prosecutors will oppose the grounds of a High Court appeal bid by jailed pedophile cardinal George Pell.
Victoria's Office of Public Prosecutions has confirmed they had filed a summary of their argument in response to a special leave application from Pell, lodged last month.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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AUSTRALIA: Senator arrested during Extinction Rebellion protests

A former Australian Greens Party senator who was arrested in Sydney during a climate change protest says shutting down the demonstrations is like turning off the smoke alarm in a burning building.
Arthur Stevens reports

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AUSTRALIA: Queensland Premier questions Extinction Rebellion protestors effectiveness

Two Australian state premiers have questioned the effectiveness of protesters to stop climate change as thousands of activists disrupted major cities across Australia in a bid to force governments to declare a climate emergency.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Brexit talks continue as time runs out ahead of Oct. 31 deadline

Brexit talks continue this week in Brussels but negotiators are revealing little as they try and find last minute solutions to to strike a deal. EU leaders would like to know if a deal is workable by the end of the week ahead of next week's crucial EU leaders' summit. 

 

Bruce Harrison reports from Brussels.


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Five Media Houses in Uganda Could Lose Licenses.

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The Uganda Communications Commission has threatened to revoke the licenses of 5 local media houses over what they called breaching minimum broadcasting standards.


The commission says the media houses aired programs that were extremist and anarchic in April, leading to the incitement of violence during protests that led to the arrest of prominent politician Bobi Wine.

The media houses include top media houses in the country including NTV, NBS, Bukedde TV among others

Isabel Nakirya reports

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New EU foreign affairs chief makes Balkans a priority

The European Union's new foreign affairs chief has vowed to make the
Balkans a key priority.

Spain's foreign minister Josep Borrell who takes over the EU post next
month says support for the Balkans and Eastern Europeans nations is
key to blocking Russian expansionism.

William Denselow reports from Hungary.

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UK GOVT PREPARES FOR BREXIT TALKS COLLAPSE

The UK government is briefing that Brexit talks with the EU could collapse within days.

That would set the scene for a possible Brexit extension and then a UK general election.

Talks over British proposals continue in Brussels, but the EU continues to insist UK plans breach European red lines.

It's reported the government will attempt to avoid a delay to Brexit if talks fail, and press ahead with a No Deal exit.

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that would be a disaster.

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Russian and US defence ministers speak following Trump Syria decision

The Russian defence minister and his US counterpart have held talks on the phone.

The call comes after the decision by the US president to withdraw some American forces from north-eastern Syria.

Ross Cullen has more from Moscow.

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TURKEY 'READY' FOR NORTHERN SYRIA OPERATION

Turkey says all preparations have been completed for a military incursion into northern Syria.

US President Trump has faced widespread criticism for deciding to pull American forces out of the area.

But he's warning Turkey he'll destroy its economy if it does anything he considers 'off limits'.

Kurdish forces in northern Syria had been a key ally of the US in the defeat of the Islamic State group there.

Ian Black from the Middle East Centre at the LSE says regional allies of the US are dismayed.

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Kremlin questions reports on Trump-Putin call

Vladimir Putin's office has dismissed a report by the Washington Post that suggests US President Donald Trump 'fawned' over Putin in one of his first calls to the Russian President.

Mr Trump's calls with foreign leaders have come into sharp focus after a formal impeachment inquiry was launched in the US following allegations that he pressed Ukraine's President to investigate his political rival Joe Biden.

Neha Poonia has more from Moscow.

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US Blacklists China Organizations

The Trump Administration has added 28 Chinese organisations  to a US blacklist, over concerns about their role in human rights violations. The blacklist effectively blocks the entities from buying American products. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.  


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Hollywood Ripper Faces Death in Court Decision

A man known as the "Hollywood Ripper", who was convicted of murdering two Los Angeles women and trying to kill a third, will soon learn if he'll be sentenced to death for his crimes. 43 year old Michael Gargiulo, is back in the courtroom for the latest phase of his trial, as Jake Savitz reports from Los Angeles.


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Monday, October 7, 2019

Opposition parties triumph in Kosovo elections

Voters in Kosovo have delivered a heavy blow to former guerrilla
fighters that have had a grip on power for the last decade.

The election was called after the ex-Prime Minister stood down to face
questioning by a special court in The Hague over alleged war crimes
committed during the 1998/99 conflict with Serbia.

East Europe correspondent William Denselow reports.

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US troops withdraw from Turkish border with Syria

The United States has begun to withdraw American troops from Syria's border with Turkey, in a major shift in foreign policy.

It paves the way for a Turkish operation against Kurdish fighters, who have until now been a key US ally in Syria but Turkey regards them as terrorists.

The move has been criticised by members of the US congress including President Trump ally, Senator Lindsay Graham, who has threatened to introduce bipartisan sanctions against Turkey if it invades Syria.

Kate Fisher reports

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