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The French interior minister Christophe Castaner has told a Senate hearing the man who killed four police officers at Paris' central police station a week ago should have been flagged up as radicalized years ago.
Mickael Harpon had worked in IT at the police station since 2003, and converted to Islam around a decade ago.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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Two British men who joined the so-called Islamic State and were dubbed 'The Beatles' have been taken into US custody, following instability in northern Syria.
The men were believed to be part of a terrorist cell which kidnapped and murdered western hostages in Syria.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar are meeting for talks to discuss the UK's Brexit proposals.
Mr Johnson says he remains "cautiously optimistic" about a deal, however Mr Varadkar has suggested it would be "very difficult" for an agreement to be reached before the 31 October deadline.
Benji Hyer reports from London.
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The US military is taking custody of several dozen high-profile Islamic State detainees.
Two of them are British men accused of involvement in the Islamic State's executions of American and other Western hostages.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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Calfornia's biggest utility has shut off electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
The planned cuts could affect more than two million people, and it could be days before the power comes back on.
Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.
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The move comes after the White House said it won't co-operate in any way with the Democrats impeachment inquiry currently underway on Capitol Hill.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Trump says Turkey's invasion of Syria that began a few hours ago is a "bad idea", even though he said on Sunday night that he had given the military operation against America's Kurdish allies the green light.
It's a stunning turnaround by the US President after furious criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Tanzania has been ranked ninth in Africa in a report that highlights the state of wealth on the continent.
The Africa Wealth report for 2019 published by Mauritius based AfrAsia Bank says that there are more than 2,400 individuals with more than 1 million dollars who were living in Tanzania in 2018.
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