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China's foreign Minister, Wang Yi is headed to South Korea next week for talks aimed at reviving stalled denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea.
That's according to Seoul's foreign ministry.
Pyongyang warned that joint military exercises between the US and South Korea could trigger a security crisis.
Samuel Wong Reports.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbot is defending his state's controversial abortion bill.
And he says Texas is going to work to eradicate all rapists.
Rachel Silverman has that story.
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The White House says it's in "no rush" to recognise the Taliban as the official government of Afghanistan.
The group has announced the formation of its new government but the Biden Administration says any recognition from the US will be "dependent" on their actions.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has apparently denied reports that the Taliban has been blocking Americans from leaving Afghanistan via charter planes from the Mazar-i-Sharif airport- saying the hold-up has been caused by a lack of travel documents.
The Biden administration claims there are some 100 American citizens still in Afghanistan who want to get out, denying a hostage-situation is developing.
America’s top diplomat has been in Doha, as part of a so-called ‘thank you’ tour of allies.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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The UK government has unveiled plans to impose a levy on working adults to help pay for health and social care costs.
From April 2022, National Insurance payments could rise from 12% of pre-tax income to 13.25%. Dividend tax, which is applied to payments received from company shares, would also go up by 1.25%.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out details of the plans to the House of Commons in London.
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Jacob Zuma is going home after serving just two months of his 15-month contempt of court prison sentence. Less than a month since he was hospitalized for what the Jacob Zuma Foundation claimed was a routine medical checkup, the former president has been granted medical parole. Political parties and civil organisations are questioning whether proper procedures were followed. Mark Roughton reports.
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The US mission in Uganda has delivered a donation of moderna covid-19 vaccines to the East African country. Uganda is one of many African countries struggling to find vaccines for its population. Leon Ssenyange reports
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Chinese importers are expecting that Brazilian beef imports will resume soon.
That is despite reports of two confirmed atypical mad cow cases over the weekend.
Samuel Wong reports.
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to host the annual summit of the BRICS nations in two days' time.
Afghanistan could be at the top of the agenda when Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet virtually.
Taliban's takeover and Pakistan's role in Afghanistan is already a cause of concern in New Delhi as Ishan Garg reports.
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Sudan authorities say they have seized a shipment of 72 boxes of Russian made weapons shipped from Ethiopia on a commercial flight.
The government accuses Ethiopia of planning to undermine democracy in Sudan by using the seized weapons in illegal activities.
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