Putin and Xi meet ahead of Opening Ceremony

Russia and China have condemned NATO expansion and reaffirmed their foreign policy coordination following a meeting of their two leaders. President Vladimir Putin is visiting Beijing to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics and held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, including a private lunch. Julia Chapman has more.

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Tanzania opens grain stores in DRC, South Sudan to sell surplus harvest

Tanzania has opened grain storage facilities in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, and Juba in South Sudan to facilitate the sale of surplus food crops.

 

Daniel Kijo reports.

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French President Macron to meet Russian President Putin for talks

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 7. President Macron's office said the French leader will then travel to Ukraine the following day for further talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

The meeting comes amid tensions along Russia's borders with Ukraine that have sparked a crisis in relations between Moscow and NATO allies, including France and the United States. 

From Brussels, Rosie Birchard reports.

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Australia – Defence forces could be utilised at aged care facilities.

Australian Defence Force Personnel could be deployed to aged care facilities, to alleviate the crippling effects of Covid-19 and staff shortages.

Harrowing stories have emerged about living conditions in care around the country.

Shaun Bindley reports.

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Japan mulls recommending masks for 2-year-olds and above

The Japanese government is considering recommending masks for children aged two and older. The announcement comes as the country struggles to contain the spread of the Omicron variant.

Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.

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Sharp decline on Wall Street as Meta shares plummet

There were major losses on Wall Street following a disappointing
earnings report from Facebook's parent company Meta.

The company has reported its first ever quarterly decline in daily active users.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Four top Johnson aides quit No. 10

Four key members of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street team have resigned, adding to the instability of his leadership as investigations continue into government parties that broke lockdown regulations.

The Prime Minister's principal private secretary and his Chief of Staff announced their departure tonight.

Earlier on Thursday his policy chief and director of communications also quit.

Olly Barratt has more from London.

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US officials say Russia planning 'false flag' attack in Ukraine

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US officials say they have uncovered plans by Russia to stage a fake attack in Ukraine as a pretext for invading the country.

It comes amid increasing tension between Moscow and Washington over the buildup of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border.

US Correspondent Ira Spitzer reports.

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Pentagon provides more detail of operation against ISIS leader

At the Pentagon, spokesman John Kirby says US forces gave the Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi an opportunity to surrender, but instead he blew himself up along with his wife and several members of his family.

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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says only last month the Islamic State leader was involved in leading lat month's attempted jailbreak by jihadists in northeastern Syria, and was responsible for a host of other terrorist outrages.

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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says there were three civilian deaths during the opposition targeting the Islamic State leader, but that US forces were able to evacuate several people from the building.

 

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Palin defamation suit against New York Times begins

Sarah Palin's defamation case against the New York Times is underway
in a Manhattan federal court.

Palin accuses the newspaper of reputational damage after publishing an
editorial in 2017 titled 'America's Lethal Politics.'

William Denselow reports from New York.

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JOHNSON ADVISER QUITS

A key adviser to Boris Johnson has quit, piling further pressure on the UK Prime Minister's position.

Munira Mirza says says she's stepping down over claims Boris Johnson made about the leader of the opposition.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Massive storm cuts power to tens-of-thousands in Texas

More than 110 million Americans  - from Maine to the US-Mexico border - are under winter storm warnings as a massive storm sweeps east.

Tens-of-thousands of people are already without power in Texas.

As Toni Waterman explains from Austin, the storm is dredging up painful memories of last year's power grid collapse.  

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Biden praises US operation after death of ISIS leader in Syria

US President Joe Biden has praised American troops after the death of the leader of

ISIS in an attack in Syria.

He said that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up during the raid, killing members of his own family in the process

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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OVER 2000 FLEE DRC AFTER ADF ATTACKS

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More than two thousand Congolese refugees have crossed into Uganda after Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked trading centres in the Eastern part of the country.

Leon Solomon reports from Kampala

 

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Bank of England raises interest rates in bid to contain inflation

The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate from 0.25 to 0.5 percent.

Like many countries around the world, the UK's central bank is trying to put the brakes on rising inflation that's pushing up the cost of living.

Giles Gibson reports from London.

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President Biden travels to New York to discuss gun crime

President Biden is due to travel to New York to discuss a new focus
on dealing with gun violence.

His trip comes after less than two weeks after two police officers
were shot dead in the city.

Sarah Walton reports.

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Biden: US kills ISIS leader

US President Joe Biden says American troops have killed the leader of
ISIS in an attack in Syria.

It follows a raid in the northwest of the country which Syrian first
responders say killed 13 people, including six children.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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UK GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SUPPORT PACKAGE AHEAD OF ENERGY BILL PRICE HIKE

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out government plans to support households ahead of imminent increases to utility bills. A cap on energy prices is set to be lifted in April - a move that will add an extra $940 to the outgoings of the average home. Mr Sunak told MP's the government will step in to help, offering a council tax rebate to 80% of homeowners and spreading some of the additional costs for gas and electricity over a five year period.

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UK SETS OUT 'COST OF LIVING CRISIS' RESPONSE

The UK government's setting out interventions to try and ease a cost of living crunch.

Record-high wholesale gas costs are feeding into soaring household bills, and wider inflation.

Households are set to have to pay hundreds of pounds more for their energy bills over the next year - as a price cap is raised.

Director of Policy at National Energy Action - Peter Smith - says the government will need to go further than today's announcements for the poorest households.

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NATO welcomes US move to deploy extra troops to Europe

NATO's chief is welcoming President Biden's announcement to deploy 3 thousand troops in Europe as tensions rise over Ukraine.

The President is sending forces to Poland, Germany and Romania.

With NATO's reaction, our Brussels correspondent Rosie Birchard reports.

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