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Tributes have been paid to Princess Diana on the 25th anniversary of her death.
The Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997, along with her partner Dodi Al-Fayed.
Our UK correspondent Sally Patterson has more in London.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC says Nigeria has the highest number of missing persons in Africa.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev died on Tuesday at the age of 91.
He's been praised by many world leaders for his role in ending the cold war and his slogan Demokratizatsiya.
FSN's Simon Marks was based in Moscow in the 1990s and interviewed Gorbachev after he left office.
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Leaders across Europe have praised the actions of the late Mikhail Gorbachev who died on Tuesday aged 91.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the latest to do so.
He said that the former leader of the Soviet Union changed Europe's path for the better and effectively ended the cold war.
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On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has expressed its deep condolences to the family and friends of ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in hospital on Tuesday.
The Kremlin says a personal telegram will be sent by the President on Wednesday.
Gorbachev presided over major economic and political reforms that brought the Soviet Union to an end in 1991, and is also credited with bringing about the end to the Cold War.
Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.
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The United States has announced $30 million of support to help Pakistan, where flooding has affected more than 33 million people and claimed more than 1,100 lives.
This comes after the United Nations launched an appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help Pakistan through the crisis.
Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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Critics say it is undemocratic for the government to use taxpayers' money without public approval.
Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo.
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Corporate recruiters in Hong Kong are urging the government to do more to prevent a brain drain in the city. Concerns over hiring are growing as Hong Kong’s strict COVID-19 policies make it an unattractive working location compared to other regional finance hubs.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the 8th and last leader of the Soviet Union has died in Moscow at the age of 91.
He was a titan on the world stage….a young reformer who wowed the west with his promises to reform the Soviet Union.
The architect off glasnost and perestroika…openness and restructuring that he hoped could save the Soviet Union from oblivion
But his checkered record included a delayed reaction to the nuclear accident at Chernobyl…and an inability to control enemies within the Communist Party who rose up against him and launched an attempted….ultimately failed coup…in August 19891.
Former British foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind says while Gorbachev is largely reviled within Russia for the USSR's destruction, it's a tribute to him that the Cold War ended peacefully.
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Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks was based in Moscow in the 1990s, and charted Gorbachev's final years in power.
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Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks was based in Moscow in the 1990s and interviewed Gorbachev after he left power.
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The first batch of South Sudan's unified forces has officially graduated in the capital Juba.
The contingent of 53,000 personnel was trained and unified into one army resulting from the 2018 revitalised peace agreement.
Naba Mohiedeen reports from Khartoum.
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Violence, particularly following the mass shootings in Buffalo New York and Uvalde Texas, is of top concern to many people in the U.S.
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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Russia has further reduced its gas deliveries to France, in a move which will deepen winter energy supply concerns.
The French energy company Engie says that Russian gas giant Gazprom has made 'additional, immediate reductions' in its gas deliveries.
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The Biden administration is preparing to sell $1.1 billion in missiles and radar support to Taiwan amid growing fears that China could invade the self-governing island.
News organisation Politico first reported the plan citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Megan, The Duchess of Sussex, has said she and husband Prince Harry were happy to leave the UK - after deciding to step back from the front line of the Royal Family. In an interview with U.S. magazine 'The Cut', The Duchess also claims Prince Harry said 'I lost my dad in the process'…a line allies now claim has been misconstrued. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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