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A Belarusian human rights campaigner and two human rights organisations have won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ales Bialiatski, Russian organisation Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine will share this year’s prestigious prize.
The winners were announced on Friday in Oslo, Norway.
The chair of the Nobel Committee said they "demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy".
Sally Patterson has more.
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Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Authorities in India have arrested four men after a right-wing Hindu mob broke into a mosque during a festive procession.
Eyewitnesses say more than a dozen men entered the 15th-century mosque chanting religious slogans.
Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: The police say... The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is likely to be held in the second half of next year.
The federal government is building the case to enshrine the Voice in the constitution.
It would give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a greater say in various policy issues.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is likely to be held in the second half of next year.
The federal government is building the case to enshrine the Voice in the constitution.
It would give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a greater say in various policy issues.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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The leaders of Japan and South Korea are vowing to strengthen their alliance in the face of ongoing North Korean missile launches.
Pyongyang has conducted missile tests at an unprecedented pace this year and fears are growing that it may soon carry out its first nuclear test in over five years.
Nora Weinek reports from Tokyo.
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CLIP: fsnradionews.com/feeds/22107SK-japan-nbw.mp3Thailand's prime minister is ordering a “fast-track” investigation following a mass shooting and stabbing at a pre-school in the country’s north-east. 37 people were killed, including 24 children.
Richard Kimber reports.
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President Biden has announced plans for a sweeping overhaul of US drug laws on marijuana.
He is pardoning thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession and says he's urging the governors of American states to follow suit with regard to local marijuana laws.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Joe Biden has taken his first major steps toward decriminalising marijuana by beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug, and calling on Governors to do the same on a state level.
In an Executive Order, he also announced a pardoning of all prior federal possession convictions, a move that would affect thousands of Americans charged with the crime who may have been denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result.
With more, our US Correspondent Benji Hyer.
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At least 37 people including more than 20 children have been shot and killed in an attack on a nursery school in north-east Thailand.
Authorities say a man stormed into the child care centre brandishing a gun and a knife.
He later killed himself at the scene of the attack.
Tommy Walker is a reporter based in Bangkok and he says the suspect has been identified as a former police officer.
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[TAG] Thailand's prime minister has ordered a full inquiry into the attack and expressed his condolences to the families of the dead.
The recovery operation from Hurricane Ian continues, as it officially becomes Florida's deadliest hurricane in almost a century.
Approximately 100 people are officially confirmed dead, the highest tally since 1935.
With more, our US Correspondent Benji Hyer.
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The UK's National Grid has warned there could be energy blackouts this winter if gas supplies run short and electricity exports from Europe are reduced. Homeowners are set to be offered cash incentives for lowering energy use at peak times in a bid to spread demand. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more from London.
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