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The grand jury who could determine whether to indict Donald Trump will not meet on Wednesday, according to new reports.
The former US president could face charges of falsifying business records over payments he allegedly signed off to adult movie actress Stormy Daniels.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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The Ugandan parliament has passed a controversial anti-homosexuality bill, which makes homosexual acts punishable by death. Only two members of the ruling party voted against the bill, which has attracted widespread global condemnation. Leon Solomon reports.
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The U.S has called on the Nigerian government to prosecute people who intimidated voters during governorship and state parliamentary elections last Saturday.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The Ugandan parliament has passed a controversial anti-homosexuality bill, which makes homosexual acts punishable by death. Only two members of the ruling party voted against the bill, which has attracted widespread global condemnation. Leon Solomon reports.
LINK: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0322ugandampspassantigaybill-ls-gen.mp3
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At least 11 have died and dozens injured after an earthquake struck Afghanistan and Pakistan.
It triggered landslides in parts of the Himalayan mountain range.
Rescue efforts are now on, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: Afghan authorities...There's concern about censorship in Hong Kong over a decision not to screen a new Winnie the Pooh horror movie there. References to the Winnie the Pooh character have been used as a protest against China's President Xi Jinping in recent years.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japan's Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is promising the G7's commitment to Ukraine will remain unshakeable, after meeting with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
Prime Minister Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday after meeting with leaders in India.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Surveillance footage has been released of police officers and hospital workers piling on a Black man at a US state psychiatric hospital
Irvo Otieno was taken into emergency custody earlier this month after experiencing mental health distress.
Footage shows the 28-year-old being held on the ground for 11 minutes before his body stopped moving.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Service workers at schools in Los Angeles County have begun a 3 day strike, cancelling classes for nearly half a million students.
The district's teachers say they are also walking off the job in support of the workers who are demanding higher pay and better treatment.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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America still waits to see whether former President Donald Trump will be arrested over an alleged hush money scandal in the lead up to the 2016 election.
On his Truth Social account, Trump urged his followers to protest if he were taken into custody in New York.
Because of that, authorities in the city are gearing up for any potential clashes, as Sally Paterson reports.
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Moscow condemned British plans to send armor-piercing tank ammunition containing depleted uranium to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow "will be forced to retaliate" if the UK goes ahead with the plan.
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Taiwan says President Tsai Ing-wen will make two stops in the United States on her way to and from Central America but there was no word on whether a highly anticipated meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will take place.
President Tsai will transit through New York and Los Angeles, leaving Taipei on March 29th.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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