Curtailed Victory Day Parades Held In Russia

Military parades have been held to mark Victory Day in Russia.

The annual event celebrates victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, and is used to showcase military might.

In a speech at the most important parade at Moscow's Red Square, Russian President Vladimir Putin again described Ukraine's leadership as being neo nazis, claimed a "real war is being waged against our motherland" and accused the West of wanting nothing else "but to see the fall of our country".

But as Stuart Smith reports from Moscow, the event has been curtailed this year.

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Gunmen in Nigeria Kidnap 40 Worshippers From Church

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Families of abducted worshippers in Northern Nigeria are still trying to establish contact with the kidnappers of their loved ones.

At least 40 people have been kidnapped by Gunmen from a church in a remote village in Kaduna State.

This is the latest in a series of attacks against worshippers in the last few years.

Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.

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India movie The Kerala Story kicks up a political storm

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A controversial movie called The Kerala Story has kicked up a political storm in India – with the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party indirectly promoting it – and the opposition parties criticising it.

The movie is based on a fictional story of three women from Kerala who join the terrorist organization ISIS.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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China Raids Capvision Suzhou Office in Consultancy Firm Crackdown

Authorities in China have raided the offices of consultancy firm Capvision partners, according to state-run media.

It comes as Beijing kicks off a country-wide campaign against national security violations targeting global consultancy firms.

Patrick Fok reports,

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US welcomes Korea-Japan summit

The US is welcoming a summit held over the weekend between its key Indo-Pacific allies South Korea and Japan. 

Leaders from the two countries met in Seoul for the first time more than a decade, in an effort to boost bilateral co-operation and thaw historical tensions. 

Chris Gilbert reports.

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Mixed close on Wall Street as traders await inflation data

It was a mixed close on Wall Street to start the trading week as
investors await key inflation data due out in the coming days.

And it was another solid day for the banking sector after recent
jitters over the health of several more regional banks.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Russia launches wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities

Russia has launched its largest drone attack in many months on
multiple Ukrainian cities.

It comes just ahead of Russia's Victory Day celebration on Tuesday,
which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

At least one person has died and several others injured in the fourth
attack in just over a week.

Shelby Wilder reports from Kyiv.

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Driver who killed 8 in Texas charged with manslaughter

Police in the US state of Texas have charged the driver of a car that
struck a group of people, killing 8, with manslaughter.

Authorities confirmed his identity at a press conference following the
crash outside a homeless shelter near the Mexican border.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Officials investigating Texas mass shooter motive

Federal officials are investigating whether a shooter who killed eight people in Texas was motivated by white supremacist ideology, according to media reports.

Mauricio Garcia opened fire at a shopping mall on Saturday, before being shot and killed by a police officer.

Police found multiple weapons at the scene, including an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun.

Sally Patterson reports.

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Closing arguments underway in Trump rape case

Closing arguments are underway in the civil trial against Donald Trump.

The former president is accused of defamation and raping columnist E.
Jean Carroll in a Manhattan department store back in the mid-1990s.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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RUSSIA FORCED TO TAX OIL COMPANIES MORE AFTER PRICE CAP - G7 OFFICIAL

The Kremlin has been forced to overhaul the way it taxes Russian oil exporters due to the G7 price cap, according to an anonymous G7 official speaking to the British press.

According to the official, the oil companies will now be more heavily taxed - and therefore less able to invest in oil infrastructure, which is one of President Vladimir Putin's priorities.

The G7 says that's all part of its strategy to force Russia into making 'difficult choices' about its main source of income.

Stuart Smith reports from Mosocw.

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Contempt threats against US senior diplomat over Afghanistan documents

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken could be held in contempt of Congress if his State Department doesn't hand over classified communications relating to America's chaotic exit from Afghanistan.

A powerful Republican Party lawmaker — Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — is pushing for the release of the sensitive documents written by diplomats at the US Embassy in Kabul shortly before the August 2021 withdrawal.

He alleges the cables in question warned Mr Blinken about the potential fall of the city weeks before the Taliban takeover. 

Benji Hyer has more. 

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Eight dead after care ploughs into crowd near shelter for homeless & migrants in Texas

Eight people have been killed in the US state of Texas after a car ploughed into a group close to a shelter for the homeless and migrants.

Police say it's not clear whether the incident - in the town of Brownsville on the Mexican border - was intentional.

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports 

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MEETING BETWEEN CHINA AND US IN BEIJING

China's Foreign Minister has met with the U.S Ambassador to China on
Monday, in what many believe is an attempt to foster better relations
between the two countries.
There's been growing tensions between the two superpowers of late
following the balloon saga and the visit of the president of Taiwan to
the US.
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Biden prepares for high stakes meeting over debt ceiling

President Biden is set to meet with House majority leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday to try and strike a deal on the country's impending debt ceiling crisis.
 
Republicans are demanding Democrats agree to future spending cuts.

US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more

 

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TATA STEEL BOSSES WARN OF UNCERTAINTY OVER FUTURE IN UK

Bosses at India's Tata Steel have warned its UK operations face 'material uncertainty'. The company employs around 8000 people at sites in Wales and North East England. Market conditions and decarbonisation targets have been pointed to as cause for concern. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more from London.

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Nigeria’s Presidential Election Tribunal Begins Pre-Hearing Monday

The Presidential Election Tribunal in Nigeria will begin pre-hearing petitions challenging the outcome of the country's February 25^th Presidential election.

Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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Police accused of heavy-handedness after coronation arrests

Anti-monarchy protesters say police showed a lack of judgment after they made dozens of arrests ahead of King Charles III's coronation. Police have confirmed 64 people were arrested on Saturday, most of them suspected of planning to disrupt public order. Julia Chapman reports.

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22 dead as tourist boat capsizes in south India

At least 22 people have died, including seven children, after a tourist double-decker boat capsized in the south Indian state of Kerala.

Rescue operations are underway and police have filed a case of culpable homicide against the owner of the boat.

Neha Poonia is reporting.

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Petitioners seek probe into violence in India's Manipur

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A Supreme Court petition by tribal activists group in New Delhi is seeking a probe into violence in India's North Eastern state of Manipur.

For the past week groups of the state's majority Meitei (Mey-they) community have clashed with the minority tribal groups. 

200 people have reportedly been injured and thousands displaced. 

India correspondent Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi. 

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