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A court in Sierra Leone's Capital Freetown has charged Former Sierra Leone President, Ernest Bai Koroma, with treason.
He was charged for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to overthrow the country's government in November last year.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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The Indian state of Gujarat has announced investment agreements worth billions of dollars ahead of a global summit taking place next week.
Gujarat is the home state of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who will seek a third term in power in a national election this year.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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Authorities in Japan say the coast guard plane that collided with a passenger jet at Tokyo's Haneda Airport wasn't cleared for take off when the accident took place.
Five crew members aboard the coast guard plane were killed.
Patrick Fok reports.
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Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado ruling removing him from the state's upcoming primary ballot.
Colorado's highest court ruled last month that the former president was ineligible to hold office due to his role in the January 6th Capitol riot.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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A 10-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of killing another child with his father's gun in the US state of California.
Police found the 10-year-old boy bleeding in a parking lot - he was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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U.S. car sales rebounded in 2023, with consumers buying 15.4 million cars. But sales are slowing again due to high prices and loan rates.
Caroline Malone reports.
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Junior doctors in England have started the new year with six days of industrial action, in a long running dispute over pay.
If it continues as planned, it will be the longest strike by doctors in National Health Service history.
Stuart Smith reports from outside University College Hospital in London.
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US President Joe Biden's re-election campaign says he'll be making a major speech this week to mark the anniversary of the attacks on the Capitol building.
His January 6th address, planned at a historic Revolutionary War site, will be used to make the case that his top rival for the Oval Office, Donald Trump, poses an existential threat to democracy.
It comes three years after a deadly riot in which a mob of supporters of then-President Trump stormed the United States Congress in Washington DC in an effort to overturn his loss to Mr Biden in 2020.
Benji Hyer reports.
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A man has died after his car was hit by a falling tree in south west England. The death of the driver in his 50s was confirmed by police as the impact of storm Henk continues to be felt.
There's major travel disruption, thousands of homes are without power and over 300 flood warnings remain in place across England.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0103-UKStormHenk.mp3Nigerian students studying in the United Kingdom have been banned from bringing family members to the country.
The ban from the U.K's home office takes effect from January this year.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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Truckers in India who were on a nationwide transport strike, in protest against a new law that would enforce stringent punishment for hit-and-run cases, are back at work.
After talks with members of the All India Motor Transport Congress, the government of India assured the committee that the new law has not been implemented yet and will only be implemented after consultation with all stakeholders.
Priyata Brajabasi has more
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The Tanzanian government has cleared an American couple over the killing of a giant crocodile. Tanzania's Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) released a statement saying the couple's actions were in line with local and international laws governing trophy hunting.
Daniel Kijo reports