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Japan is set to begin a fourth discharge of treated, radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from Wednesday.
The owner of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, TEPCO, has been releasing the water in batches since August last year.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has accused the Conservative Government of failing to call out "anti-Muslim" racism.
His criticism comes as a row over comments by Conservative Lawmaker, Lee Anderson, grows.
Anderson has been suspended by his party after he criticised the Mayor's handling of Pro-Palestine protests and said that he believed "Islamists" had "got control" of Khan and London.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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Everton Football Club's Premier League points deduction has been reduced to 6 points on appeal.
Everton had been docked 10 points in November for breaching Profitability and Sustainability rules.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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US President Joe Biden is due in New York on Monday for a campaign meeting - his latest in a series of visits to drum up support for his re-election bid.
New Yorkers are being warned to be prepared for traffic gridlock - his last trip earlier this month saw the city grind to a standstill.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Hungary's Parliament is set to ratify Sweden's NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle in the path of completing its membership of the bloc.
Sweden applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation two years ago, in a major departure from their long held position of neutrality.
Having overcome Turkey's opposition, Hungary was the last member state blocking Sweden's application. However following talks on Friday Hungary's Prime Minister said he had managed to rebuild trust.
Pablo Gutierrez reports.
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Farmers are bringing Brussels to a standstill - with hundreds of tractors blocking roads outside the European Union buildings.
They're protesting against EU agricultural policies which they claim have hit their profits.
Ishan Garg has more from Brussels.
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West Africa's regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS says the exit of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic from the bloc would be detrimental to the region's economy, stalling projects worth over 500 million dollars.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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Anti-Muslim hate speech in India soared by 62 per cent in the second half of last year compared to the first six months of the year, according to Washington-based research group India Hate Lab.
Its new report reveals that there were 668 hate speech incidents targeting Muslims in 2023, with most of these occurring during the second half of the year - citing the Israel-Gaza war a major factor.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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A mass walkout by trainee doctors in South Korea is entering its second week, stoking fears of a deepening medical crisis.
About 9-thousand young doctors have resigned since last Monday over a government plan to increase the number of spots in medical schools by 65 percent.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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