Monday, March 18, 2024

Controversial immigration law could take effect in Texas Monday

A controversial law that would give police in Texas the power to
detain people crossing the border illegally could come into effect
today.

Senate Bill 4 has been held up by the U.S. Supreme Court as it weighs
whether the law is constitutional.

William Denselow reports from Austin, Texas.

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Split in Italian coalition over Russian elections


Vladimir Putin's landslide victory in the Russian presidential election has caused a split in Italy's coalition government.

Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini - who leads the right-wing League party - conspicuously refused to join his coalition partners in condemning the elections as neither free nor fair.

Giles Gibson has more from Rome.

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British broadcaster breached impartiality rules five times

Right-wing British broadcaster GB News has been found to have breached impartiality rules five times by the country's communications watchdog. All five episodes concerned were presented by serving Members of Parliament, an arrangement the channel has been criticised for. Julia Chapman reports. 

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Hungary will set up an agricultural program with Chad

Hungary's government is looking to assist Central Africa with an agricultural program to help provide food security in the region.

The announcement was made after Chad's Minister of Agriculture visited Budapest on Sunday.

Pablo Gutierrez reports.

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EU Foreign Ministers discuss Russia, Ukriane and Israel Hamas war in Brussels

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European Union Foreign Ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss fresh sanctions on Russian individuals - and also on some Israeli settlers in the West Bank. 


The ministers of the 27 nations will be joined by the US Secretary of State Antony Binken virtually. 


Ishan Garg has more from Brussels. 


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Zelensky dismisses Putin's election win as illegitimate

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's presidential election an "imitation" in his nightly video address on Sunday, and denounced President Putin's win as illegitimate. 

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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TOWNS EVACUATED AFTER ICELAND VOLCANO ERUPTS AGAIN

A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time since December, prompting a fresh set of evacuations for those living on the country's southwestern coast.

From Berlin, Trent Murray has the details. 

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RADIO: DRC MPOX DEATHS

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Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least 35 people have died of mpox in the northwest of the country since the start of this year. The infectious disease is caused by the Monkeypox virus which is endemic in the forested regions of the vast central African country. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa....

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Terrorist Attacks in Pakistan's frontier regions

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A police team and security forces were targeted in a terrorist attack in the frontier regions of Pakistan.
 
The President and military have condemned the terrorist attacks

Hira Mustafa has more.

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Survey of Asia's largest slum gets underway in Mumbai

A massive survey has started in Mumbai, in Asia's largest slum, ahead of plans to redevelop the area.

Officials are collecting details of the some one million residents in Dharavi to decide who will be eligible for a free home.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Dharavi.

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PUTIN CLAIMS ELECTION VICTORY

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he'll prioritise military operations in Ukraine after claiming another six-year term in elections.

Official results gave him more than 87% of the vote.

Western countries say the election was not free or fair and insist voting in Ukrainian territory was illegal.

Director of the Russia Programme at Chatham House James Nixey says the result was not in doubt.

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N.Korea Fires At Least Two Ballistic Missiles As Democracy Summit Gets Underway

North Korea has fired at least two ballistic missiles into the sea as diplomats gather in Seoul for a summit on Monday. 


US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is among the officials attending the Summit for Democracy. 


Chris Gilbert reports


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CHINA ENDS 9 YEAR DECLINE IN MARRIAGES IN 2023

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China ended a nine-year streak of declining marriage registration last year, with the number of newlywed couples rising to 7.68 million.
 
China's birth rate has also plunged, raising concerns that the country's population of 1.4 billion could be ageing faster than anticipated.

Laura Westbrook has more.

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Biden and Trump take aim at each other in weekend speeches

US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump took aim at each other in speeches delivered over the weekend, as the two men prepare for a widely expected rematch for the White House.

Mr Biden questioned his rival's mental acuity while Mr Trump talked about a "bloodbath" if he lost the election.

Our Washington correspondent Jagruti Dave has more

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16 Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Community Clashes

About 16 Nigerian soldiers have been killed by young people in the country's southern state of Delta.

Tesem Akende reports.

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

213 Terrorists Killed in Nigeria

Defense authorities in Nigeria say the nation's armed forces have killed more than 213 terrorists in different theatres of operation in the country.

Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Trump trial delayed by at least 30 days

A judge has announced that Donald Trump's hush money trial will be
delayed by at least 30 days.

This decision comes just 10 days before jury selection was expected to
begin in the first of four criminal cases that the former president
faces.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Georgia Trump prosecutor resigns over affair

The top prosecutor in the Donald Trump's Georgia election interference
case has stepped down, following an affair with the district attorney.

A judge gave the prosecution team an ultimatum on Friday, ruling the
DA could stay on the case, but only if the lawyer resigned.

Trump's team had argued the relationship posed a conflict of interest.

Nick Harper reports.

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US finalizes new ceasefire resolution at the UN

A new ceasefire resolution might be voted on at the Security Council next week.
The United States has finalised the draft this week which calls for
international efforts to broker an immediate ceasefire as part of a
hostage release deal.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York...

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Georgia prosecutor can remain on Trump case if lover leaves

A judge in the US state of Georgia overseeing one of Donald Trump's
trials has ruled the lead prosecutor Fani Willis can stay on the case,
but only if she removes the lawyer she had an affair with.

The interference case revolves around Trump's efforts to overturn the
2020 presidential election result.

Nick Harper reports.

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