The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
Ross Cullen reports.
Social media platform X says it has withheld some posts in India containing political speech, after the country's election commission asked for them to be taken down.
This comes ahead of general elections which are due to be held in India, beginning on Friday.
IN: "Social media platform X…"
OUT: SOC
DUR: 30 secs
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0417IndiaX-rb-generic.mp3
South Korea is strongly protesting Japan’s renewed claim over a disputed island group.
Tokyo has asserted ownership of the Dokdo islands, which it calls Takeshima, in a recently published foreign policy document.
Chris Gilbert reports.
IN: South Korea’s
OUT: SOC
DUR: 0.48
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/240417-skorea-dokdo-cg.mp3
Lawmakers in the United States have delivered their articles of impeachment for President Joe Biden's director of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, arguing he's failing to stem record flows of migrants across the US-Mexico border.
Secretary Mayorkas — the man in charge of governing America's borders — earlier this year became the first US cabinet member to be impeached in nearly 150 years, with House Speaker Mike Johnson calling him "the greatest domestic threat to the safety of the American people."
The step today moves the process from Congress's lower chamber, the House of Representatives, to the upper chamber, the Senate, where he's likely to be acquitted.
Benji Hyer reports.
IN: Republican Party
OUT: Benji Hyer, Washington
DUR: 55 secs wrap
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0416impeach-bh-generic.mp3
The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Tuesday about a federal law used to charge more than 300 people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6th 2021.
The court's decision could have ramifications for Donald Trump, who has been charged with the same offence.
The former President has pleaded not guilty, calling the charges politically motivated.
Sally Patterson has more.
IN This case was
OUT SOC
DUR 46
Hungary's government may reintroduce fuel price caps due to soaring prices, currently the highest in Central Europe. Hungary says the measure will bring back the price of petrol and diesel to the regional average, but economists disagree say, fuel caps have not worked in the past and doubt they will be effective now.
Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.
IN: "Hungary's government is becoming increasingly impatient ….."
OUT: "SOC"
DUR: 00:48
CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0416-gaspricesup-pg.mp3
INTRO
Nigerian authorities say they have secured the release of over 1,000 people kidnapped recently in the northern part of the country.
Various armed groups have kidnapped dozens of people across northern Nigeria in increasing attacks since the beginning of the year.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
INTRO: "According to...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 49"
Clip: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1604Nigeriarescuesover1000adbuctedpersons-AM-generic.mp3
Intro:
EU foreign ministers are holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday to potentially discuss new sanctions on Iran.
This comes as tensions have escalated in the Middle East after Iran fired more than a hundred ballistic missiles towards Israel over the weekend.
Ishan Garg has more from Brussels.
IN: European Union's...
OUT: SOC
Duration: 38 seconds
The Olympic Flame is being lit in the Greek town of Olympia.
The flame will arrive in France on May 8 and begin two months of travel around the country before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games get under way.
Ross Cullen reports.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has called a now scrapped anonymous poll funding scheme the biggest extortion scheme and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misusing it for political gains.
His comments come a day after the Prime Minister defended the controversial scheme, saying scrapping it will push political parties towards black money.
Priyata Brajabasi has more
IN: 'In an interview to local media..'
OUT: SOC
Duration: 37 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0416-ModionElectoralBonds-pb.mp3