Zelensky: Preparations underway for a second peace summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published a video on Thursday thanking participants of the recent Ukraine Peace Summit, and announced that steps were being taken to present a clear path to peace at the second Global Peace Summit. 

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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Far-right on course for victory in French general election

France's leading far-right party the National Rally say they have identified 50 strategic posts in government and the civil service that would be barred for dual nationals if they win the upcoming general election.

The latest polls show the National Rally finishing ahead of both the left-wing coalition and President Macron's centrist alliance.

Ross Cullen reports.

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Euroskeptic parties in Central Europe are looking to form EP faction.

Central and Eastern European leaders are reportedly discussing the formation of a new faction within the European Parliament.

According to Hungary's Nepszava newspaper, the proposed group would include Hungarian, Czech, and Slovak parties outside any EP political group, as Pablo Gutierrez reports.

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Demonstrators in Kenya Prepare to Resume Protests

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Protestors in Kenya are preparing to resume protests despite President Ruto declining to sign the finance bill into law. 

Demonstrators say they are on a mission to 'occupy state house' saying only President Ruto's resignation would satisfy them.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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GERMANY ALLOWS DUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR FIRST TIME

New immigration rules have come into effect in Germany, designed to make it easier to attract skilled workers as Europe's biggest economy faces acute labour shortages. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray has the details. 

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US condemns declining religious freedoms in India

In rare condemnation of its strategic partner, the US has criticised declining religious freedoms in India.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said there's been a 'concerning' surge in hate speech and attacks on minorities in India, while unveiling an annual religious freedom report.

New Delhi has not commented yet, but has in the past called these reports 'propaganda'.

Neha Poonia has more.

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India looking to institutional reforms after murder-for-hire allegations: US

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US says India is considering institutional reforms after allegations that a senior government official was involved in a plot to kill a US citizen in America. 

An Indian man is currently being held in Manhattan for allegedly plotting to have a Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Sisngh Pannu killed. 

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi. 

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JUNIOR DOCTORS STRIKE IN ENGLAND

Junior doctors are beginning a new strike in England over pay.

Patients are being told to expect disruption to operations and hospital appointments, with the walk-out set to last a week.

The government says pay demands by junior doctors' unions are unreasonable.

Co-Chair of the British Medical Association's Junior Doctors' Committee Dr Robert Laurenson says they want to come to a deal with whoever is in government after next week's election.

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ATLANTA SET FOR US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face one another later (Thursday) for the first TV debate of this year's election.

It will take place in Atlanta, and is the earliest television debate ever between the two major party candidates in any American presidential election.

LBC News US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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US, Korea and Japan vow strategic cooperation to boost security and economies

INTRO: Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea have vowed to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence safety and semiconductor supply chains.

The ministers issued a joint statement underscoring a deepening of trilateral cooperation amid an intensifying China-U.S. rivalry.

Laura Westbrook reports.

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US State Department insists Julian Assange put lives at risk through leaks

The US State Department has reinstated its assertion that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange put lives at risk — but it declined to say how. 

Mr Assange landed back in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating espionage law in a deal that sets him free from a 14-year legal battle.

He served time behind bars in the UK and stayed at the Ecuadorian embassy in London whilst fighting extradition to the United States, having been responsible for one of the biggest leaks of classified material in American history. 

Benji Hyer reports.

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US SUPREME COURT ACCIDENTALLY POSTS ABORTION OPINION: BLOOMBERG

Another "oops" moment for the US's top court.  The Supreme Court appears to have accidentally published its ruling on an abortion case out of Idaho. According to Bloomberg Law, the opinion was up briefly before being taken down. Toni Waterman has more.

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Southern Pakistan is in the grips of extreme heatwave with temperatures expected to rise as high as 50 degrees celsius

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Pakistan's weather bureau is warning that the intense heat wave currently  gripping Karachi - is set to continue in coming days.

Hospitals in the city are on high alert to treat heatstroke victims. After extreme heat in southern Pakistan has already claimed over two dozen lives.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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China’s slams US Ambassador’s comments about Beijing interference

China has hit back after the US Ambassador to China accused Beijing of getting in the way of people to people ties.

Nicholas Burns told the Wall Street Journal Beijing was "taking dramatic steps to make it impossible" for citizens from both sides to reconnect.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

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Biden pardons US veterans convicted under homosexuality law

US President Joe Biden is offering a pardon to thousands of veterans who were convicted under a military law that banned homosexuality.

Announcing the proclamation on Wednesday, the president said he was "righting an historic wrong".

The news comes as Americans across the United States mark Pride Month, which celebrates and commemorates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history.

Sally Patterson reports.

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US Supreme Court strikes down social media misinformation lawsuit

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the US government *can* request the removal of misinformation on social media.

The case had threatened to radically redefine how lawmakers interact with the tech world, with plaintiffs arguing that this intervention violates the first amendment — the constitutional right to free speech. 

Benji Hyer reports. 

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Progressive loss and far-right win in US votes

The progressive wing of America's Democrat Party has suffered a major blow overnight, with Congressman Jamaal Bowman losing the race to become the candidate in federal elections later this year. 

His defeat in his own district in a suburb of New York City capped the most expensive House of Representatives primary in history, with voters choosing to take him off November's ballot. 

Benji Hyer reports. 

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Former UN Secretary General says the current UN architecture is failing

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the UN architecture of
peace and security is failing to uphold its fundamental function.
Ban Ki-Moon was addressing a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday
in his capacity as the Deputy Chair of the Elders.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

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Washington moving to lift ban on sending US military contractors to Ukraine

The White House is taking steps to lift a de facto ban on deploying American military contractors to Ukraine, according to a CNN report citing unnamed US officials. The report says the move would help the Ukrainian military maintain and repair weapons systems provided by Washington more quickly. 

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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RADIO: UN TROOPS LEAVE SOUTH KIVU

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission has ended its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern province of South Kivu after more than 2 decades. A ceremony attended by senior Congolese and UN officials was held in the city of Bukavu to mark the withdrawal of the peacekeepers. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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