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US President Joe Biden has returned to the campaign trail, telling voters in Michigan that he has no plans to leave the race for the White House.
The President was speaking after a growing number of Democrats in Congress called on him to stand down.
From Washington Simon Marks reports.
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A judge in New Mexico has dismissed the case against Alec Baldwin over the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie 'Rust' almost three years ago.
The dismissal came after the prosecution was found to have withheld evidence.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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Donald Trump's lawyers are trying to overturn his guilty verdict in his hush money trial following the US Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity.
The former US president's attorneys say 'official acts' evidence used in the historic criminal trial should not have been shown to the jury, meaning the trial was "tainted".
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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The UK's new Labour Government has announced plans to release thousands more prisoners early, in order to tackle overcrowding in prisons.
The new Justice Secretary said the measures were needed to prevent the total collapse of the country's prison system.
But critics call the plan a dangerous gamble.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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US President Joe Biden remains heavily under the cosh after a handful more members of Congress from his own Democrat Party joined a growing list of lawmakers demanding he drop out of the race for the White House.
Those calls for the 81-year-old to step aside have escalated since the President stumbled through a recent TV debate with former President Donald Trump.
In an effort to allay fears about his fitness for office, Joe Biden held an highly-anticipated hour-long press conference last night at the NATO summit, before meeting Minority Leader of the House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries, where the two men shared “heartfelt perspectives about the path forward.”
Benji Hyer reports.
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Labour unions in Nigeria are insisting for the minimum wage in the country to be raised from about 20 dollars, to 160 dollars.
They made the position after a meeting with the country's President, Bola Tinubu.
Tesem Akende reports.
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The wedding of the youngest son of Asia's richest man is set to be held in Mumbai on Friday following months of lavish celebrations.
Indian media is reporting that the wedding is estimated to have cost some 320 million US dollars.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Three people are missing after a landslide buried a house in west Japan.
The slip occurred after the weather agency warned of heavy rain in the region.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Joe Biden has insisted that he is remaining in America's Presidential race, saying that he the "best qualified" person to defeat Donald Trump.
But the President made two major gaffes on Thursday that are likely to fuel calls from Democrat lawmakers for him to stand aside.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Organizers of the Bitcoin 2024 conference have announced that Donald Trump will speak at their event this month in the US state of Tennessee.
The former President continues to present himself as a cryptocurrency booster as he seeks to return to the White House.
Ira Spitzer has more.
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Actress Shelley Duvall, best known for her roles in 'The Shining' and 'Nashville', has died aged 75.
Her death is believed to have been caused by complications of diabetes - those close to her say Duvall died in her sleep on Thursday at her home in the US state of Texas.
Sally Patterson reports.
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