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US President Joe Biden is set to court Latino voters, another key demographic he hopes to win over in November's election.
The President is under pressure to revive his campaign, amid continued calls for him to exit the race and make way for a younger candidate.
Mitch McCann reports:
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The new UK government has pledged to make it easier to build houses, bring train companies under public ownership and devolve some decision making to regional bodies.
The policies were among a raft of measures announced as part of the state opening of parliament.
King Charles read the legislative plans of the new Labour government, which focused heavily on rebuilding the economy.
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The government promised that the legislative programme will "be mission led and based upon the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for all."
Opposition parties have questioned how the government will be able to pay for it all.
A top European Union official criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for launching a Ukraine "peace mission" without EU backing. The mission included talks with Donald Trump and leaders from Russia and China. In a recent letter, Orbán informed leaders of the 27-nation bloc that Trump is prepared to mediate peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict immediately if elected.
Pablo Gutierrez reports
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India's army is intensifying its search operation in the state of Jammu and Kashmir after four soldiers were killed in a militant attack.
Eleven Indian soldiers have been killed so far this year in such incidents in the troubled Himalayan region.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Former US Ambassador to the United Nations and Donald Trump's last standing primary challenger, Nikki Haley, has formally endorsed the former president in a speech at the Republican National Convention.
Another of Mr Trump's vanquished rivals - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis - roused the Republican delegates as he also voiced his full support for Donald Trump.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Japan has completed a seventh round of treated, nuclear water discharge from the crippled power plant at Fukushima.
It began slowly releasing more than a million tonnes of water used to cool fuel inside the wrecked nuclear reactors in August last year.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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In the UK, the state opening of Parliament is taking place later (Wednesday) to mark the official start of the new government's time in office.
The ceremonial event is a chance for newly appointed Prime Minister Keir Starmer to lay out some of the key policies for the coming months.
John Bevir (beaver) reports.
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United States security authorities obtained intelligence in recent weeks of a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump.
There is, however, no confirmed connection to the man who attempted to kill the former President on Saturday.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Senior United States Senator Bob Menendez has been found guilty of all 16 counts he faced in a Federal Corruption trial.
Menendez was accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes, in exchange for using his political influence to benefit foreign governments.
Mitch McCann reports: