Thursday, July 25, 2024

Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action to curb extreme heat

The United Nations Secretary General has issued an urgent call to
action to better protect billions around the world exposed to
crippling effects of extreme heat.
Global temperatures have been rising unabated, with Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday this week having been the hottest days recorded.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

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BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION ON TRUMP

The US congress is set to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally.

It comes as the acting director of the U.S. The Secret Service will testify before three Senate committees next week.

Mitch McCann reports:

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Netanyahu to meet Biden & Harris in DC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting US President Joe
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington today.

But he could face a tougher reception than usual.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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U.S. economy grows 2.8% in the second quarter

The United State economy grew faster than expected in the second
quarter of 2024.
According to GDP data released on Thursday, the economy expanded by 2.8 percent.
Jody Jacobs reports...

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RADIO: TRIAL AGAINST SUSPECTED M23 MEMBERS

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A trial against the Democratic Republic of Congo's former head of the electoral commission and 24 other people accused of being part of the M23 rebel group is underway at a military court in Kinshasa. Corneille Nangaa and 19 other people have been charged with terrorism, war crimes and high treason for participating in military activities in the east of the DRC. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa..

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Pakistan's finance and power ministers are in Beijing to renegotiate debt repayment terms with Chinese leadership

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Pakistan's finance and power ministers are in Beijing to renegotiate debt repayment terms with China as the country grapples with an economic crisis.

Beijing has invested $62 billion in Pakistan in the last x years as part of the China Pakistan Economic cooperation project.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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Netanyahu under renewed pressure to announce hostage deal

Mixed reactions in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to congress on Wednesday, with family members of hostages still being held in Gaza furious with the Premier for failing to announce a deal to free them.

Netanyahu is meeting President Joe Biden on Thursday to discuss finalising a deal, with an Israeli negotiating team set to meet key mediators over the coming days.

Sarah Coates has more from Tel Aviv.

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Meta removes 63,000 Accounts in Nigeria Linked to Sextortion Scams

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Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, says it has deleted over 60,000 accounts on its platform in Nigeria.


The accounts it says were linked to sextortion scams.


Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.


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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni heading to China amid trade tensions with EU


The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will arrive in China for a five-day official visit on Saturday.

It's Meloni's first trip to the country since taking office - and since pulling Italy out of China's Belt & Road Initiative or BRI.

Giles Gibson has more from Rome.

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CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS BLOCK RUNWAY AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT

One of Europe's busiest airports has been brought to a standstill after climate change activists blocked the runway. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Putin met Syria’s Assad in Moscow

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad paid a surprise visit to Moscow - for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders discussed recent developments in the Middle East, which Putin described as an "escalation". The meeting is seen as an attempt at defusing tensions between Turkey and Syria. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow

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Ukraine's foreign minister says he is seeking common ground with China in talks this week

Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba is in China this week, he says, to find common ground with Beijing and discuss a way to end the war with Russia. He has so far met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guangzhou, where he said Ukraine was ready for talks if Moscow was prepared to negotiate in good faith. 

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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Huge security presence in Paris on eve of Olympic opening ceremony

45,000 police officers are part of what is a huge security presence in Paris ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday/July 26.

10,000 soldiers have also been deployed on the streets of the French capital with millions of visitors expected to come for the Games.

Ross Cullen reports.


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Typhoon Gaemi head for China's Fujian province

INTRO: Typhoon Gaemi has swept through northern Taiwan on Thursday, killing two people, triggering flooding and sinking a freighter. It is expected to make landfall in Fuzhou in China's Fujian province where it is expected to dump more torrential rain, as Laura Westbrook reports.

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India remains committed to concluding trade deal with UK

India's prime minister Narendra Modi says the country is committed to concluding a free trade agreement with the UK.

This comes as Britain's foreign secretary David Lammy concluded his visit to India on Wednesday.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi could propose new bill for farmers after meet

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Indian opposition bloc's leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to raise farmers' demands for a legally guaranteed minimum purchase price for their produce.

This comes after Gandhi met with farmers unions who're threatening to protest in Delhi.

Ishan Garg has more.

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Curfew still in place in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's government says it will only take a call on lifting a nationwide curfew - that has been in place for over a week now - if no clashes are reported on Friday.

Hundreds have been killed in protests that started last week over demands that a quota system for government jobs be scrapped. The country's Supreme Court has drastically brought down the number of reserved jobs but students say they want more.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan

At least two people are dead and hundreds injured as typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan. 


The storm is bringing intense winds, rain, and storm surge, and has forced the closure of schools and businesses for a second day. 


Chris Gilbert reports. 


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Time to “pass the torch,” says President Biden

US President Joe Biden has told the American people that "the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation," just days after he withdrew his re-election bid. 


In a primetime address from the Oval Office — his first publicly televised remarks since bowing out of the 2024 Presidential race — Joe Biden offered a defence of his record, but said it's time for "new, fresh, younger voices," throwing his support behind his Vice-President Kamala Harris as she aims to win the White House. 


From there, Benji Hyer reports. 


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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu addresses US Congress

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Israel's Prime Minister has called on American lawmakers to supply more weapons for the war in Gaza, vowing his country will defeat Hamas.


Addressing Congress on Wednesday, Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will fight until all hostages taken on October 7 and still being held in the strip are released.


As he spoke, thousands of protestors gathered in Washington DC to condemn his visit, and dozens of Democrats boycotted his address.


Independent senator Bernie Sanders labelled Netanyahu a "war criminal", while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called it a "dark day in US history".


Sally Patterson has more.


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