British foreign secretary to meet Prime Minister Narendra

British foreign minister Yvette Cooper will meet her Indian counterpart and prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.

Closer collaboration between the two countries as they both face economic shocks from global conflicts is on the agenda. The visit follows the UK trade secretary's trip to India this week to advance the implementation of a free trade agreement.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Stocks slide on flare-up in Middle East fighting while oil eases

INTRO: Asian stocks sank on Thursday amid fresh Iranian attacks and stalled peace talks with the United States.

But oil prices dipped on news of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Laura Westbrook reports.

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House delivers bipartisan condemnation of Iran war

House lawmakers have delivered a bipartisan condemnation of the Iran war, passing a resolution to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes.

It presents Mr Tump’s most significant political setback since the conflict began.

Kate fisher reports from Washington

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Fallout continues over firing of veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent

The fallout continues over CBS News’ firing of veteran journalist Scott Pelley, who accused the network’s new leadership of a “collapse of values” and trying to “curry favor with the Trump administration.”

Pelley had served as a longtime correspondent on the award-winning television news magazine 60 Minutes.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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US announces new tariffs on 60 countries

The US is proposing new tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners around the world.

The rate of at least 10% comes after the US Supreme Court ruled many of President. Donald Trump’s tariffs were illegal.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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3 Royal Navy Personnel Die In Helicopter Crash

Three members of the Royal Navy have died in a helicopter crash in south west England.

An investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident, as John Bevir reports.

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President Trump admits to lashing out at Israeli PM Netanyahu

 President Donald Trump has admitted to lashing out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's attacks in Lebanon. 

The fighting threatens to derail Trump’s efforts to bring the war with Iran to an end. 

Toni Waterman has more.

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Ukraine drone strike hits St Petersburg oil facility ahead of Russia's 'Davos' forum

Ukrainian drones hit an oil facility in St Petersburg ahead of the start of a major economic forum in the city.

The meeting is often described as Russia's version of the famous annual business and finance summit in the Swiss resort of Davos.

Ross Cullen reports.

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HUNGARY PM IN PARIS AFTER BERLIN TALKS

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is in Paris on Wednesday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, continuing a diplomatic push aimed at strengthening Hungary’s ties with key European partners. Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.

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UK GOVT CONDEMNS DISORDER OVER MURDER OF STUDENT

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has condemned disorder at a protest in Southampton about the police handling of the murder of Henry Nowak.

Shabana Mahmood says there's "no justification" for' hijacking the tragedy to stir up violence and disorder'.

Henry Nowak was stabbed last December but was arrested at the scene after his killer lied to police that he'd been racially attacked.

Policing and Crime Minister Sarah Jones says the case should not be used to justify violent disorder.

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Oil prices rise on Iran peace worries, stocks build on tech rally

INTRO: Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday as fresh hostilities flared in the Middle East following stalled US-Iran peace talks.

Meanwhile, stock indexes climbed to record highs in Taiwan and Japan as the AI-powered rally continues, as Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.

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Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez to arrive in India with trade & energy talks on agenda

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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez is set to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday as India ramps up its oil procurement from Caracas. 

The visit comes as New Delhi has been dealing with fuel supply disruptions due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the looming threat of the US revoking its temparary waiver on some sanctioned Russian oil.

Ishan Garg tells us more. 

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REPUBLICAN SENATORS OPENLY QUESTION BILL PULTE'S QUALIFICATIONS TO LEAD US INTELLIGENCE

Senior Republican senators have publicly questioned US President Donald Trump's decision to appoint Bill Pulte — a political ally with no intelligence background — as acting Director of National Intelligence, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune warning the White House that Pulte faces a lengthy confirmation battle.

Pulte, who currently heads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, would oversee eighteen spy agencies including the CIA and the National Security Agency, at a time when the United States remains at war with Iran.

Democrats and Republicans alike have raised concerns about Pulte's lack of national security experience.

Toni Waterman reports from Washington.

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Reporter Toni Waterman in Washington says Pulte has a controversial record of targeting the president's perceived enemies — and that the cases he has referred have largely fallen apart.

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IRAN HALTS CEASEFIRE MEDIATION AS RUBIO LAYS OUT US DEMANDS ON CAPITOL HILL

 

Iran has stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, according to reports from two semi-official Iranian news agencies on Tuesday.

The breakdown came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was testifying before lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where he laid out the Trump administration's conditions for a deal with Tehran.

Democratic senators pushed back hard, with Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey telling Rubio that Americans can see the economic toll of the conflict.

Toni Waterman reports from Washington.

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Toni Waterman in Washington says Secretary Rubio acknowledged that Iran has agreed to discuss aspects of its nuclear programme that Tehran had previously refused to address.

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FIGHTING CONTINUES IN LEBANON AS NETANYAHU VOWS TO KEEP STRIKING DESPITE TRUMP'S CEASEFIRE CLAIM

Fighting continued in Lebanon on Tuesday despite US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered a halt to hostilities — with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to keep striking southern Lebanon and Israel's Defence Minister denying any ceasefire is in place.

Israel-Lebanon talks are scheduled for Washington later this week, but the ongoing clashes raise questions about whether diplomacy can gain traction.

Both leaders face elections in their countries, and the war is shaping their political calculations in very different ways.

From Washington, Kate Fisher has more.

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Kate Fisher, our reporter in Washington, says US President Donald Trump sent contradictory signals about the state of the talks on Monday — dismissing them as boring in one interview, then posting online that they were progressing rapidly.

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Kate Fisher in Washington says US President Donald Trump's contradictory public statements about the talks are making it difficult to gauge the White House's true direction.

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STARMER'S WHATSAPP MESSAGES SET TO DISAPPEAR AS MANDELSON FILES DEEPEN LEADERSHIP CRISIS

 British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's official spokesperson has confirmed the prime minister's WhatsApp messages are set to automatically disappear — a revelation that emerged after a cabinet meeting on the same day as the release of around a thousand pages of documents related to the appointment and dismissal of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington.

The documents, which cost more than one million pounds (approximately 1.3 million dollars) to assemble, contain messages from cabinet ministers expressing doubt about Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

The opposition Conservatives say they are surprised by how little of the prime minister's own communications feature in the release, and have accused the government of a cover-up.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Olly Barratt in London says the documents also raise fresh questions about Sir Keir Starmer's original decision to appoint Peter Mandelson, with messages showing he was considered difficult to deal with by those inside government.

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Olly Barratt in London says the released messages reveal expressions of doubt about the prime minister's leadership from within his own government, making for uncomfortable reading around the cabinet table.

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DEADLY PROTESTS IN KENYA OVER PLANNED US EBOLA QUARANTINE FACILITY AS DRC OUTBREAK SPREADS

Civil society groups in Kenya say two people were shot dead on Monday during protests against a plan to open an American Ebola quarantine facility at a military airbase in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki.

Kenya has recorded no Ebola cases, and protesters say the facility — intended to treat US citizens exposed to the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo — would endanger local lives.

Kenyan President William Ruto has defended the decision, saying the United States is a long-standing partner, but a high court has ordered the plan halted pending a hearing.

Chris Ocamringa reports from the DRC.

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Chris Ocamringa in the DRC says protesters are accusing the Kenyan government of putting American interests ahead of its own people.

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Chris Ocamringa in the DRC says the recovery of five patients has given health workers hope, as some people had been avoiding clinics and turning to traditional healers instead.

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Chris Ocamringa in the DRC says the Congolese government is urging calm, saying rising case numbers reflect increased testing and stepped-up surveillance.

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Trump names loyallist head of housing agency to be new director of national security

President Trump has named Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, to serve as acting director of national intelligence, giving him oversight of the United States intelligence agencies.

As a Trump loyalist he has pushed for investigations into the president’s political enemies.

Kate fisher reports from Washington

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Rubio: US still in negotiations with Iran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told lawmakers the Trump administration is still in talks with Iran over its nuclear program. 

It comes amid uncertainty about the peace progress, which appears stalled after push-back from both sides. 

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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TRUMP REPORTEDLY BACKS DOWN ON $1.8 BILLION ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND

US President Donald Trump is reportedly backing down on plans to compensate Americans who claim they were unfairly treated by the US government, having planned to introduce a $1.8 billion fund to pay them.

Mitch McCann reports:

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