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NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station have returned to normal operations after a worsening air leak prompted an evacuation alert. They had been hunkering down in the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft which is docked at the ISS … as two cosmonauts worked to repair cracks in a transfer tunnel in the Russian module of the space station. Toni Waterman has more.
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US employers added 172,000 jobs in May, beating analyst expectations as the labor market continues to rebound.
The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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The United States has frozen assets belonging to the Cuban President and his family, as Washington continues to ramp up pressure on the island.
Donald Trump called Cuba a "failed nation" and suggested the US may take further action once it wraps up military operations in Iran.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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Ukraine’s President has called for an in-person meeting with his Russian counterpart.
In an open letter Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that it would be wrong to wait for the U.S. while its attention is focused on its conflict with Iran.
Europe correspondent William Denselow reports.
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India and the UK have unveiled collaboration initiatives ranging from critical minerals to education as British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper held talks with her Indian counterpart in New Delhi.
The visit came after the UK Trade Secretary was in India this week to advance the implementation of a free trade agreement.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Donald Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified misinformation, stemming from a critical book he wrote about his time in the administration..
The case is part of the US President’s campaign to aggressively prosecute his perceived critics.
Ira Spitzer has more.
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President Donald Trump says he will nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take on the role permanently.
Mr Trump’s former personal lawyer has aggressively pursued his former client’s agenda since taking over the interim role.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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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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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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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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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.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 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.