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The trial of Paul Manafort began Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia.
The former campaign chairman of U.S. President Donald Trump has been accused of tax evasion and bank fraud.
This is the first trial in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
Our U.S. correspondent Liling Tan has the details.
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A report from a group of British lawmakers has accused the UK aid sector of being almost complicit over the sex abuse scandal that emerged earlier this year.
The International Development Committee has accused charities of "complacency verging on complicity" over the revelations that staff working for charities in disaster zones had sex with local people. From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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CCTV video of a student being hit by a man who harassed her in the street has gone viral in France - coinciding with a government push to hand out on the spot fines for street harassment.
The new law would hand out fines of between 90 and 750 euros (105 and 880 dollars.)
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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Russia's parliament has approved new legislation that would raise the rate of VAT for the first time ever. The bill is one of a package of unpopular measures which has knocked President Putin's popularity ratings, as Lucy Taylor reports.
Japan and Russia will hold a "two-plus-two" meeting of their Foreign and Defence ministers in Moscow next week. North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are expected to top the agenda - as Jessica King reports.
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US federal officials have failed to reunite over 700 migrant children with their parents.
A judge had set Thursday as the deadline for the over 2000 children removed from their parents and the border to be returned to their parents' custody.
US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:
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Facebook has made history on the US financial markets, suffering the biggest one-day loss in value since record-keeping began.
The social media giant lost nearly one-fifth of its value in Thursday's trading, as our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The United Nations has strongly condemned Wednesday's terrorist attacks in the Syrian city of Sweida.
Suicide bombers targeted an outdoor market and other areas, while carrying out deadly raids in nearby towns.
Some 200 people were reportedly killed.
Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports.
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Russia's Foreign Ministry has accused Washington of "living in another reality", after comments made by the US Secretary of State regarding Crimea. Mike Pompeo said America will never recognise Russia's annexation of Crimea. He warned that sanctions would not be lifted until Moscow returned control of the region to Ukraine. Jessica King has more.
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President Trump says he's struck a deal with the European Union that could avert a trade war.
The announcement came after a day of talks with EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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The White House says President Trump's next summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will NOT take place later this year as initially planned.
The President's national security adviser says the meeting is being put on hold.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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