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English Premier League club Arsenal have sacked Unai Emery as manager, after just 18 months in charge.
The Spaniard, who previously led Paris St-Germain to the French league title and won three European trophies with Sevilla, was appointed boss in May 2018.
Benji Hyer reports from London.
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North Korea is claiming to have tested a new super-large rocket launcher under the guidance of leader Kim Jong-un. South Korea and Japan quickly condemned the test, which follows a rocket launch last month.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
The Conservative party in the UK have lodged a formal complaint after broadcaster Channel 4 used an ice sculpture to replace Boris Johnson during an election debate on climate change.
The party accused the channel of "conspiring" with Jeremy Corbyn, the main opposition leader, after they refused to allow anyone to stand in for the Prime Minister.
Our London correspondent Holly Hudson has more.
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The European Union Ambassador to Tanzania and the EAC Secretary-General, H.E. Libérat Mfumukeko have launched a new 10 million Euros joint program that is meant to address regional and cross border security threats in the East African region.
Daniel Kijo has more.
The UK police officer in charge on the day of the Hillsborough disaster has been cleared of manslaughter.
David Duckenfield was on trial over the deaths of 95 of the 96 football fans that died at the FA Cup semi-final match in 1989.
Our London correspondent Holly Hudson reports.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is not backing down from comments he made describing NATO as « brain dead » - a week before the alliance's leaders meet for a 70th anniversary summit in London.
He met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Paris on Thursday.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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African countries are pushing for the implementation an African Humanitarian agency.
Currently the continent largely depends on the United Nations for humanitarian assistance and response.
But funding for the project remains an issue.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
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Out: the decision
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EU net migration to the UK has fallen to its lowest level for 16 years, according to Britain's statistics body.
Net migration is the difference between the number of people coming into an area and the number of people leaving an area.
In the year ending June 2019, that difference was 48,000 people.
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India's ruling party has dropped a controversial MP from a key defence panel after she called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin a "patriot".
Pragya Thakur's comments sparked protests in the middle of a parliamentary panel and outrage across the country.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
IN: India's opposition
OUT: defense committee
Duration: 39 sec
The UK's main opposition party, Labour, is re-shaping its campaign strategy, with just a fortnight to go until the general election.
With the Conservatives ahead in the polls, Labour is aiming to turn things around, particularly in key Brexit-voting areas.
Benji Hyer has the details from London.
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The family of a British teenager who was killed in a motorbike crash have launched legal action against the Foreign Secretary over his handling of their son's case.
Harry Dunn's parents allege that Dominic Raab was wrong to grant diplomatic immunity to the American woman suspected of being responsible for his death.
Our London correspondent Holly Hudson reports.
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Carrie Lam, the embattled chief executive of Hong Kong, arrives in Bangkok Thursday for a 2 day trip that seeks to deepen economic cooperation with Thailand. The trip comes after months of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong and a recent election that saw the opposition candidates make historic gains.
South Korea's most decorated player of the strategy board game 'Go' has announced his retirement. At just 36 years old Lee Se-dol (SAY-DOLE) says he done because there will always be someone better -- Artificial Intelligence.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
Rain has brought evacuation warnings to people living near the Cave Fire in Southern California.
Officials are worried about dangerous debris flows and mudslides.
Rachel Silverman has the details.
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The United Nations Mission in The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced it will resume joint operations with government forces against the rebel group –The Allied Democratic Forces.
This follows the attack in the city of Beni, leading to the killing of eight people.
Isabel Nakirya reports.
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The Myanmar army has been forced to deny it has chemical weapons after the US said it was concerned that Myanmar retains old stockpiles, despite signing onto the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2015. The issue was raised by a US official at a meeting for Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague.
From Bangkok, Daniel Quinlan reports
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Two people have died and seven others were injured in a bomb attack in Kashmir.T
his has been the worst attack since the Indian government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomous status in August.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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North Korea is doubling down on its threats to destroy a South Korean resort just north of the DMZ. Pyongyang has said it wants to tear down the dated buildings and replace them with modern facilities to attract international tourism.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
The US workforce is dying faster than people of a similar age in any other country.
That's the take-away from a comprehensive new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports.
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IN: "The stimulus package is .."
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South Korea has sent an angry protest message to North Korea after it learned the North was testing artillery in the Yellow Sea.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
A US judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's former White House Counsel Donald McGahn must comply with a subpoena to testify to the House of Representatives in its impeachment inquiry.
The House Judiciary Committee has been trying to force Donald McGahn to testify since April, about the President's attempts to obstruct the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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Tanzania government is considering pulling out of aircraft deals with Canada in protest to the reported seizure of a Tanzanian plane over a contentious $33m debt owed to a South African farmer.
Daniel Kijo has more.
A British lorry driver accused over the deaths of 39 migrants has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration.
Maurice Robinson is also charged with manslaughter, people trafficking and money laundering after a group of men, women and children were found dead in a trailer in Essex last month.
Our London correspondent Holly Hudson reports.
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