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New York police officers will have to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a new city law.
Under the new legislation passed by the City Council, the NYPD will document basic information in low-level encounters.
Proponents say it will make policing more transparent, but police representatives say the new rules will lead to increased workloads and longer wait times for victims.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Donald Trump is meeting with one of America's biggest unions on Wednesday to try and get workers' to back his presidential bid.
The former US President is holding a roundtable with members of the Teamsters Union in Washington to discuss wages and union rights.
Sally Patterson has more.
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The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Hossein Salami has said that the country is not "not looking for war" - appearing to signal it won't escalate tensions with the United States.
The announcement comes after Iran-linked militia, Kataib Hezbollah, which is suspected of carrying out a drone strike that killed three American soldiers, said it was suspending its assaults on US military installations.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue fighting in Gaza "until all goals are achieved" amid mounting international pressure to reach a deal to halt the conflict, and internal pressure to secure the release of the remaining hostages.
Sarah Coates reports from Tel Aviv.
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UK lawmakers have warned that 10,000 people could die a year from heat waves in the country if nothing is done to tackle the issue.
A new report by a parliamentary committee has called on the Government to act urgently, as average global temperatures soar.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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The International Court of Justice will hand down a verdict on Wednesday on Ukraine's allegations filed in 2017, that Russia had funded terrorism by backing a separatist uprising in Ukraine's eastern region ten years ago, and that Moscow had discriminated against Crimea's Tatar minority since its annexation of the peninsula. Ukraine is also asking the court to order Russia to pay reparations for the attacks carried out in the east including the downing of the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014.
China and Tanzania have signed a USD 9.7 million tourism promotion deal. The project will continue with the development of the Ngorongoro Lengai Geopark Project.
Daniel Kijo reports.
Kidnappers who abducted five students from a school in Ekiti state, southwest Nigeria are demanding about 100,000 dollars as ransom for their release.
The gunmen also took away four staff members of the school.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The US ambassador to India has called for changes in India's investment and taxation regimes.
Eric Garcetti, speaking at a conference said that New Delhi's push for self-reliance could slow down the pace of trade.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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The International Monetary Fund is forecasting growth in Asia will help guide the global economy to a ‘soft landing’ in 2024.
The IMF on Wednesday released its regional outlook for the Asia-Pacific which expects China and India to drive growth in the region.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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US President Joe Biden is fundraising in Florida on Tuesday - the home turf of his main rival in his re-election bid, Donald Trump.
Biden will be holding events in Miami and Palm Beach - where the Former republican president has made his home since leaving the White House.
Kate fisher reports from Washington
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U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting to agree on ways to combat the illegal trafficking of fentanyl. The synthetic drug is behind a lot of the overdose deaths in the U.S., which are now killing more than 100,000 people annually.
Caroline Malone reports.
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A fresh wave of strikes is causing widespread disruption across the UKs rail network.
A number of rail operators have cancelled all services on Tuesday as train drivers from the Aslef Union begin the first in a number of rolling walkouts over a long running pay dispute.
Union officials say a pay increase is long overdue, while train bosses say a fair offer has been made.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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Nigeria has accused military authorities in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso for letting their people down with their joint decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Nigeria, whose President is the current chair of the West Africa bloc, was commenting for the first time after the three countries announced their decision to immediately quit the nearly 50-year-old Organisation on Sunday.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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