Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Moscow agrees to NATO talks, after Warsaw summit

Russia has said it will meet with NATO leaders in Warsaw after the NATO summit there next month.

The summit comes amid high tension over the military alliance's move to deploy troops to Poland and the Baltics. 

Mary MacCarthy reports from Moscow:

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LABOUR MP 'TO LAUNCH LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE'

It's reported that UK Labour MP Angela Eagle will launch a bid to take over as party leader from Jeremy Corbyn.

This is expected to take place on Thursday with Labour MPs angry at Mr Corbyn's leadership and his campaigning ahead of Britain's EU referendum.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Turkey holds day of mourning

Turkey is holding a day of mourning following the deadly bombing attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk airport.

Three attackers opened fire in the airport, and then blew themselves up, killing over 40 and injuring over 200 in the process.

Turkish authorities say they believe the Islamic State group is behind the attack.

The attack came just one day after the US State Department issued a warning to American citizens to watch out for terror threats in Turkey.

However, State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said he's not saying people shouldn't visit the country.

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Sturgeon determined to find way for Scotland to stay part of EU

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is determined to try to find a way to keep Scotland inside the EU following the UK's Brexit vote,  after a series of meetings in Brussels. 

Ms Sturgeon says she's had a sympathetic response after  explaining Scotland's position to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and others.   Scotland voted to stay as part of the European Union, while the majority of people in the UK as a whole, voted to leave the block.   

The Scottish leader said that if there was a way for Scotland to remain part of the EU, she would explore those options, and that includes a second referendum on independence from the UK.    

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Iraq receives military equipment loan from US

Iraq has secured a $2.7 billion loan from the United States to help
them fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Iraqi forces announced this weekend they had liberated the city of
Fallujah and are now advancing on IS controlled Mosul.

US correspondent William Denselow reports.


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North American Leaders Summit underway

US President Obama is in Ottawa or a summit with Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Dubbed the "three amigos summit", the leaders are expected to discuss
a range of multilateral issues including trade.

Mimi Chiahemen reports from Washington.

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South Korea, US and Japan in first ever joint missile drill

South Korea, the United States and Japan have conducted their first joint missile-tracking drill.

The move is in response to months of repeated missle tests by North Korea.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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EU summit in Brussels on Brexit wraps up

A two day summit of European Union leaders on the UK's vote to leave the bloc has wrapped in Brussels.

The second day involved only the leaders of the remaining 27 EU member states - without UK Prime Minister David Cameron - they discussed their future plan for a European Union without Britain.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Toyota Recalls 1.43 Million Vehicles Worldwide

Toyota has announced it's recalling 1.43 million vehicles worldwide over a possible fault with the airbags.

The Japanese carmaker hasn't named the supplier of the airbags in question but says it isn't Takata, whose components were at the heart of the car industry's largest ever safety recall.

Lorna Shaddick reports.

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"Choppy waters" warning from Cameron post Brexit

Russia and Turkey agree to revive mutual relations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed to resume cooperation and expressed readiness for a face-to-face meeting.  The two leaders spoke on the phone after Erdogan sent a letter to Putin this week, in which he expressed regret over Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane last year.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.



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CAMERON: UK will benefit from EU membership until Brexit

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain will continue to benefit from its membership to the European Union until it leaves.

Speaking in Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron said European Leaders had reassured him that until a Brexit was carried out, the UK would still be considered a full member of the EU.

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Cameron warns of "choppy waters" ahead

Prime Minister David Cameron has warned his fellow MPs there are "choppy waters" ahead after Britain's voted for a Brexit, leaving the European Union, in a referendum last week. 

Mr Cameron also condemned an apparent upturn in racially motivated attacks which have followed the vote. 

In a rowdy session  of Prime Minsters Questions time, David Cameron reported on his talks with European leaders in Brussels saying it would be for his successor to negotiate the UK's future relationship with its European neighbors.

The British leader said now was a time to reassure businesses concerned by the uncertainty triggered by the Brexit vote, that the UK economy continued to be strong. 

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David Cameron condemns Istanbul attacks

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the Istanbul attacks, calling them barbaric.

Mr Cameron says he has spoken to the President of Turkey to offer his condolences following the attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport which has left many dead and hundreds injured.

The Prime Minister told the House of Commons we stand united against these terror threats.

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Cameron tells Corbyn to resign as Labour leader

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has told the leader of the Labour party Jeremy Corbyn to resign.

During Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, Mr Cameron criticised Mr Corbyn's efforts during the EU referendum which led a number of his cabinet members to resign.

The Labour leader said quitting would betray the members that support him, but Mr Cameron said it was not in the interest of the UK for Mr Corbyn to continue in his post.

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Tory MP Stephen Crabb launches UK leadership campaign

The UK Conservative Cabinet Member Stephen Crabb has become the first to announce he is running as a candidate to become the next British Prime Minister.

In a speech in Central London, the Work and Pensions Secretary said uniting the country is his main priority, following the EU referendum result which he says has left the country 'divided'.

The bid for a new UK leader was launched when Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would resign following the Brexit vote.

Our UK correspondent Martha Holeyman reports.

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Cameron out of the room as EU leaders meet

European leaders are meeting in Brussels without British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday, following the UK's decision to leave the EU...

Mr Cameron discussed the referendum outcome with his counterparts at a dinner in on Tuesday night, saying Britain "will not and should not" turn its back on Europe.

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Report warns of right-wing violence in Germany

Attacks by far-right extremists in Germany rose over forty percent last year, fueled by the arrival of more than a million asylum seekers, according to a new government report.

The report also pointed to a rising threat from radical Islamists.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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CORBYN FIGHTS ON DESPITE LOOMING LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is bracing for a leadership challenge.

It follows a motion of no confidence in him which was supported by three quarters of his own MPs.

Many Labour lawmakers are angry at his campaigning ahead of the EU referendum and believe the party couldn't win an election with him at the helm.

Jeremy Corbyn insists he will fight on because he says he has the support of the party membership.

Reporter Charlotte Wright is outside his house in North London.

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ISTANBUL ATTACKS 'PROBABLY ISLAMIC STATE'

Turkey says it believes the Islamic State was behind a gun and bomb attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul which killed 36 people.

140 others were injured in the incident inside and outside the terminal.

Three attackers blew themselves up after being fired at by police.

A spate of recent bombings in Turkey have been blamed on the Islamic State or Kurdish separatists.

Borzou Daragahi is the Middle East correspondent for Buzzfeed - he says it bears the hallmarks of an I.S. attack.

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