Monday, October 17, 2016

State Department allegedly pressured FBI to declassify Clinton e-mail

A top State Department official allegedly "pressured" the FBI to lower the degree of classification applied to at least one of Hillary Clinton's e-mails.


The revelation is contained in FBI notes that have been made public in Washington.


From there, Simon Marks reports.


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U.S: Journalist Amy Goodman faces riot charge

U.S. journalist, Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now! Has been charged of  participating in a "riot". 

The charges were filed after she filmed an attack on Native American anti-pipeline protesters in North Dakota.

Goodman said she will surrender to authorities in response to these charges. 

Our U.S. correspondent Andrea Arenas reports:

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US warplanes support operation to retake ISIS stronghold


The operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS fighters is underway.

Backed by US air-power, thousand of Iraqi government troops and Kurdish forces are reported to be advancing into the eastern area of the extremist-stronghold. 

Kevin McAleese has more from Washington...

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Trump: election is 'absolutely rigged'

Donald Trump says the US election is "absolutely rigged" because of "large scale voter fraud" and "the dishonest media".

His comments contradict his Vice-Presidential running mate Mike Pence's claim that the Republican nominee would "absolutely" accept the result of the election.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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WikiLeaks Claims Assange's Internet Cut by a "State Party"

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claims his internet connection has been cut "by a state party".

WikiLeaks said "appropriate contingency plans" had been activated.

Daniel Ryntjes reports from Washington.

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Wikileaks claims "state party" has cut Assange's internet

Wikileaks is claiming a "state party" has cut off the internet connection of the site's founder Julian Assange...

Assange has lived inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012.

It comes as Wikileaks has ramped up the release of allegedly hacked emails relating to the US presidential race - as Dan Whitehead reports...

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Trump claims widespread voter fraud

Donald Trump is claiming on social media, there is widespread voter fraud and the American election is rigged.

US election experts have pointed out repeatedly, this is virtually impossible.

But as our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports, this is the latest attack line from the faltering Republican candidate.

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UN warn of mass exodus from Mosul

The United Nations warns that an offensive on the Iraqi city of Mosul
may force around 100,000 people to flee to neighbouring Syria and
Turkey.

The self-proclaimed Islamic State took control of Mosul in June 2014
and now government forces along with Kurdish troops have launched a
major offensive to win it back.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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RT'S UK BANK ACCOUNTS 'FROZEN'

State-run broadcaster Russia Today has had all its UK accounts closed by Natwest Bank.

London says the decision is a matter for the bank, but it comes after the UK and US said fresh sanctions were being considered against Moscow over its military campaign in Syria.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine

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Pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine are trying to establish who assassinated one of their commanders. Arseny Pavlov who went under the name 'Motorola' was blown up in the lift of his apartment building in Donetsk on Sunday. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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UK GDP growth to drop in 2017 over Brexit concerns

A leading think-tank is warning that growth in the UK economy will fizzle out by next year as the effect of Brexit takes hold...

The EY Item Club says GDP growth will be one-point-nine per cent this year - but will slow to zero point eight per cent in 2017.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Chibok Girls Reunited with Families

Twenty-One schoolgirls kidnapped schoolgirls Nigeria's northeastern town of Chibok have been reunited with their families, after two years in captivity by the extemist group Boko Haram.

 Sophia Adengo reports from Abuja.

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EU, US Consider More Sanctions Against Russia

European Union and American officials are considering more sanctions against Russia as relations continue to strain.

France, Germany and the UK are pushing other EU states to support additional sanctions as their anger mounts over Russia's involvement in Syria. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 


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Russia to send aircraft carrier through English Channel

Russia is to send a warship up the English Channel on Monday - in what's being seen a show of military strength at a time of very strained relations between Moscow and Britain.
The ship is on its way to join Russia's military action in Syria.
Elena Casas has more from Moscow. 

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Greece pushes for debt to be written off as government popularity plummets

Greece's and its biggest creditors are meeting to begin discussions on whether the country should have some of its debt written off. 

The left wing Syriza government  is seeing its popularity plummet under austerity measures imposed by lenders who say Athens can't get debt relief without major labour market reform. 

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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Russia's Putin dismisses US hacking allegations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin had shrugged off US threats to retaliate against alleged Russian hackers. Putin said that such threats only confirm that the US is using cyber attacks for political purposes.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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UK CABINET DIVISIONS OVER BREXIT PLAYED DOWN

The UK's finance ministry is denying reports Chancellor Philip Hammond is trying to slow down the Brexit process amid a cabinet split.

UK newspapers report cabinet colleagues report Mr Hammond is trying to 'undermine' Brexit by urging caution on plans to curb migration as Britain leaves the EU.

But government sources say while there are tensions in cabinet, there has been no major row, and Mr Hammond is not trying to obstruct Brexit.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says cabinet remains united on the end goal.

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MALAWIAN PRESIDENT DISPROVES DEATH RUMOUR

President Mutharika has returned to Malawi, after a month-long trip to the USA that prompted rumours that he was critically ill or even dead. The Government was forced to publish a statement asking Malawians not to panic about the 76 year old, but as Dan Ashby reports, many Malawians are still not convinced.


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Trump Claims US Election Is 'Rigged At Polling Places'

Donald Trump has claimed that the forthcoming US election is 'rigged' by what he called the 'dishonest media', and at 'many polling places'.

 In a series of Tweets, the Republican Presidential nominee questioned the legitimacy of the election process itself as well as media coverage.

 Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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 Mr. Trump appeared to contradict his running mate Mike Pence who told NBC earlier that he and Mr. Trump would accept the result:

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 Mr. Trump's adviser, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, has also accused Democrats of cheating:

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Iraq announces start of offensive to retake Mosul

Iraq's Prime Minister has announced the start of an offensive to take back the city of Mosul, the capital of the Islamic State group's territory in Iraq.

Speaking on state TV, Haider al Abadi  said a moment of victory was near.

The assault on Mosul is backed by the US-led coalition and could be one of the biggest military operations in Iraq since the 2003 American invasion.

Former US CIA Director David Petraeus told ABC's This Week that taking back Mosul would be tough but the outcome wasn't in doubt:

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Four star general David Petraeus told ABC's This Week that the real battle would be dealing with competing groups once ISIS has left, and the US would need to step up its support to rebels:

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