Thursday, February 2, 2017

Dutch officials will count election results by hand to counter hacking threat

Dutch officials plan to count votes by hand in the March 15 election in the Netherlands.  

Officials are taking precautions after they received reports that the software used to count election results could be vulnerable to a hacking threat.

Our Europe correspondent Katie Parkins reports. 

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Pres. Trump wants to speed up trade negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to speed up negotiations on NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, with Mexico and Canada.

Earlier, he indicated he wanted to walk away entirely, but during a meeting with key lawmakers, indicated he's open to changing the trade deal.

President Trump just wants the change to come quickly.

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Analysts point out that automation and robots have done more to change the American manufacturing sector but U.S. President Donald Trump insists NAFTA is unfair.

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Prison guard found dead in Delaware, siege ends

A prison hostage situation in the American state of Delaware has ended, with one prison guard being found dead.

As our North American correspondent John Clarke reports,  the prisoners took over the jail with a number of complaints, including blaming new President Donald Trump.

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HBOS Fraud Scandal: Six Jailed

UK GOVT PUBLISHES BREXIT PLANS

The UK government has published a so-called 'white paper' in which it sets out its Brexit plans.

However, the opposition Labour Party is dismissing the government document as devoid of substance.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Sec. Tillerson urges cooperation, focus on mission

The new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has struck a remarkably different tone in remarks to diplomats and civilian employees on his first day at the agency.

More than 1,000 State Department employees have joined a dissent cable, using a special dissent channel to express their dismay at Trump administration actions.

Newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged employees and diplomats to focus on the mission.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has been seen as the change candidate and just doing things differently, but Secretary Tillerson said he will take a more cautious approach.

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wants everyone to do their job and treat each other with respect.

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White House: Trump's comments about sending troops to Mexico were "lighthearted"

According to the White House, Donald Trump made a "light-hearted" remark about sending US troops into Mexico, during a phone call with President Enrique Pena Nieto.

President Trump reportedly said that he was ready to send U.S. troops into Mexico to stop "bad hombres down there", but was not making a serious threat to invade.

Andrea Arenas reports

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Trump says Iran 'on notice'

President Donald Trump says the US is putting Iran "on notice" for firing a ballistic missile.

In an early morning tweet, President Trump criticised the "terrible" Iran nuclear agreement signed by the Obama administration.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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Trump: "Every nation...virtually" takes advantage of USA

President Trump says the United States is "taken advantage of" by virtually every nation on earth, and he's told his supporters not to worry when they hear about tough phone calls that he has with world leaders.

He was speaking after the disclosure that the President's call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last weekend went off-the-rails in a dispute over an immigration agreement.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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The President, at a prayer breakfast, said he expected to have a series of “tough” interactions with several world leaders.

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Romanian anti-government protests enter into their third day

Tens of thousands of people are continuing to take to the streets of Bucharest in protest of a new corruption decree passed by the Romanian government. 

Demonstrators oppose the decriminalization of corruption and abuse of power which could see many jailed officials freed.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports

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Russian opposition leader wins European Court payout

Russia has been ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to pay
the country's opposition leader Alexei Navalny 63,000 Euros.

Navalny is a prominent critic of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and
the European Court ruled that his right to peacefully protest had been
violated on multiple occasions.

William Denselow reports from Moscow.

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Pres. Trump incredulous at Australia refugee deal

U.S. President Donald Trump is tweeting that he will study the "dumb deal" made with Australia to accept 1250 refugees.

This comes after the Washington Post reports he had the "worst call ever" with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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UK government unveils Brexit White Paper

The British government has published its Brexit White Paper, an official policy document which sets out its plans for leaving the European Union. 

It comes after a vote on Wednesday in which MPs overwhelmingly backed legislation to allow the Brexit process to begin.

Brexit Secretary David Davis introduced the White Paper in the House of Commons saying the UK would prosper outside of the European Union. 

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The White Paper was criticized by opposition Labour Party spokesman Keir Starmer for not guaranteeing the rights of the millions of EU nationals  currently living in the UK. 

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Brexit Secretary David Davis rebuffed criticism that EU nationals living in Britain might be asked to leave, but said their rights could not be guaranteed before the rights of UK nationals living in Europe were also considered. 

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British government says Heathrow expansion essential post Brexit

The British government says expanding the country's largest airport Heathrow is essential as it faces life outside the European Union. 

A 16-week consultation on planning and infrastructure proposals has been launched with Transport Secretary Chris Grayling promising the expansion will provide better connectivity throughout the country and send a signal that post Brexit, the UK is open for business. 

However the government says Heathrow will have to ban night flights and retain environmental targets if a third runway is to get the go-ahead. 

The plans are vehemently opposed by a coalition of  environmental activists, resident groups and some government ministers.  

Mr Grayling told fellow MPs in the House of Commons that a new runway is essential as Britain leaves the European Union. 

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Brexit may have fuelled anti-Semitism according to UK charity

A British charity which monitors anti-Semitism says hate crime against Jewish people rose by more than a third in 2016.

The Community Security Trust say incidents are now at record levels as Catherine Drew reports from London. 


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French candidate Fillon under pressure to quit

French centre right presidential candidate Francois Fillon is under increasingly intense pressure to quit the race after revelations he paid his wife almost a million dollars (832 000 euros) for work as a parliamentary assistant that she allegedly did not do.
On Thursday, France 2 television broadcast an interview Penelope Fillon gave to the Sunday Telegraph in 2007 in which she said she had never worked for her husband - although accounts show he had been paying her a salary since 1988.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.


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Merkel visits Turkey for first time since coup attempt

German chancellor Angela Merkel is in Turkey to meet with top officials, her first visit since last summer's failed coup attempt.

The trip comes during a time of increased tension between the two nations.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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British goverment due to publish Brexit White Paper

The British government is due to publish a White Paper later Thursday, an official policy document which will set out its plans for Brexit. 

It follows a vote in the House of Commons Wednesday evening in which MPs voted overwhelming to pass legislation to allow Britain's exit from the European Union to begin. 

Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wants to begin the process by the end of March.   She detailed the approach she intends to take in a speech in January but has since come under pressure to give more detail in a White Paper.

Joe Owen from the Institute of Government says it will be closely scrutinized. 

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Russian Foreign Ministry optimistic about US cooperation

Russia's Foreign Ministry is optimistic that the United States will be
willing to work with them without prejudice.

President Putin spoke on the phone with his US counterpart on Saturday
and both men agreed to try and rebuild relations between the two
nations.

William Denselow reports from Moscow.

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Ukraine President wants to hold NATO Referendum

Ukraine's president says he plans to hold a referendum on whether Ukrainians want to join the NATO military alliance. 

And new polling suggests Ukrainians support joining NATO, as the threat the face from Russia grows. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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