Thursday, February 9, 2017

War against Taliban at stalemate says top US commander

America's top military commander in Afghanistan says the war against the Taliban has hit a stalemate.

General John Nicholson has told lawmakers that he needs thousands more international troops to stabilise the country.

As our Washington correspondent John Clarke reports, that could lead to further tension between the United States and its allies.

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Trump Vs Judges: Semantic Battle Continues

The White House is denying that the US President's new Supreme Court nominee criticized Donald Trump for attacking the judiciary.

Trump has taken to twitter to criticize a judge for blocking his executive order suspended travel and visas from seven countries.

Democratic Senator Richard  Blumenthal said Judge Neil Gorsuch found Trump's attacks on judges "disheartening" and "demoralizing". 

But White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says Trump stands by Gorsuch...

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White House "counseled" Trump adviser over promotion of Ivanka fashion products

The White House says one of President Trump's top aides has been spoken to, after she urged members of the public to buy products from Ivanka Trump's fashion brand.


Kellyanne Conway seems to have broken US government ethics laws during her appearance on Fox News.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Trudeau and Trump to meet on Monday

Canada's Prime Minister and the US President will meet in Washington on Monday.

This comes in the wake of Justin Trudeau's strong rebuke of Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, with Trudeau having offered to welcome any refugees turned away by the U.S.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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US Stops Screening Refugees on Nauru

Australia says the United States has stopped screening refugees held  on the Pacific Island nation Nauru that the Obama administration promised to take in. 

President Trump called the agreement a "dumb deal" and made enhanced screening a condition for honoring it. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 

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Jeff Sessions sworn in as US Attorney General

Jeff Sessions has been officially sworn in as the 84th Attorney General of the United States.

President Trump witnessed the ceremony in the Oval Office Thursday. 

The cabinet role puts Sessions in charge of the US Department of Justice.

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington...

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Man convicted of providing support in attempted terror attack

A man from Arizona has has been convicted of providing support to the
so-called Islamic State group.

Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem was sentenced to 30 years for helping two men
in an attempted attack in the United States.

US correspondent, Frances Read, reports:

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Philippines: UN says there is increasing opposition to Duterte's war on drugs

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A United Nations investigator has said there is growing opposition in
the Philippines to President Duterte's war on drugs, which has been
linked to thousands of extrajudicial killings.

The trademark policy has boosted Duterte in public opinion polls - but
he's faced strong criticism from the church and from UN observers.

UN Correspondent Laura Cantekin reports.

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In ethics breach, top White House adviser urges public to buy Ivanka Trump fashion products

Top White House aides are urging members of the public to buy Ivanka Trump fashion products in a major breach of US government ethics.


President Trump has publicly hit out at one department store for dropping products produced by the company his daughter founded.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Kremlin confirms Russia responsible for the deaths of 3 Turkish soldiers in Syria

The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian war planes were responsible for the accidental killing of  three Turkish soldiers in northern Syria..  

The deaths occurred as the Turkish soldiers were supporting Syrian rebels in an effort to capture the city of al-Bab.    Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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Pres Trump meets with airline CEOs at White House


Donald Trump held a meeting with US airline CEOs at the White House Thursday.

During the sit-down the President criticized the state of US airport infrastructure and the current regulations over the industry.

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The President said the US had obsolete planes, trains and roads and suggested too much money had been spent in the Middle East instead of on domestic transportation... 

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Twitter posts quarterly loss of $167 million

Shares of Twitter fell over 10% in early trading on Wall Street
Thursday after the company posted its quarterly earnings report.

In the last three months of 2016 the social media giant reported a
loss of $167 million as revenue generated by adverts declined.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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POLICE CHIEF: TRUMP STATE VISIT 'IN JUNE'

US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK is planned for June, according to Britain's most senior police officer.

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says it could be an expensive policing operation if large-scale protests take place.

President Trump has been invited to make a controversial state visit to the UK this year.

Opposition politicians insist it should not go ahead while he attempts to impose immigration restrictions on a series of mainly Muslim nations.

Downing Street says no date has yet been set for the trip, but Sir Bernard Hogan Howe suggested he'd received guidance.

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Russia confirms its planes accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in Syria

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The Kremlin confirmed that Russian war planes accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers.  IT was an airstrike that went wrong new the city of al-Bab in Northern Syria. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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Dakota Access Pipeline Company Plans to Resume Work

The firm behind the Dakota Access oil pipeline says it plans to re-start building work on the project immediately, after being granted permission by the US Army.

Native American protestors help up work on the pipeline for months, saying it would endanger their drinking water and damage sacred sites.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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LABOUR'S CORBYN DENIES HE'S QUITTING

The leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn is denying he's planning to stand down.

Mr Corbyn is facing renewed questions about his leadership after a Brexit vote in which several Labour MPs rebelled against the party line.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Bin Laden ally killed in US airstrike

The United States says it has killed a close ally of Osama Bin Laden,
along with 10 other al-Qaeda militants in Syria.

The Pentagon confirmed the deaths following two air strikes in the last week.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Explosion at French nuclear plant

There's been an explosion at the Flamanville nuclear plant on France's northern coast - but officials say no-one is injured and there is a no nuclear risk. 
Five people have reported feeling unwell.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.

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Downing Street plays down possibility of Lords abolishing Brexit Bill

The 'Brexit Bill' which will allow the UK government to begin negotiations to leave the European Union will now been passed to the House of Lords for further scrutiny.


There had been some suggestion that the Lords could move to abolish the bill, however 10 Downing Street has played down these warnings.


AS our UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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Campaigners angry British government ends scheme to help lone child refugees

Campaigners have reacted angrily to a low-key announcement by the British government that it is to end a commitment to bring hundreds of lone refugee children to the UK from camps in Europe.

Activists had hoped that up to three thousand children would benefit from the scheme,  however the plan will end after resettling 350 children .   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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