Friday, February 17, 2017

BLAIR URGES BREXIT RESISTANCE

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is urging people to 'rise up' against Brexit.

In a major speech he's set out an ambition for a cross-party movement to prevent what he calls a 'rush over the cliff's edge'.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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BLAIR: THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE ON BREXIT CAN CHANGE

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is urging people to 'rise up' against Brexit.

In a major speech he's set out an ambition for a cross-party movement to prevent what he calls a 'rush over the cliff's edge'.

Mr Blair says the British people weren't given an accurate picture of what leaving the European Union would mean.

Brexit campaigners say his position is arrogant and undemocratic.

Tony Blair says public mood can shift.

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Tony Blair says the debate about restricting immigration from the EU has not been fact-based.

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Tony Blair says the argument with Brexiteers is not over yet.

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Astana talks bring no breakthrough on Syria settlement

Moscow denies reported Trump media order

Russia is denying reports the government has ordered state news outlets to scale back on favorable coverage of Donald Trump.

US media reports suggest the Kremlin has called for less praise of the American president over concerns about Washington's future relationship with Moscow.

Steve Mort reports.

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Australian PM meets NZ PM for talks including TPP

The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English have met for their first official engagement.
The two PM's were at Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island to discuss economic matters amongst others.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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Merkel, Pence to meet in Munich

The three day Munich Security Conference kicks off Friday, with high level representatives from around the world gathering to discuss international security.

American vice president Mike Pence leads the American delegation amid global uncertainty about the country's foreign policy under president Donald Trump.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Juncker: Brexit Talks Will Take Longer Than 2 Years

European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker is warning Brexit talks will likely last longer than two years.

He says a swift and fast Brexit is unreasonable, given the many issues the UK and the EU will have to hammer out.  

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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BLAIR: RISE UP AGAINST BREXIT

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is urging people to 'rise up' against Brexit.

In a major speech he's setting out his attempts to find a 'way out' from what he calls a 'rush over the cliff's edge'.

Mr Blair says the British people should be given another chance to have their say on Brexit once it is clear what type of agreement is reached with the European Union.

Brexit campaigners say his position is arrogant and undemocratic.

Former Business Secretary Vince Cable disagrees.

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Australia’s leader slams Trump’s treatment of the media

Australian's Prime Minister says U.S. President Donald Trump is
wasting his time focusing on the media.

At a press conference on Thursday President Trump once again attacked
the press describing alleged ties between Russia and his aides during
the elections as a ruse and fake news.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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Trump's National Security Adviser Pick Turns Down Offer

U.S. President Donald Trump's choice to replace Michael Flynn as
national security adviser has reportedly turned down the job. Retired
Navy special forces officer Robert Harward allegedly declined the
White House position, citing a question of clarity regarding the lines
of his authority and staffing.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Michael Flynn lied to FBI - reports

Michael Flynn lied to the FBI about the content of a phone call he had with the Russian ambassador, saying he did not discuss sanctions.

The Washington Post reports that the intercepted communications about that call directly counter that claim.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Pres. Trump vows to continue fight on limiting immigration

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will issue a new executive order limiting immigration to the United States.

He's also promising to continue to fight for his original executive order in court.

The original executive order has been cited by federal judges as violating the freedom of religion and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

President Trump says something new will be released next week.

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Pres. Trump attacks media as 'dishonest'

U.S. President Donald Trump launched into an unprecedented attack on the press, calling the reporters gathered in the East Room for his press conference 'dishonest.'

He insisted that he can accept bad press, as long as it's true, but repeatedly attacked reporters for unfair questions and for reporting on leaked information from inside his administration.

President Trump said the press is not reporting on what his job is.

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Angered by the leaked information coming from inside his administration, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the press is trying make excuses for Hillary Clinton by implying he's compromised by Russia.

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And yet, President Trump also made an extraordinary claim about the truth in reporting versus leaks.

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Pres. Trump denies adminstration turmoil

U.S. President Donald Trump insists he inherited a mess and everything is going fine.

Just this week, his Labor Secretary nominee had to quit the confirmation process due to questions over his personal and professional behavior, and he fired his National Security Adviser, admitting Michael Flynn lied to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.

President Trump places the blame elsewhere.

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Flynn did nothing wrong - Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump is denying Michael Flynn did anything wrong in contacting Russian officials as National Security Adviser.

Congressional lawmamakers want to know how far Michael Flynn went in discussing the possibility of lifting sanctions against Moscow.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he checked with his legal counsel, and the only problem was that Michael Flynn told Vice President Mike Pence the wrong thing.

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Trump 'would have' directed Flynn to discuss sanctions with Russia

In an extraordinary press conference, President Donald Trump said he didn't instruct former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn to discuss sanctions with Russia - but he said he "would have directed him if he thought he wasn't doing it."

The President also said he wasn't aware of any contacts between his election campaign team and Russian officials, and launched an unprecedented attack on the US media.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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UN reactions to Trump's stance on two-state solution

A day after Donald Trump indicated he was looking beyond a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, the UN's middle east envoy maintained there is no Plan B.


Nikolay Mladenov told the Security Council that the two-state solution is the only way forward for peace.


Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports. 


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CNN's Spanish Language Programming Suspended in Venezuela

The Venezuelan government has ordered the suspension of CNN's Spanish-language programming in that country. 

The Venezuelan Telecommunications Commission Director accused CNN of defaming and distorting the truth. 

Juan Carlos Lamas has more from Caracas. 

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Kremlin says Russia, US “loosing time” to tackle common threats

Kremlin spokesman said Russia and the United States are losing time by not solving issues that could be resolved by joint efforts. He expressed hope that Moscow and Washington would establish relations "sooner or later". Statements come first official contacts between Russia and the US begin with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meeting his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Germany. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow. 

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UN Syria war crimes team nears completion

The United Nations has set up a new body to investigate war crimes in Syria.

The team is nearly ready to start work after the UN General Assembly
approved its creation in December.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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