Friday, June 9, 2017

No high-profile changes to UK cabinet after election

British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will not be making any high-profile changes to her cabinet, after gaining the most seats in the country's election.


She has, however, lost her majority in parliament, despite calling the election in order to gain a bigger majority. And Mrs May has been forced to form a minority government.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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UN calls for investigation into unrest in DR Congo

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The United Nations human rights chief has called for an investigation
into mass murders and atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The fighting has left hundreds dead and over a million people
displaced in the central region of the African nation.

UN Correspondent Laura Cantekin reports from headquarters in New York.

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Polanski rape victim to ask court to end case

The woman who was raped by film director Roman Polanski forty years ago will ask a Los Angeles court to officially end the case.

Polanski pleaded guilty to statutory rape in 1977 and served a very brief sentence, but then fled to Europe in fear of further punishment.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Colombia's FARC Guerrilla hands in weapons

Colombia's FARC rebels say they have handed in 30 percent of their weapons to the United Nations. 

The handing in of the FARC's weaponry was part of a peace deal signed last year between the government and the rebels which aims at putting an end to the 52-year long conflict.

Andrea Arenas reports

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Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali

Three United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in Mali.

It's the latest in a string of deaths for the UN's deadliest mission.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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South Korea committed to THAAD deal

A top national security advisor in South Korea says the country
remains committed to its deal with the U.S. to deploy an anti-missile
system known as THAAD.

This comes just days after Seoul announced it was delaying the full
deployment of the system until an environmental study was fully
carried out.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.


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May pushes forward with coalition government despite large losses at the polls

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed she will form a new government despite losing her majority in parliament following Thursday's general election. 

The opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for May to resign. But instead she will form a minority administration, with the backing of the small Democratic Unionist Party from Northern Ireland. 

Defying some critics in her  own party who have urged her to think about her position, Theresa May addressed reporters from 10 Downing Street in London. 

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Trump: Former FBI Director Lied Under Oath

Donald Trump is accusing the former director of the FBI James Comey of lying under oath. 

James Comey testified that Trump applied inappropriate pressure to end aspects of his Russia investigation.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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It's reality TV - Democrats respond to Pres. Trump

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says U.S. President Donald Trump is not taking his office seriously and treating the America's highest office as nothing but a reality TV show.

President Trump claimed in a post on social media that he's been completely vindicated by the testimony of former FBI director James Comey, a claim rejected by many legal analysts and most politicians.

The leader of the House Democrats questioned Donald Trump's fitness for office.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump's first months in office have been a disaster.

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Leader of the House Democrats Nancy Pelosi says President Trump is not upholding the U.S. Constitution, his essential responsibility.

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Trump praises house vote on financial regulations repeal

US President Donald Trump has congratulated the House of Representatives after it approved a bill to roll back financial regulations.

Democrats say the proposal would put Americans at risk to another financial crisis, but Republicans say the regulations have stifled growth.

The bill now moves to the US Senate.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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No bail for woman who leaked documents to The Intercept

A U.S. federal judge has denied bail to Reality Winner, a government contractor who alledgedly gave classified documents to a reporter.

It's the first case by the Trump administration of prosecution leaks of secret information.

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

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Trump ends his Twitter silence by attacking Comey

U.S. President Donald Trump has ended his temporary Twitter silence, by attacking fired FBI chief James Comey- accusing him of illegally leaking details of their conversations.

His statement follows dramatic testimony from the former FBI chief, in which he called the president a liar for defaming the work of the FBI- and accusing him of trying to pressure him to drop his Russia investigation.

Nina-Maria Potts has more from Washington:

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Raids across Melbourne following terror shooting on Monday

In Australia, counter-terror police have stormed five properties in Melbourne trying to find out who gave terrorist Yacqub Khayre the shotguns he used to kill a man and injure three police officers in the city's south earlier this week.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Anzac Day terror plotter prison sentence not long enough.

In Australia, prosecutors argue that a man convicted over a terror plot to behead a police officer on Anzac Day in Melbourne should receive a longer jail term because there is no evidence he has rejected his radical beliefs.
Arthur Stevens has more

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MAY 'TO STAY AS UK PM'

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is understood to have 'no intention' of stepping down, despite failing to win an outright majority in the country's general election.

Her party will be the largest in a hung parliament with Brexit negotiations due to begin in days.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Russian and Chinese leaders meet in Astana

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Russian and Chinese Presidents have pledged to enhance their bilateral ties and promote the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.  The two leaders met ahead of the SCO leaders summit in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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UK Election Results Throw Wrench in Brexit Negotiations

While UK Prime Minister Theresa May grabbles with how to deal with a hung parliament, in Brussels European Union Brexit negotiators are doing the same.

They've prepared for months to negotiate with Prime Minister May wither hard Brexit stance, but now the UK's Brexit tactic is up in the air. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has the EU side from Brussels. 

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Report: German embassy intended target of Kabul attack

According to a media report, the German embassy was the intended target of a bomb attack in Afghanistan last week that killed one hundred sixty people.

No one has claimed responsibility for the blast, which was caused by explosives concealed inside a tanker truck.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Amid strained ties, Modi-Xi meet at sidelines of SCO summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. This was the first meeting between the two leaders in eight months.

The meeting comes amid tensions between the two countries over China's One Belt One Road initiative. India has boycotted the project on the grounds that it runs through Pakistan Occupied Kashmir- a region India claims as its sovereign territory.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Pound sterling plunges against dollar as hung Parliament looms for UK


With no party mathematically able to win a majority in the UK General Election, the Pound Sterling is dropping sharply against the US dollar.

Currency markets around the world were taken by surprise as the UK voted for a so-called hung Parliament.

Giles Gibson has more:

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