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A group of influential British MPs is warning the country's borders could be at risk if the government fails to adequately beef up its customs force when the UK leaves the European Union.
The Home Affairs Committee says government plans to hire 300 more Border Force staff is inadequate amid fears staff could be diverted from crucial security functions to cope with an increase is custom checks. From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday that Russia remains 'non-compliant' with its Code and has decided not to re-instate Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA. It was banned in 2015 over allegations of a state-sponsored doping programme uncovered by Richard McLaren. Russia denies these allegations. WADA's decision puts in danger Russia's participation in next year's Winter Olympics. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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United Nations officials and diplomats are calling for calm in Zimbabwe following reports of a military takeover.
President Robert Mugabe is said to be under house arrest, and the First Lady Grace Mugabe — a potential successor — has reportedly fled to Namibia.
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters in New York that the UN is trying ascertain the facts, and the Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for restraint.
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The UK ambassador to the UN Matthew Rycroft also weighed in about his concerns.
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OUT: …to remain stable."
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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission says the AU has been assured that the military is not engaged in a coup d'etat in Zimbabwe, and he's expressed optimism that SADC, the Southern African Development Community, can help maintain stability in the country.
Moussa Faki was speaking in Washington DC, where he and other AU officials are due to spend the next 2 days engaging with the Trump administration.
He spoke through an interpreter,
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Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for last 40 years, is reportedly under house arrest in the capital Harare after the country's military moved to take control.
There are unconfirmed reports that his wife Grace, who hoped to succeed him in power, has fled to neighboring Namibia.
Explosions were heard in Harare after troops started patrolling the capital, with their commanders saying they're acting to halt ongoing purges within the President's ruling ZANU-PF political party.
One man purged - the country's ousted vice-President - is back in Zimbabwe,
Martin Geissler (PRON: GUYS-LAR) is a correspondent for the UK's ITV News and he's in Harare.
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Correspondent Martin Geissler with Britain's ITV News is in Harare and describes the scene there.
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Correspondent Martin Geissler with Britain's ITV News is in Harare and says many people see this as a moment of potential opportunity for the country.
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The Lower House of the Russian Parliament has approved a draft law that would allow the Russian government to list foreign media operating in the country as a foreign agent. US-backed Voice of America and Radio Free Europe are likely to be first to be affected. Moscow says the move is in response to the US forcing Kremlin-backed RT to register as foreign agent in the US. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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