Wednesday, February 21, 2018

US: White nationalist files suit against Twitter

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A prominent white nationalist is suing Twitter for kicking him off the
online platform late last year.

Jared Taylor claims his constitutional rights to free speech in public
places have been violated, but Twitter says its rules bar accounts
affiliated with organisations that promote violence.

Our US correspondent Laura Cantekin reports:

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UN calls for halt to East Ghouta bombardment

The United Nations Secretary-General says civilians in Syria's Eastern Ghouta suburb are living in "hell on earth". 

He says he is "deeply alarmed" by the the government's increased bombardment on the rebel-held area where 400,000 people are under siege.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Trump son-in-law wants to keep access to classified documents

A battle is brewing inside the Trump White House over security clearances and who has access to classified materials, the New York Times reports.

Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, has had access to read highly classified material but has yet to be granted a full security clearance, with Chief of Staff John Kelly imposing new policies on who has access.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Senior Commander of Rebel Group The Allied Democratic Forces Killed in DRC

Uganda's military confirms a senior commander of the Allied Democratic Forces has been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The ADF commander was killed after his group attacked a Congolese troop position near the city of Beni in North Kivu province.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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North Korea pulled out of planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence


US officials say North Korea pulled out of a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence in South Korea at the last minute.

The meeting was supposed to go ahead during the US Vice President's trip to the Winter Olympics last week.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

US evangelist Billy Graham dead at 99

The American evangelist Billy Graham has died at the age of 99.


Often considered the man who invented the modern evangelical movement, he claimed that he had preached the Gospel to more people than anyone else in history.


His "revival meetings" and "crusades" were a fixture on the American social landscape for more than 60 years, and he was revered by successive US Presidents.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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The American evangelist Billy Graham has died at the age of 99.


Often considered the man who invented the modern evangelical movement, he claimed that he had preached the Gospel to more people than anyone else in history.


His "revival meetings" and "crusades" were a fixture on the American social landscape for more than 60 years, and he was revered by successive US Presidents.


His ministry found fame in 1949, when he pitched a circus tent in Los Angeles and started preaching the word with a style and showmanship that few Americans had seen before.


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By the late 1950s, he had visited the White House….appeared on the front page of Time Magazine….and preached the Gospel internationally.


By the 1960s, he was firmly established as "America's priest"….and was regularly invited by the media to offer commentary on a variety of social developments, even including the wild success of "The Beatles". 


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In 1973, he visited South Africa, but only after the country's apartheid authorities allowed to let him preach to multi-racial audiences.


It was an unprecedented moment, and his message infuriated the country's white minority government.


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After the attacks of September 11th 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush invited Billy Graham to lead the national service of remembrance for the more-than 3000 people who died.


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Billy Graham delivered his final public sermon in Baltimore in 2006.


Then aged 87, he was still trying to bring people to the Lord.


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Controversial EU official appointed to top civil servant

In a significant reshuffle of power in Brussels, the controversial German, Martin Selmayr (Pron: Sell-My-Err) has been promoted to become the EU's most powerful civil servant.

Mr Selmayr is regularly accused by many in the European press as being the puppet master in Brussels working on behalf of German interests.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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UK Supreme Court rules against police in 'black cab rapist' appeal

The Metropolitan Police of London has lost an appeal in Britain's Supreme Court against two victims of the so-called 'black cab rapist'.

The two women had won compensation after police failed to believe their reports of being raped by John Worboys, who's thought to have sexually assaulted more than 100 women in the back of his taxi. 

The ruling could open the away for more human rights claims against the police.

Following the court's decision, one of the two victims said officers could have done more to prevent Worboys' attacks.

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Russian figure skaters break world records at the Olympics

Figure skaters in the ladies' event representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia are leading the way after the short programme, offering the country's best hopes at an Olympic gold medal. Julia Chapman reports.

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UK SETS OUT BREXIT TRANSITION PROPOSALS

The UK is setting out its proposals for how a two-year Brexit transition period should work.

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It comes ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting for Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday at which she hopes to reach consensus on how to proceed in Brexit negotiations.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Donald Trump Jr's visit to India sparks controversy

The US state department has said that the Donald Trump Jr, the son of US president Donald Trump is in India as a private citizen and not in an official capacity.

The president's eldest son is in India on a controversial visit promoting some property projects.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports 

Three Detained in France in Connection to Barcelona Attack

French police have detained three people for suspected links to last year's terror attacks in Barcelona.

It's believed the three are connected to the Moroccan national who ploughed a van into a crowd strolling down Barcelona's most famous boulevard.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Paris.

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AID WORKERS KILLED IN DR CONGO

The United Nations says two aid workers have been killed and the third is still missing in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The aid workers were employed by a French charity, Hydraulique Sans Frontieres, which specializes in water purification projects in the North Kivu Province.

The province has seen atrocities and mass displacement, due to entrenched ethnic conflicts.

Michael Baleke reports from Kampala.

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Kazakhstan changes alphabet for second time in months

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Pres. Trump wants to regulate "bumpstocks" the right way


U.S. President Donald Trump is instructing the U.S. Justice Department to complete it's review and work toward regulating 'bumpstocks' - devices which can turn guns into machine guns - as expeditiously as possible.

It's the first indication of a concrete step toward responding to the tragic mass shooting at the Florida high school last week.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Trump Takes Action over Bump Stocks: Shorter Version

President Donald Trump says he will take action to prevent legal weapons being turned into machine guns.

He's responding to mounting pressure on gun safety, following last week's massacre of 17 teachers and pupils at a school in Florida.

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Trump Bans Bump Stocks

President Donald Trump says the US Justice Department will take action to prevent legal weapons being turned into machine guns.

He's responding to mounting pressure on gun safety, following last week's massacre of 17 teachers and pupils at a school in Florida.

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Attorney pleads guilty to lying to FBI

A former attorney for the big New York firm Skadden Arps has pled guilty to lying to the FBI over contacts with Ukraine and Trump associates.

Alex van der Zwaan is also the son-in-law of a Russian oligarch, and his plea comes as U.S. President Donald Trump insists the special counsel is investigating a hoax.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Palestinian leader calls for peace conference

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for an international
peace conference to be convened this year.

The Palestinian leader told the United Nations Security Council a
meeting is needed to help settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Russia admits dozens of Russian deaths in Syria clashes

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Russia's Foreign Ministery has admitted that 'several dozen' of Russian citizens and citizens of other former Soviet states were killed or wounded in a recent battle in Syria.  The Ministry insists that the fighters were not Russian servicemen and that no Russian military equipment was involved in fighting.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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