Russia is expected to retaliate soon over the expulsion of dozens of its officials from more than 20 countries.
About 60 Russians have been asked to leave the US, and the number of European Union member states to expel its diplomats has risen to 16.
Australia has also ordered more than one hundred Russian diplomats to return home, as relations between the West and Moscow further deteriorate.
A Russian government spokesman says recommendations for retaliatory actions will soon be forwarded to President Vladimir Putin.
US correspondent Steve Mort says the White House wanted to show a united front.
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US correspondent Steve Mort says American diplomats are expressing exasperation with the Russian government.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
US-South Korea reach deal on trade
The White House says it's reached a new trade agreement with South Korea.
As part of the deal, Seoul has agreed to increase imports of vehicles made by American carmakers.
The agreement could be officially announced on Wednesday.
US correspondent Steve Mort says Seoul will also be permanently exempt from the 25-percent tariff on steel imports that President Trump has ordered.
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OUT: … annual production"
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As part of the deal, Seoul has agreed to increase imports of vehicles made by American carmakers.
The agreement could be officially announced on Wednesday.
US correspondent Steve Mort says Seoul will also be permanently exempt from the 25-percent tariff on steel imports that President Trump has ordered.
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OUT: … annual production"
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Kim Jong Un meets President Xi in Beijing
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reiterated a willingness to hold talks with the US.
During a trip to Beijing, Kim also said he was willing to commit to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
Beijing has confirmed Kim met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his first foreign trip since taking power in 2011.
Here's correspondent William Denselow.
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During a trip to Beijing, Kim also said he was willing to commit to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
Beijing has confirmed Kim met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his first foreign trip since taking power in 2011.
Here's correspondent William Denselow.
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China confirms Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing
China has confirmed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting Beijing - his first foreign trip since taking power in 2011.
Kim reportedly met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in what's being described as an unofficial visit.
Chinese media reports say Kim expressed his willingness to hold talks with the US and gave his commitment to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
The White House says the meeting is evidence President Trump's policy of maximum pressure on Pyongyang is working.
US correspondent Steve Mort says while Beijing is keen to return to the center of negotiations with North Korea, Washington is likely to welcome China's intervention.
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ALT: US correspondent Steve Mort says China is displaying the influence it can wield over Pyongyang, as the US and South Korea move ahead with plans for talks with Kim Jong Un.
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Kim reportedly met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in what's being described as an unofficial visit.
Chinese media reports say Kim expressed his willingness to hold talks with the US and gave his commitment to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
The White House says the meeting is evidence President Trump's policy of maximum pressure on Pyongyang is working.
US correspondent Steve Mort says while Beijing is keen to return to the center of negotiations with North Korea, Washington is likely to welcome China's intervention.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Protests in Kemerovo over fire deaths
A mass protest has been taking place in Kemerovo, Russia, after a fire at a shopping center killed over 60 people, the majority of them children.
Thousands of demonstrators are calling on local officials to resign after investigators revealed proper fire safety procedures were not followed.
Our correspondent in Moscow Dan Ashby reports.
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Boss of USA Gymnastics disgraced doctor also charged with criminal sexual conduct
The boss of a doctor, at the centre of the USA Gymnastics abuse
scandal, has now also been charged with criminal sexual conduct.
William Strampel worked at Michigan State University, and oversaw the
work of Larry Nassar.
Nassar is in jail for sexually abusing some of America's top gymnasts.
US correspondent, Frances Read, reports.
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scandal, has now also been charged with criminal sexual conduct.
William Strampel worked at Michigan State University, and oversaw the
work of Larry Nassar.
Nassar is in jail for sexually abusing some of America's top gymnasts.
US correspondent, Frances Read, reports.
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Uber banned from testing self-driving cars in Arizona after fatal accident
Ride-sharing company Uber has been forbidden from resuming tests of its self-driving cars in the US state of Arizona.
One of its cars hit and killed a pedestrian there a week ago.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Zuckerberg to Testify Before US Congress
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly decided to testify before the US Congress.
He has turned down a request to testify before lawmakers in the United Kingdom, where Facebook will send two deputies instead.
Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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Woman at center of landmark school desegregation case has died
The woman who, as a young girl, was at the heart of the landmark school desegregation case at the U.S. Supreme Court, Brown vs. Board of Education, has passed away.
Linda Brown was 75 years old.
US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:
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US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:
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US seeks Chinese help to avoid trade war
The US government has asked China to ease restrictions on American cars to avoid new tariffs on Chinese goods.
The Trump administration announced import duties totaling $60 billion last week, but is now asking for Beijing's assistance to reduce the punitive measures.
US correspondent Nick Harper reports.
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Zuckerberg sends executive, declines to appear before UK MPs over Cambridge Analytica controversy
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says he won't appear before UK MPs for questioning over a data scandal.
He'll send a senior executive instead to speak to lawmakers investigating Facebook and UK firm Cambridge Analytica over alleged misuse of data.
From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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POT: 42
Manchester Arena attack report: Fire service too slow to respond
A report into the response to the Manchester Arena bombing last year has said fire fighters were prevented from helping rapidly due to poor procedures.
The report by former civil servant Lord Kerslake said the fire service knew it had let down the people of their city that night.
The suicide attack by Salman Abedi last May killed 22 people and injured more than 500.
Paul Barber reports from London.
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DUR: 43 seconds
US government to add citizenship question to census
A question about citizenship status will appear on the US census for the first time in 70 years.
The move is controversial - and the state of California says it will sue the Trump administration amid concerns that migrants might not take part.
Our US Correspondent Harry Horton reports.
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DUR: 0"35
IGAD lifts house arrest of South Sudan former VP Riek Machar
The Intergovernmental Authority For Development, or IGAD, has decided to lift the house arrest of former South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar.
He has been confined in Pretoria, South Africa since 2016 on a joint decision of the IGAD - a trade bloc of eight east African countries, along with Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa
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Two charged over antisemitic murder in Paris
Two people have been charged with racially aggravated murder - after an 85 year old Jewish woman was found dead in her Paris apartment.
Police say they believe the killing was motivated by antisemitism.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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DUR: 40s
Controversy over Indian Prime Minister's official mobile app
India's ruling party, the BJP has denied allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official app is sending the personal data of users to a third party.
The allegation was made by a French security researcher who tweets under the pseudonym Elliot Alderson.
Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.
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The allegation was made by a French security researcher who tweets under the pseudonym Elliot Alderson.
Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.
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Report exposes how Belgians hide their money from tax in Luxembourg
48 billion euros (60 billion dollars) has been hidden from the Belgian taxman in shell companies in Luxembourg according to an investigation by Belgian paper Le Soir.
The report claims that 60 of Belgium's richest 100 people used shell companies in Luxembourg to avoid paying the famously high Belgian tax.
Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.
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DUR: 42 secs
List of EU Countries Expelling Russians Grows to 16
The number of European Union member states to expel Russian diplomats now stands at sixteen.
Countries in Europe, North America and Australia have ordered more than one hundred Russian diplomats to return home, as relations between the West and Moscow further deteriorate.
Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has the latest from Brussels.
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RUSSIA TO RESPOND TO DIPLOMATS' EXPULSION
Australia has joined the list of countries expelling Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a spy in the UK.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says it was 'an attack on all of us'.
Over 100 diplomats from over 20 countries are being sent back to Russia as part of a co-ordinated international response.
Moscow says it is a 'provocative gesture'.
Correspondent Julia Lyubova is in Moscow with more.
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Correspondent Julia Lyubova is in Moscow - she says Russia will respond.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says it was 'an attack on all of us'.
Over 100 diplomats from over 20 countries are being sent back to Russia as part of a co-ordinated international response.
Moscow says it is a 'provocative gesture'.
Correspondent Julia Lyubova is in Moscow with more.
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Correspondent Julia Lyubova is in Moscow - she says Russia will respond.
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Australia expels Russian Diplomats in solidarity with the UK
The Australian government is expelling two Russian diplomats it believes are undeclared spies, joining other world powers in taking action over the Skripal affair in the UK.
Arthur Stevens reports
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