Tuesday, May 8, 2018

NY Attorney General in shock abuse-related resignation

In a shock announcement the New York Attorney General has resigned following allegations he physically abused multiple women. 


Eric Schneiderman was seen as one of the main champions of the #MeToo movement. 


Nick Harper reports from New York.


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Trump to make announcement on Iran nuclear deal

President Trump is expected to pull America out of the Iran nuclear deal in a few hours time.


It's a rebuff to European diplomats including the Foreign Secretary who have urged him to keep America within the agreement.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Disagreements over Brexit customs public as Johnson calls May proposal "crazy"

Disagreements inside the British government over what sort of customs arrangement the UK should have with the European Union after Brexit has spilled into the open, with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson calling a Downing Street proposal "crazy". 


It comes as the so-called Brexit war cabinet is due to meet again this week in a bid to find consensus on what it will propose to Brussels in Brexit negotiations.   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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Heroin worth $2 million seized in New Delhi

A Nigerian national has been arrested after police officials busted an international cartel that was selling smuggled drugs to youngsters in India's capital of New Delhi.

Police say they are on the look out for two Afghan nationals who were accomplices in this syndicate.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Repeat elections looming for Italy

Italy is likely to be forced to take a repeat election with coalition talks breaking down.

No party won a clear majority back in March but the two most powerful are both in favour of holding the vote again.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Indian tourist dies after being hit by stone amid protests in Kashmir

An Indian tourist from the city of Chennai has died after he was hit by a stone thrown by protestors in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in north India.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports 

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LONDON VIOLENCE CONTINUES

Extra police are on patrol in London after a fresh wave of violence in the British capital.

Homicide rates have spiked in London, with the city's Mayor blaming cuts to London police budgets.

Rachel Venables reports from New Cross.

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Trump to announce Iran nuclear deal decision

President Trump is expected to announce he is withdrawing the US from the Iran nuclear deal, despite intense efforts by European diplomats to convince him otherwise.

Mr Trump has labelled the agreement "insane" and has long threatened to scrap the accord. Iran has threatened to reactivate its nuclear programme if the US pulls out the agreement.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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Volcano Forces Evacuations on Hawaii's Big Island

Lava and hazardous fumes continue to spew on Hawaii's Big Island four days after the Kilauea (Kill-oh-WAY-uh) volcano began to explode. 

Seventeen-hundred people have been ordered to evacuate. 


US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Monday, May 7, 2018

UK Foreign Sec. in Washington to persuade Trump not to exit Iran nuclear deal


The UK Foreign Minister is in Washington to meet with Trump administration officials over the future of the Iran nuclear deal

Boris Johnson is the latest European leader to try and convince Donald Trump to maintain America's commitment to the 2015 accord.

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Nestle to sell Starbucks coffee in $7.2bn deal

Nestle has agreed a deal with Starbucks, worth more than $7 billion dollars, to sell its coffee in supermarkets and stores.

Nestle has described the agreement as a "global coffee alliance".

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Trump defends CIA nominee after she offers to withdraw over waterboarding criticism

President Donald Trump has defended his nominee to head the CIA after she offered to withdraw amid criticism over her role in waterboarding terrorism suspects.

In a tweet Trump said Gina Haspel had "come under fire because she was too tough on terrorists".

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Putin sworn in for another six years with military promise

Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for another six years as Russian President and has promised that the country's security and defence capability will be guaranteed. But as Dan Ashby reports, the president's biggest challenge will be the economy.

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Indian teen raped, set on fire

A 17-year-old was raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

This is the second such case that has been reported. Last week, a 16-year-old was raped and burned to death in front of her parents.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Salman Khan appears in court for appeal hearing in poaching case

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has appeared in court in Jodhpur in Rajasthan to challenge a five-year jail sentence for a poaching case in which he was accused of killing two blackbuck, an endangered species of Indian antelope.

The court has scheduled the next hearing for July. 

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai 

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Europeans lobby US to stick with Iran deal

European leaders are making last ditch attempts to persuade US President Trump to stick with the Iran nuclear agreement.

Mr Trump faces a May 12th deadline to decide whether to re-impose sanctions on Iran, effectively killing the deal.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is in Washington to meet with White House and Congressional officials, as our US Correspondent Harry Horton reports.

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Friday, May 4, 2018

US Unemployment Dips Below 4%

The official US unemployment rate has fallen to just 3.9%. 

It's the lowest rate since the year 2000.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Trump's security adviser denies President seeking U.S. troop exit from South Korea

Donald Trump's national security adviser has denied reports the President has asked the pentagon to look into a possible American troop decrease on the Korean Peninsula.

John Bolton was responding to a New York Times report which suggested Trump was looking to curb U.S. forces in South Korea.

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Trump: Giuliani didn't have "his facts straight" on Stormy Daniels payment

President Trump says his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, didn't have "his facts straight" when he claimed that the President had footed the bill for a 130 thousand dollar payment to a porn star.

The President's comment are creating further confusion over the payment that was made to Stormy Daniels.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Trump to address NRA

President Donald Trump is expected to pledge his full support for the National Rifle Association on Friday when the powerful gun rights group meets in Texas.

After mass shooting at a Florida high school in February, Trump resisted calls to implement stricter gun laws, despite national protests led by students.

Our US Correspondent Harry Horton reports.

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