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Meghan Markle's father says he will definitely NOT attend the Royal Wedding on Saturday, because he's undergoing heart surgery in a few hours time.
Mr. Markle has told a celebrity website in the United States that he's learned a heart attack several days ago did significant damage.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
IN: "In what….."
OUT: "….at the ceremony"
DUR: 28 seconds
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Meghan Markle's father says he would still like to attend the Royal Wedding this weekend if his doctors allow it.
In an interview with a show business website in the US he says he's changed his mind about abandoning his trip to Windsor.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
IN: "What a difference….."
OUT: "...non-commital"
DUR: 23 seconds
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Facebook has released a report on its efforts to flag and remove inappropriate content from its site. This is the first time the social network has published figures detailing the scale of efforts to enforce its rules.
Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.
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Russian opposition leader Aleksey Navalny has been jailed to 30 days for his role in organising anti-Putin protests on 5 May. Some 1,600 activists, including Navalny, were detained by the police during the protests.Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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The United Nations is holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday in wake of the deadly violence in Gaza.
58 Palestinians are believed to have died on Monday when Israeli forces opened fire on protestors at the border.
It was the deadliest day of violence there since 2014 and coincided with the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
This follows weeks of demonstrations at the Gaza border fence as part of a movement called the Great March of Return.
Kuwait has drafted a UN Security Council statement condemning the violence and calls for an independent probe. The U.S. blames Hamas for the unrest and is believed to have blocked the investigation request.
William Denselow has more from UN headquarters in New York.
IN: "We have heard...
OUT: ...of this meeting"
DUR: 41 seconds
A British-Iranian woman who has spent two years in jail in Iran has learnt she may face further criminal charges.
The husband of 39 year old Nazanin Zachari-Radcliffe says his wife is shaken and bewildered after learning of the new charges. Richard Radcliffe is urging British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to give the matter his upmost attention. From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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Russia's parliament is considering possible counter-sanctions against the United States, which could include restrictions on alcohol, tobacco and food imports. Lawmakers are due to discuss draft legislation. Our Moscow Correspondent Lucy Taylor reports.
Meghan Markle's father will NOT attend the Royal Wedding after it was revealed that he sold pictures of himself making preparations for his trip to the UK.
Thomas Markle has told a celebrity website that he'll stay in the US to avoid embarrassing his daughter.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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OUT: "…the royal family"
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IN: "This will be….."
OUT: "…to his daughter"
DUR: 25 seconds
As the death toll from clashes along the Gaza border continues to rise, the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour has expressed outrage at the actions of the Israeli forces and called for an emergency Security Council meeting to discuss the latest killings and the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.
IN: "Of course, this massacre….
OUT: … Palestinian civilians."
Dur: 27 seconds
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Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour told reporters at the United Nations Monday that 45 Palestinian civilians have been killed at the hands of "the savages of the Israeli occupying forces," including eight children under 16 years of age. More than 2,000 others have been injured, he said, putting the tally of casualties since March 31st at nearly 100 killed and more than 11,000 injured.
IN: "The entire Palestinian…
OUT: … occupying power."
DUR: 22 seconds
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Riyad Mansour wants an emergency Security Council session in New York for his country to seek redress and accountability, as well as an emergency meeting at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to conduct an investigation into alleged atrocities committed by Israeli forces in Gaza protests.
IN: "These war crimes…
OUT: … the Security Council."
DUR: 25 seconds
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