Friday, August 10, 2018

North Korea Warns US Over Sanctions Pressure

North Korea has lashed out at the U.S. for the way it believes it's being treated by Washington.
It threatened progress on a deal it reached with the U.S. to give up its nuclear weapons and suggested stability on the Korean Peninsula may not last. 
FSN's Seoul correspondent Bruce Harrison has more.

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Right-wing rally to go ahead in Washington DC

Authorities in Washington DC have granted official permits for a white nationalist rally, despite concerns over possible violence.

The event will go ahead on the 12th of August, exactly one year after the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Our Washington correspondent John Clarke has more:

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Arrest in California Holy Fire

Authorities in California have arrested a man in connection with one of eighteen major fires burning through the state. 

He's accused of intentionally starting the Holy Fire in the Cleveland Nationa Forest. 

Rachel Silverman has the story. 


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Puerta Rican government acknowledges hurricane death toll of more than 1,400

Puerto Rico has acknowledged more than 1,400 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria - far higher than the 64 deaths previously reported.

Maria hit the US territory in September 2017 but the island has struggled to repair infrastructure and power grid.

Our US Correspondent John Bevir reports.

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U.S. Plans Space Force Creation by 2020

The US Vice President Mike Pence has announced that the US military will begin planning for the creation of a Space Force in 2020.

The new branch of the armed forces will be responsible for developing new technologies designed to counter Russian and Chinese capabilities.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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STOKES TRIAL: DAY 4 WRAPS

(New Zealand-born) England cricketer Ben Stokes says he was defending two gay men outside a nightclub in Bristol before a fight broke out.

Mr Stokes has been giving evidence for the first time at his trial in Bristol where he denies affray.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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PROSECUTORS: Kids held in New Mexico compound trained for school shottings


The children held in a New Mexico compound were being trained to carry out school shootings, according to US prosecutors.

More details are emerging from court files following last Friday's raid which resulted in five adults charged over the abuse of eleven children, aged 1 to 15. 

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BORIS INVESTIGATED OVER BURQA REMARKS

The UK's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will be investigated by his own Conservative Party over remarks he made about the Burqa.

Dozens of complaints were made after a newspaper column Mr Johnson wrote about the wearing of full-face veils.

But UK correspondent Olly Barratt says Boris Johnson's position in the party could be under threat.

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Taiwan to welcome British pork exports for first time

The UK has reached a deal to export pork products to Taiwan for the first time. 

The new market is expected to be worth nearly 65 million dollars over the next five years.

Paul Barber reports from London.

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UK WELCOMES US SANCTIONS ON MOSCOW

Russia says new US sanctions against are based on 'far-fetched accusations' over a nerve agent attack in the UK on a former Russian spy.

The US is implementing new measures against Moscow over the incident in Salisbury in March.

But the UK is welcoming the sanctions imposed by Washington, as Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Koreas Announce Meeting to Discuss Third Inter-Korean Summit

South Korea's Unification Ministry says a high level meeting will take place with North Korean officals on Monday to discuss a potential third summit between the leaders of both countries.

It comes as relations between the US and North Korea appear to be straining.

FSN's Seoul correspondent Bruce Harrison has more. 
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RUSSIA HITS BACK OVER NEW US SANCTIONS

Russia says new US sanctions against are based on 'far-fetched accusations' over a nerve agent attack in the UK on a former Russian spy.

The US is implementing new measures against Moscow over the incident in Salisbury in March.

Holly Harris reports from London.

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IKEA's first Indian store opens in Hyderabad

Swedish furniture giant IKEA has made a foray into India to offset a decline in demand for its products in developed countries.

After a three-week delay, it has opened its first store in India. 

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia has more details.

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Russia begins to react with incredulity to new US sanctions

A Russian diplomat to the UN has described the US State Department's decision to implement new sanctions against Russia as a 'theatre of the absurd'. New sanctions will come into effect later in August after the State Department decided Russia had been responsible for a chemical weapons attack on UK soil. Dan Ashby has more.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

US to hit Russia with sanctions over UK nerve agent poisoning

The US is introducing new sanctions against Russia to punish the Kremlin for the country's involvement in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the British town of Salisbury earlier this year.


It's the first time the Trump administration has officially accused the Russians of breaking international law by using the nerve agent Novichok on British soil.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Beijing, Berlin defend business ties with Iran in face of US warning, sanctions

China and Germany have both defended their business dealings with Iran despite a US warning to penalize businesses that continue to do so.


US President Donald Trump this week re-imposed economic sanctions on Iran, three months after withdrawing from the multi-nation Iran Nuclear Deal.


Our US correspondent Liling Tan has the details.


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RECORD CALIFORNIA FIRE CONTINUES TO GROW


Firefighters in California say they're making progress against the Mendocino Complex Fire --- the biggest fire in the state in 100 years of record keeping.
But they say it will take the rest of this month to contain it. 
Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco. 

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Twitter defends keeping conspiracy theorist accounts

Twitter has defended its decision not to ban conspiracy theorist
website InfoWars or its founder Alex Jones.

Other tech companies, including YouTube and Facebook have already
deleted their accounts saying they breached hate speech rules.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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STOKES TRIAL: DAY 3 CONCLUDES

Day three of (New Zealand-born) England cricketer Ben Stokes's trial has wrapped up in Bristol.

He and two other men deny charges of affray over an incident outside a nightclub in September.

UK corespondent Olly Barratt reports.

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US-China Tariff War Escalates Again

The Chinese government has announced its intention to impose new tariffs later this month on $16 billion worth of American goods.

The decision is part of a growing trade war between the two nations.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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