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The United States will grant temporary waivers to eight jurisdictions from some of the sanctions it has reimposed against Iran.
November 5th is the deadline for nations to stop importing Iranian goods or face financial penalties for doing so.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has the details.
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South and North Korea have agreed to inform the International Olympic Committee of their plan to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics. North Korea sent athletes to this year's Winter Olympics in South Korea but did not host any of the events.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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Sport is one of the few areas in which North and South Korea have repeatedly cooperated.
But Seoul and Pyongyang want more than unified sports teams. They want the Olympics, on both sides of the their shared border.
Two countries have never hosted the Olympics, summer or winter.
It's very unclear logistically how that would work.
North Korea would likely need outside funding for infrastructure.
But that could violate current international sanctions punishing the North for its nuclear weapons program.
Earlier this year, IOC President Thomas Bach said the committee welcomes North and South's intent to host the Games.
But progress on a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, and not just Bach's blessing, may be the only way forward.
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The Czech Republic could become the the third European Union country to pull out of a United Nations pact on migration.
Prague is unhappy with the pact because it believes it encourages migration rather than seeking to prevent it.
Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.
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With less than a week to go before the crucial midterm elections, President Trump has once again ramped up his rhetoric on immigration.
Speaking at the White House, Trump described changes in immigration rules that would amount to a crackdown on asylum seekers.
US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy reports:
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The US has charged a Chinese and a Taiwanese firm with stealing secrets from US chip maker Micron.
Three Taiwanese individuals are also named in the indictment.
Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator says a deal regarding the UK financial services sector has not been reached.
It comes after the Times newspaper reported an agreement had been achieved.
Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.
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