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US President Donald Trump called Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro a Cuban puppet, ramping up the pressure to get Maduro to step down.
In a speech in Miami the president warned the entire world is watching those who are propping him up.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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President Trump is accusing officials within his own Department of Justice of "illegal and treasonous" activity after it was claimed they considered trying to oust him from office.
The former Acting Director of the FBI says officials discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution, which allows the Vice President and Congressional leaders to force an incapacitated President from office.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Seven MPs from the UK's opposition Labour Party have resigned.
They say they will stand as an independent group, in protest over the approach taken by the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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The Venezuelan government is blocking five European lawmakers from entering the country.
Their passports were seized and the politicians say they have been given no reason for the explosion.
Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.
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North Korea says it believes the upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong-un could lead to improved ties… but it expects action from Washington.
Bruce Harrison tells us more from Seoul.
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The state-run North Korean news website Meari said there's no reason North Korea and the U.S. can't have a major breakthrough.
The website said North Korea hasn't recently built or tested nuclear weapons.
Plus, it reported, the North doesn't plan to use or spread its weapons.
President Trump and leader Kim agreed to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons when they met last summer.
But little progress has been made as they near their second summit scheduled for next week.
North Korea purportedly destroyed weapons testing sites last year, proof, it believes, it's serious about denuclearization.
Meari also said the international community agrees it's time for the U.S. to respond.
It added Washington should consider this a precious opportunity.
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The government of Uganda has deported the CEO of one of the country's biggest telecommunication firms. Wim Vanhelleputte, who was head of MTN Uganda, was forced out of the country on Thursday night allegedly for security reasons. Leon Ssenyange reports from Kampala.
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