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UK Prime Minister Theresa May will begin the task of trying to convince MPs to back her Brexit deal, after the EU agreed to a short-term extension of the Brexit deadline.
A third Meaningful Vote is expected to take place next week, with EU officials saying if it doesn't pass, the UK will have until 12th April to set out its next steps or leave the EU without a deal.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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Fears of a volcanic eruption are mounting in Uganda's Eastern town of Ngora.
District officials say residents have reported boiling sounds and blue flames coming from the Moru Otukeo rock.
Isabel Nakirya reports.
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The European Union has set a new Brexit timeline—pushing the earliest the UK will leave the bloc to April 12th.
That's two weeks later than originally scheduled and places the next move in the hands of the UK House of Commons.
Our Kevin Ozebek in Brussels runs us through the new Brexit calendar
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's intelligence agents have reportedly detained a key aide to opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Guaido declared himself interim president in January, and has received support from the US and dozens of other countries.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro insists he's the legitimate head of state.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May looks set to be granted a Brexit extension by the EU.
All other 27 member states have been debating the extension at a summit in Brussels, with a draft conclusion that the UK could push back its leave date by a few months, provided that the Prime Minister gets a Brexit deal through the British parliament next week.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May will be in Brussels today requesting a short extension to Brexit.
She will need to persuade the other 27 EU countries to allow the UK's departure from the bloc to take place beyond the scheduled 29th March.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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New Zealand has announced it's banning military-style assault weapons immediately. The news comes after a gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch and killed 50 people.
Bruce Harrison reports from Christchurch.
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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says gun laws will change.
Pending parliamentary approval, there will be a gun amnesty and a buy-back scheme.
But most importantly, the new laws would also ban the sale of semi-automatic assault rifles.
In the meantime, an interim ban is now in place.
Last week, an Australian national entered two mosques in Christchurch and shot and killed 50 people.
Funerals are being held this week.
Ardern took just six days after the massacre to announce her firearms ban.
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Japan and Russia are meeting in Moscow to continue talks over a possible peace treaty. The two countries have never signed a peace agreement since the end of the Second World War, and although they do now have good relations, they still disagree about the future of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Lucy Taylor reports.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will soon be in Brussels, pleading EU leaders for a short Brexit extension.
There are now just eight days to go until the UK is set to officially leave the EU.
And as Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports, there is little time but a whole lot of uncertainty as Brexit day rapidly nears.
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