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Russia's Foreign Ministry has called for dialogue to help solve the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.
It comes amid growing fears that Russia will intervene militarily to ensure the continuity of Nicolas Maduro's presidency.
Julia Chapman has more from Moscow.
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European Council President Donald Tusk is likely to offer the U.K a flexible Brexit extension of up to one year - with the option of leaving the EU sooner if a divorce deal is passed.
An emergency EU leaders summit to discuss Brexit is held on April 10th where possible ways forward will be discussed.
Our Europe Correspondent Briohny Williams has more from Brussels.
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South Korea is battling fatal wildfires along its eastern coast that have shocked a typically peaceful part of the country known for its hiking and ocean views.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul, where the president has declared a national emergency.
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More than four-thousand people have been evacuated in cities not far from the border with North Korea.
Officials say at least one person has died and dozens of others were injured.
The blaze tore through hundreds of homes and other buildings overnight.
The government says the main fire is now under control but other smaller fires are still burning.
The military deployed thousands of soldiers and dozens of helicopters and fire trucks to battle the inferno.
One of the affected cities, Gangneung, hosted events during last year's winter Olympics.
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Uganda's Inspector General of Police has joined rescue efforts for an American tourist and driver who were kidnapped at the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The two were reportedly taken by unknown gunmen while on a game drive in western Uganda.
Isabel Nakirya reports from Uganda
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US President Tump is backing down from a threat to close the border with Mexico.
This comes one day before he travels to California to highlight what he calls an immigration crisis.
Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.
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The US Department of Justice is defending Attorney General William Barr's decision to release a summary of the principal findings of the Mueller Report, amid growing questions about how accurately it reflects the Special Prosecutor's conclusions.
Members of Congress are demanding the release of the full report, but the Trump administration says it must first be edited to protect confidential information.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has told Turkey it must choose between NATO and Russia.
The warning comes amid a row over Turkey's purchase of Russian defence systems, which the U.S. says are incompatible with NATO security.
Julia Chapman reports from Moscow.
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Britain's Home Secretary has announced that it will compensate people whose lives were damaged by a Home Office mistake, which classified thousands of long-term British residents as illegal immigrants.
Those known as the Windrush Generation, were brought to the uk as a response to its post-war labour shortages between 1948 and 1971.
But because of a lack of official paperwork, the children of these commonwealth citizens were told they had been living in the UK illegally.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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