Thursday, June 6, 2019

Normandy residents speak about Trump's D-Day visit

The leaders of France, Canada, the UK and the US have paid tribute to D-Day veterans at events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings. 

French President Emmanuel Macron awarded the Legion of Honour to surviving US veterans who President Donald Trump called 'the pride of our nation'.

But residents of the nearby town of Caen have mixed emotions about the presidential visit.

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India says no meeting scheduled with Pakistan's Imran Khan at Bishkek

New Delhi has confirmed that Prime Minister Modi will not be meeting his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan at the sidelines of the Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek later this month.

Earlier, sources in the Indian Foreign Ministry had maintained that no decision on a bilateral meeting had been taken yet.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Uganda Landslide Kills Six

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Six people are confirmed dead in Uganda after several land slides swept through Bududa District in the Eastern part of the country.

 

Among the dead are 5 children and a 73-year-old woman.

 

Search, rescue and recovery efforts are underway in the area, which lies along the slopes of Mt Elgon bordering Kenya.

 

Michael Baleke reports from Kampala…

 

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German serial killer nurse convicted [UPDATE]

A German nurse has been sentenced to life in prison for killing 85 people by lethal injection.

The 42 year old man is believed to be the worst serial killer in postwar Germany history.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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AUSTRALIA: Decision on Pell appeal held over to a later date

The moving testimony of George Pell's surviving sexual assault victim is what prosecutors hope will keep the disgraced cardinal and registered sex offender behind bars.
Arthur Stevens has the latest from Melbourne on Cardinal Pell's appeal.

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AUSTRALIA: Federal police warn prosecutions possible following raids

The Australian Federal Police say neither the government nor any minister have directed two investigations into journalists.
Journalists and media organisations could face prosecution over the publication of secret government documents following two federal police raids.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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Danish Centre-Left Wins Election

The centre-left looks to take power in Denmark after Wednesday's election was a huge blow to the country's far right.


Support for the Danish People's Party was halved and fell to just ten percent. 


Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 


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World Leaders gather in Normandy for D-Day commemoration

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May in one of her last acts as prime minister, are making the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

They're joined by hundreds of veterans who fought in the 1944 campaign.

Elena Casas reports from Caen in Normandy, 

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D-DAY ANNIVERSARY MARKED IN NORTHERN FRANCE

World leaders and D-Day veterans are in northern France, marking the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump are in Normandy for events with French President Emmanuel Macron.

The moment the invasion started was marked by a lone piper - 75 years after the first British soldier came ashore on Gold Beach.

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D-Day was a key turning point in World War II, heralding the start of the liberation of western Europe from Nazi forces.

Hundreds of veterans of the vats operation are also in Normandy for the commemorations.

Including George Batts.

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Verdict expected for German serial killer nurse

A German judge is expected to hand down a verdict Thursday in the case of a nurse accused of more than a hundred murders of his patients by lethal injection, many of which he's already admitted.


The victims' families have asked the court to prevent him the 42 year old man ever being considered for an early release from prison.


Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.


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Hundreds put under observation in south India following Nipah virus case

Hundreds of people in the south Indian state of Kerala have been put under observation following the confirmation that a 23-year-old has contracted the potentially deadly Nipah virus.

Our Indian correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Russia dismisses significance of D-Day

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says D-Day did not play a decisive role in ending the Second World War. As world leaders gather in France to mark the Normandy landings, Russia says its part in the war has been ignored. Julia Chapman reports from Moscow.


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S. Korea Observes Memorial Day as Peace with North Falters

South Koreans across the country are observing memorial day… for those lost in the Korean War and foreign wars.

 

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.

 

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No agreement yet as US-Mexico officials meet ahead of looming Trump tariffs


'Progress is slow, but talks will continue' the assessment from President Trump as a meeting between US and Mexican officials took place at the White House on Wednesday.

The sides came together in a bid to strike a deal that could avert stinging tariffs being enforced on all Mexican imports to the US

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

SUDAN MILITARY AGREES TO TALKS

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Sudan's military council has said it is ready to resume negotiations with the opposition. It follows a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters that reportedly left one hundred people dead across the country.


Leon Ssenyange reports from Kampala.

 

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Sudan Death-toll Rises after Military Crackdown

The African Union will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Sudan.

The number of protesters killed since an attack on civilians by security forces is reported to have reached 100.

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa.


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Leader of religious organisation, La Luz del Mundo, arrested in US on human trafficking charges


The head of a global religious organisation known as La Luz del Mundo, or the Light of the World, has been arrested in the US.

Naasón Joaquín García is being held on charges including human trafficking and child rape.

Our US correspondent Giles Gibson has the details

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UN chief offered to sell mansion to help budget

The United Nations Secretary-General offered to sell his multi-million
dollar New York mansion to help the cash-strapped organization.

Antonio Guterres is trying to find ways to make up the almost $2
billion shortfall.

Nick Harper reports from the UN.

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Mexico prepares for make-or-break tariff meeting

Mexican officials will meet with US Vice President on Wednesday as they try to avert tariffs on all Mexican imports.

President Trump has threatened to impose a five percent tariff from Monday if Mexico does not act to halt the flow of migrants across the US southern border.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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UK MARKS 75TH D-DAY ANNIVERSARY

The Queen and a number of world leaders are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at a special event in the UK.


The occasion is also being used as a stage for countries to offer commitments to work together and resolve international tensions peacefully.


UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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