Dem-controlled House votes against Trump-impeachment resolution

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted down a bid to introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday

The vote, which was 332 to 95, shows the ongoing divisions within the democratic party over how the congressional measure should be handled

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington...

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Charges dropped against actor Kevin Spacey

Prosecutors in the U.S. have dropped a sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey.

The Oscar winning actor was accused of getting an 18-year-old busboy
drunk and groping him at a Nantucket bar.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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FINAL HUSTINGS IN UK PM RACE

The two men fighting to be the next UK Prime Minister have taken part in a final 'hustings' event before the race concludes.

Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will take over at Downing Street next week and attempt to deliver Brexit.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' sentenced to life in US prison

Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison. 

El Chapo was extradited to the US in 2017 and is accused of smuggling hundreds of tons of drugs into the US. 

The former head of the Sinaloa cartel has escaped prison twice but he's now expected to be sent to a supermax facility in the US. 

William Denselow reports from outside the New York courthouse. 

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Head of Libra digital currency tells US lawmakers Facebook "will take the time to get this right"

The head of Facebook's digital currency project was back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second grilling by U.S. lawmakers.

A day after testifying to the U.S. Senate, David Marcus told the House Financial Services Committee that Facebook "will take the time" to get Libra right.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports

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US slaps sanctions against Myanmar army chief & military leaders

The United States has slapped sanctions against Myanmar's army chief and three military leaders over their role in the Rohingya crisis.

The US State Department cited credible evidence of their involvement in the 2017 violence that drove nearly 750 thousand Rohingyas fleeing into Bangladesh.

Our US correspondent Liling Tan has the details. 

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Trump to hold Campaign Rally in North Carolina

US President Donald Trump is holding a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday evening.

 

It comes a day after the House of Representatives voted for a resolution condemning his tweets telling 4 Democrat women of colour to "go back" to "the crime infested places from which they came."

 

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more on what we can expect from this rally…

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MANCHESTER BOMBER'S BROTHER EXTRADITED TO UK

The younger brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber is being extradited to the UK.

Hashem Abedi left Libya on a flight to the UK two years after the attack on an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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BRUCE NAMED NEWCASTLE BOSS

Steve Bruce has been appointed manager of English Premier League side Newcastle.

Rafael Benitez left the club in June after his contract expired.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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UK Political Leaders go head-to-head over racism accusations

The issue of racism within UK politics has been a key part of Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

The opposition Labour Party has been accused of institutional racism and anti semitism, while its leader Jeremy Corbyn, accused the incumbent Conservative party of not dealing with islamophobia within its ranks.

Mr Corbyn defended his party against accusations that it does not deal with racism.

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May hit back at Mr Corbyn's comments

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AUSTRALIA: PNG's 8th Prime Minister set to visit Canberra

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape will arrive in Australia on Sunday for a six-day visit.
It coincides with a fortnight of parliamentary sittings in Canberra and will be the first guest-of-government leader visit since the re-election of the Morrison government.
Arthur Stevens reports

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AUSTRALIA: One Nation co-founder unloads on Hanson in new book

In Australia, right-wing political party One Nation co-founder David Oldfield, who was thrown out of the party, has unleased on Senator Pauline Hanson in a new memoir.
Arthur Stevens has mor

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FIRST FEMALE EU COMMISSIONER "HONOURED" BY TOP JOB

Germany's Ursula von der Leyen says she's "honoured" to become the first ever female president of the EU Commission.

The outgoing defence minister narrowly won a vote by the EU parliament to replace Jean-Claude Juncker on 1st November. 

Holly Hudson reports. 

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Sudanese military, protesters sign power-sharing deal

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Sudan's ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed part of a power-sharing deal. 

 

The agreement is meant to end the country's deadlock after talks that followed protests since President Omar al-bashir was deposed in April.

 

Leon Ssenyange reports from Kampala. 

 

 

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Sudanese military, protesters sign power-sharing deal

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Sudan's ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed part of a power-sharing deal. 

 

The agreement is meant to end the country's deadlock after talks that followed protests since President Omar al-bashir was deposed in April.

 

Leon Ssenyange reports from Kampala. 

 

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G7 finance ministers to talk trade and digital tax

The G7's finance ministers are meeting in Chantilly outside Paris on Wednesday and Thursday - with cryptocurrencies, trade tariffs and a digital tax all on the agenda.

France is hoping to get other countries to sign up to its new levy on Internet giants, introduced last week.

Elena Casas reports from Paris. 

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NAZANIN MOVED TO PSYCHIATRIC WARD IN IRAN

A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran on spying charges has been moved to a psychiatric ward.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed in 2016 for spying, which she has always denied.

Her husband says the Iranian Revolutionary Guard are holding her in a Tehran hospital.

She went on a hunger strike last month to protest against her imprisonment.

Richard Ratcliffe says he's increasingly concerned for his wife.

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Scientists emerge from space isolation experiement

Six scientists will emerge from a four-month isolation experiment on Wednesday as part of research into how humans respond to long-distance space travel.

The project - run by the Russian, European and US Space agencies - saw volunteers simulate a mission to the moon.

Harry Horton reports from the experiment's base in Moscow.

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ICJ to pronounce verdict on Indian 'spy'

The International Court of Justice will on Wednesday decide whether or not the death sentence awarded to an Indian national by Pakistan can be upheld. 

The Indian national was arrested by Pakistan in 2016 and sentenced to death on allegations of espionage- a charge New Delhi denies. This case has stoked tensions between the two nuclear armed rivals. 

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Turkish sailors held hostage by armed pirates off the coat of Nigeria

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A group of 10 Turkish sailors has been been reportedly kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria.

From Abuja the nation's capital, Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports

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