US to impose tariffs on EU products

The US will move quickly to impose a 25 percent tariff on a wide range of imports from the European Union after prevailing in a World Trade Organisation ruling on Wednesday.

Arbritrators said the EU had failed to abide by WTO rules when it subsidised European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and authorised the US to introduce retliatory tariffs.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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Hong Kong reeling after violent clashes on China's 70th Anniversary

Hong Kong is still reeling after violent clashes broke out during protests on Tuesday - China's National Day holiday. It marked the first time a police officer had shot a protester with live ammunition, a major escalation in the city's months-long protests. 

Grace Lee has the latest.

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UK and EU set for Brexit negotiations on Boris Johson's new deal

European Union leaders say that problems remain with Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals, but they have been careful not to dismiss them out of hand. The Prime Minister is presenting his plans to replace the Northern Irish backstop, which is an insurance policy to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. 

The EU is keen to avoid a "blame game" during the negotiations, as Olly Barratt reports from London. 

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EU considers Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals

Boris Johnson is setting out his proposals for a Brexit deal, while EU leaders consider their response. 

The Prime Minister's plan includes ditching the controversial Irish border backstop. Instead, Northern Ireland would stay in the European single market for goods, but leave the customs union, resulting in new customs checks. Mr Johnson still insists that the UK will leave the EU on 31st October, with or without a deal. 

The European Commission welcomes these "advances" and says it will look at this offer "objectively," as Olly Barratt reports from London. 

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Eastern Germany still lags behind rest of country 29 years after reunification

Germany is celebrating 29 years since reunification but living standards in the east still lag behind the rest of the country.

East and West Germany were reunited in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Our correspondent Giles Gibson has more from Frankfurt

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Imran Khan to Visit China Ahead of Xi Trip to India

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to make a visit to Beijing next week to bolster ties between China and the South Asia Nation.

The visit comes just days ahead of President Xi Jinping's planned trips to India and Nepal.

Patrick Fok reports from the Chinese capital.

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Uganda to Deploy Front-line Health Teams at its Border With Tanzania

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Uganda plans to deploy screening measures at its border with Tanzania following fears of an outbreak there.

The World Health Organization recently voiced concern of a suspicious ebola death in Tanzania that the country is not declaring.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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UK URGES EU ENGAGEMENT WITH BREXIT OFFER

The UK government is urging the EU to engage with Brexit proposals it has delivered to Brussels.

UK plans suggest Northern Ireland leaving Europe's customs union but staying in the single market for goods.

That would require customs checks - although London insists those would not take place at or near the Irish border.

The European Commission says it has questions about the deal being put forward.

UK Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay says it's a serious offer.

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UN calls for Bosnia and Herzegovina to address migrant conditions

The United Nations has urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to do more to
improve conditions for migrants stuck near the Croatian border.

The UN warns that hundreds of migrants are currently living at sites
with no electricity, running water or access to medical care.

Our East Europe correspondent William Denselow reports.

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Doubts in Europe Over U.K.'s Brexit Proposal

The response to U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson's new Brexit plan have been less than positive in Europe, with officials expressing doubts about the proposed alternative to the Irish backstop.

A withdrawal agreement would have to be approved by the British and European Parliaments.

Ira Spitzer has more Brussels.

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Russian pilot charged with criminal negligence

A Russian pilot has been charged with criminal negligence after a crash landing at a Moscow airport earlier this year. 41 people were killed in the incident. Julia Chapman reports from Moscow.

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Trump lashes out at "fraudulent" impeachment inquiry

President Trump is calling the House impeachment inquiry a "fraudulent crime" against the American people. 

Democrats are investigating whether he improperly pressured Ukraine's leader for personal gain.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Furious Trump calls Biden and son "stone-cold corrupt".

President Trump has launched a furious attack on former Vice President Joe Biden, and demanded that one of his fiercest critics on Capitol Hill should be arrested on treason charges.

The President's fury was on display at the White House after Democrats said they will seek to compel him legally to provide documents and information to the impeachment probe.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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EU politicians say 'work to do done' following Johnson's latest proposal

The European Union's top Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier has said the UK's latest proposal to leave the EU shows signs of progress… but stopped far short of saying compromise is possible. On Wednesday, British PM Boris Johnson presented a new Brexit plan that he's described as the only alternative to a no-deal exit. 

 

Bruce Harrison reports from Brussels.

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Mediterranean migrant death toll tops 1000 six years in a row

An estimated one thousand people have died while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea this year, according to latest figures from the United Nations migration agency IOM. 

That would make 2019 the sixth straight year in which at least a thousand deaths have occurred in waters separating Europe from Africa and the Middle East.

Here's our UN correspondent Liling Tan with the details. 

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UK SENDS BREXIT PROPOSAL TO BRUSSELS

The UK government has sent detailed new proposals for a Brexit deal to the European Union.

The documents set out an alternative to the controversial Irish border backstop.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Boris Johnson publishes Brexit plans, replacing Irish backstop

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written a letter to the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Junker, laying out his Brexit proposals which include replacing the controversial Irish border backstop -- an insurance policy to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland after Brexit.

 

The UK is due to leave the EU on 31st October, with Prime Minister Johnson promising to leave with or without a deal by that deadline.

 

The Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, however, says that Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals are "not promising" and "do not appear to form the basis of an agreement." 

 

Benji Hyer reports from London. 

 

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US Secretary of State confirms he was on call at centre of impeachment inquiry

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed that he was on the phone call during which President Trump pressed Ukrainian President Zelensky to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son.

The call has become the subject of a whistle-blower's complaint and is at the heart of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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North Korea test fires a missile ahead of new talks

It's thought North Korea has test fired a missile, launched from a submarine.

It came just hours after Pyongyang announced it will hold another
round of denuclearization talks with the US.

Sarah Walton reports from New York.

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Boris Johnson insists Brexit will be delivered by October 31st

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted the country is ready to deliver Brexit - with or without a deal - come 31st October.

He used his keynote address at the UK Conservative party conference, to outline his Brexit plan, which he says is a final offer to the EU.

Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.

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