UK URGES FACEBOOK RETHINK OVER ENCRYPTION

The UK government is calling on Facebook not to go ahead with encrypting all messages on its platforms.

Facebook says its plans are to ensure people's conversations online can remain private.

But it comes as the UK has signed an agreement with the US designed to give authorities quicker access to social media messages required in criminal investigations.

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel says Facebook should rethink.

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EU asks UK to publish full Brexit proposal

The European Commission encouraged the British government to make the full details of its Brexit proposal public, as intense negotiations continue between the two sides.

European officials have indicated that the plan is unacceptable in its current form.

Ira Spitzer reports from Brussels.

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Russia helping China build missile defence system

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is helping China to build a ballistic missile attack warning system. Only Russia and the U.S. currently have such systems. Julia Chapman reports from Moscow.

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MGM Reaches Landmark Settlement over Mass Shooting

MGM Resorts International and the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting have reached a landmark settlement. MGM will pay out up to 800 million dollars, depending on the number of claimants.
Rachel Silverman has that story.

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Former US policewoman jailed for shooting her neighbor

A former US policewoman has been jailed for ten years for shooting
dead her neighbor in his apartment.

Amber Guyger argued she mistakenly thought she was in her own home.

Sarah Walton reports from New York.

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Russian man sues Apple, says the company 'turned him gay'

A court in Moscow has admitted a case filed by a Russian man who is seeking $15,000 in damages from Apple for allegedly 'driving him to homosexuality'.

Neha Poonia reports from Moscow.

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Trump: Ukraine & China should investigate Biden

US President Donald Trump has encouraged China and Ukraine to
investigate Democratic candidate Joe Biden.

It comes amid the intensifying push to impeach the President for using
his position to pressure foreign governments to look into Biden's
business dealings.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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UK MPs "optimistic" of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal passing

UK Conservative Party MPs are "cautiously optimistic" of Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal being passed by Parliament. 

Prime Minister Johnson says his Brexit proposal is the "final offer" to the EU, ahead of the 31st October deadline.

Tobias Ellwood, a former government minister, thinks that enough opposition Labour MPs would vote for the agreement in order for it to reach the threshold of 320 votes in the House of Commons. The Conservative Party currently has 288 MPs, most - if not all - of whom are believed to back the deal. 

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EU's top court: member states can order Facebook to remove content globally

The EU's highest court has ruled that member countries can order Facebook to remove defamatory content worldwide. Free speech advocates have quickly criticized the decision. 

Bruce Harrison reports from Brussels.

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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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