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The European Union Ambassador to Tanzania and the EAC Secretary-General, H.E. Libérat Mfumukeko have launched a new 10 million Euros joint program that is meant to address regional and cross border security threats in the East African region.
Daniel Kijo has more.
The UK police officer in charge on the day of the Hillsborough disaster has been cleared of manslaughter.
David Duckenfield was on trial over the deaths of 95 of the 96 football fans that died at the FA Cup semi-final match in 1989.
Our London correspondent Holly Hudson reports.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is not backing down from comments he made describing NATO as « brain dead » - a week before the alliance's leaders meet for a 70th anniversary summit in London.
He met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Paris on Thursday.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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African countries are pushing for the implementation an African Humanitarian agency.
Currently the continent largely depends on the United Nations for humanitarian assistance and response.
But funding for the project remains an issue.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
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EU net migration to the UK has fallen to its lowest level for 16 years, according to Britain's statistics body.
Net migration is the difference between the number of people coming into an area and the number of people leaving an area.
In the year ending June 2019, that difference was 48,000 people.
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India's ruling party has dropped a controversial MP from a key defence panel after she called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin a "patriot".
Pragya Thakur's comments sparked protests in the middle of a parliamentary panel and outrage across the country.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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The UK's main opposition party, Labour, is re-shaping its campaign strategy, with just a fortnight to go until the general election.
With the Conservatives ahead in the polls, Labour is aiming to turn things around, particularly in key Brexit-voting areas.
Benji Hyer has the details from London.
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The family of a British teenager who was killed in a motorbike crash have launched legal action against the Foreign Secretary over his handling of their son's case.
Harry Dunn's parents allege that Dominic Raab was wrong to grant diplomatic immunity to the American woman suspected of being responsible for his death.
Our London correspondent Holly Hudson reports.
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Carrie Lam, the embattled chief executive of Hong Kong, arrives in Bangkok Thursday for a 2 day trip that seeks to deepen economic cooperation with Thailand. The trip comes after months of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong and a recent election that saw the opposition candidates make historic gains.
South Korea's most decorated player of the strategy board game 'Go' has announced his retirement. At just 36 years old Lee Se-dol (SAY-DOLE) says he done because there will always be someone better -- Artificial Intelligence.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
Rain has brought evacuation warnings to people living near the Cave Fire in Southern California.
Officials are worried about dangerous debris flows and mudslides.
Rachel Silverman has the details.
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