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The US Senate has voted to end the twice yearly changing of clocks.
The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent in the US.
But it must be approved by the House of Representatives and then the president before it becomes law.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe is on a plane flying home to the UK from Iran after being detained by the authorities in Tehran for 6 years,
The British government has confirmed that it paid the Iranians 400 million pounds to clear what officials in London call a debt owed after the former authorities in Iran paid for British tanks that the UK then never provided after the country's Islamic revolution.
Rebecca Ratcliffe is Nazanin's sister-in-law.
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Two British-Iranian nationals imprisoned in Iran for several years have been released from custody.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori had their passports returned earlier this week and are now believed to be on their way home.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British Iranian who has been detained in Iran for 6 years, is on her way back to the UK.
She was accused of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government.
Earlier this week she was given her passport back after it was taken away from her in 2016.
Her Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq says this could have been helped along by some form of a payment of a multimillion-pound debt owed to Iran from the British Government
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NATO defence ministers are in Brussels to discuss support for Kyiv and strengthening the alliance amid the conflict in Ukraine.
Heading into the talks, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said NATO allies will continue to support Ukraine's ability to defend itself.
Rosie Birchard reports.
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Out: Rosie Birchard, Brussels
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Australia's Defence Minister Peter Dutton is escalating his personal attacks on Russian President Vladmir Putin.
Mr Dutton says he believes Moscow's attack on Ukraine could "destroy" Mr Putin.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane
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India and Russia are exploring opening alternative payment options as most Russian banks are now cut from the SWIFT financial system.
It's a mechanism that most banks use for international transactions.
But now the countries may use their indigenous technology to transfer money, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Chinese tech stocks are rebounding in Hong Kong, after a steep selloff triggered by concerns over Beijing’s ties to Russia, and increased government regulation of the sector. Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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As the Russian siege of Ukraine continues, the White House has announced that US President Joe Biden will travel to Europe for a NATO summit next week.
The US president also signed a spending bill that includes $13.6 billion dollars in humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine.
Simon Marks has more from Washington.
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