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Elon Musk won't be joining Twitter's board of directors after all, despite being the company's largest shareholder.
The decision has sparked more questions about what role the world's richest person intends to play in shaping the future of the social media platform.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
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A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers have visited Poland to meet ministers, Ukrainian refugees and U.S. forces.
It comes as Russian forces are focusing their efforts on securing the Donbas region in the east of Ukraine, with a skyrocketing civilian toll.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
Ukraine's economy is set to shrink by around 45.1% this year because of the Russian invasion.
Experts from the World Bank say that the war could bring about more economic damage across Eastern Europe and parts of Asia than the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chris Jones reports.
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A 26-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of British MP Sir David Amess.
Ali Harbi Ali from Leighton-on-Sea, Essex, was found to have fatally stabbed him 20 times at a constituency surgery in October last year.
He has also been found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism and claimed the attack was carried out to prevent the MP from "harming Muslims" in Syria.
Chris Jones has more from London
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India is coming under mounting pressure from the Biden administration to take a tougher stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Tensions have escalated in recent weeks between the two sides over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision not to criticize Vladimir Putin, as high level talks get underway in Washington.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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Sudanese are marking the 3rd anniversary of the ouster of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir from power.
Naba Mohiedeen reports from Khartoum;
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The UK chancellor has referred himself to an independent advisor following criticism over his wife's taxes and his own use of a US green card.
He's written to prime minister Boris Johnson to ask for an investigation into all his declarations since becoming a minister.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has written to the Prime Minister asking for an independent investigation into his own tax interests.
He's come under fire over his wife's non-domicile status, meaning she doesn't pay UK tax on her overseas earnings, as well as his possession of a US green card whilst in government.
Chris Bryant, a member of the opposition Labour party and a former deputy leader of the House of Commons says this is a clear conflict of interest.
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M23 rebels have agreed to withdraw from positions they had captured in Eastern DR Congo to allow for negotiations with the DRC government.
The rebel group had resumed its activities last month and attacked military positions in North Kivu province. Leon Solomon reports
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Pakistan Muslim Party leader Shahbaz Sharif will be the frontrunner when the country's National Assembly elects a Prime Minister on Monday.
This comes just a day after Imran Khan was voted out of power through a no-confidence motion.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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North Korea is marking 10 years since its leader Kim Jong Un took the top post in the ruling Workers' Party.
Analysts warn that the country may conduct further missile or nuclear tests this week ahead of another key national anniversary.
Phoebe Amoroso reports.
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Shanghai’s COVID-19 case numbers are hitting record highs, despite a continued city-wide lockdown. Authorities are carrying out more rounds of mass-testing in a bid to bring the outbreak under control.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Actor Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years.
The Academy's Board of Governors is calling his behavior at this year's ceremony "shocking, painful, and inexcusable."
Rachel Silverman has this report from California.
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U.S. President Joe Biden hosted historic Supreme Court appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson at the White House on Friday.
A senate vote on Thursday, confirmed her as the first Black woman to the life-time post.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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