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The European Union could take legal action against the UK after changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol were announced.
Unilateral changes proposed by the British government on Monday go against commitments made in Brexit negotiations over two years ago.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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The European Commission is finalising details of a contract to purchase some 110,000 doses of vaccines against monkeypox for EU member states.
The World Health Organisation has previously warned that transmission of the virus, which usually spreads through skin-to-skin contact, could increase in Europe during the summer, given the many festivals and large gatherings taking place.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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About 37 people have been killed by gunmen in Nigeria's north central state of Benue.
The incident happened in a village in Okpokwu local government area of the state.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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India's domestic cricket tournament called the Indian Premier League's broadcast rights are now the second most valuable in the world.
Its TV and digital streaming rights reportedly sold for more than 5 billion dollars – making its broadcast value per match second only to the US's National Football League or the NFL.
Ishan Garg reports.
IN: Broadcast valuation...Japanese stocks continued to tumble on Tuesday morning, opening more than 2% lower. Investors are concerned that persistent inflation in the US could see more aggressive rate hikes - leaving Japan as an outlier.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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There are concerns of a potential COVID-19 lockdown in China’s capital Beijing. The city has reported its highest number of daily cases in three weeks.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The UK government has unveiled new legislation that it says would "fix" the Northern Ireland Protocol, but the EU says it's not up for renegotiation.
Part of the wider Brexit agreement, the protocol meant Northern Ireland kept certain EU rules in areas such as food standards, to prevent a hard border with the Republic of Ireland.
London says it's not working and wants to make changes, but Brussels says the UK can't just walk away from an international agreement.
Here's UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Another day of explosive revelations is underway in Washington, where the House of Representatives Select Committee investigating last year's insurrection on Capitol Hill has revealed that the country's former Attorney General concluded that President Trump had become "detached from reality".
William Barr told investigators he had seen no evidence to support the President's claims that the 2020 election against Joe Biden was rigged.
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And Donald Trump's campaign manager, Bill Stepien, told the committee in pre-recorded evidence that he concluded the legal team assembled to try and prove election fraud had occurred was neither "honest nor professional".
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Eric Herschmann, a former White House attorney in the Trump administration, offered a withering critique of the conspiracy theories generated by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the other lawyers on the President's team who insisted there was evidence to prove widespread fraud.
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The UK economy shrank in April, for the second month running.
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows GDP fell by 0.3%, adding to the 0.1% drop already recorded in March.
The fall is being linked to soaring energy costs, as well as the winding down of the NHS test and trace programme.
Yasmin Rapley has more in London.
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The actor Kevin Spacey will appear in court in London this week after formally being charged with four counts of sexual assault. The Hollywood actor has consistently denied the allegations and said previously he would travel to the UK voluntarily. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien has canceled planned in-person testimony before the House select committee investigating the January 6th attack on the capitol. He cited a family emergency.
The focus of Monday's hearing is to prove that former president Donald Trump knowingly spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him in an attempt to overturn his defeat and drive fundraising.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The European Union has condemned plans for unilateral action to change the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The protocol governs post-Brexit trade across the Irish sea.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed controversial changes to the legislation on Monday with her Irish and EU counterparts.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Nigeria's national electricity grid has collapsed again, leaving several cities including the federal capital Abuja in darkness.
Electricity companies announced Sunday night that the collapse happened just before 7pm.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja
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