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The US Justice Department has made public a redacted version of the affidavit that led to the FBI's search of Donald Trump's Florida home earlier this month.
The former President of the United States is being investigated for removing and storing classified files from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago residence, a potential violation of the Espionage Act.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer's been taking a look at the papers.
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Foreign Secretary and Conservative leadership candidate Lizz Truss is in hot water over a remark she made about French President Emanuel Macron.
She was asked at a hustings event whether she saw him as a friend or a foe.
Truss replied: "The jury is still out."
Chris Jones has more details from London
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The UK's energy watchdog has announced the new, elevated, limit at which energy prices will be set for the next three months. The hike, which campaigners fear will push households into fuel poverty, could see annual bills hit more than $4000. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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Japan is preparing to hold diplomatic talks with India to focus on China's growing military assertiveness in the East and South China Seas.
Both countries have pledged to increase military cooperation to pursue a rules-based free and open maritime order in the Indo-Pacific region.
Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo.
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Floods triggered by incessant rains have battered parts of the central region, destroying crops and paralysing normal life.
Around 300 villages have been affected.
Authorities say more than 7,500 people from severely affected districts have been relocated for safety.
Ishan Garg tells us about the government's efforts from New Delhi
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A US federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to unseal a redacted version of the document used to justify the search of Donald Trump's Mar a Lago residence.
The affidavit may reveal more about the investigation into the former president's alleged mishandling of classified documents.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer reports
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California regulators are set to approve a plan to ban the sale of gasoline-only powered vehicles by 2035 in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
It is the only US state with the ability to set its own emissions rules.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Former tennis world number one and 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has confirmed he won't be travelling to New York for the US Open, which kicks-off on Monday.
The Serb was hoping to compete and win his fourth trophy at Flushing Meadows, but since October last year, the United States has banned entry for non-citizens who aren't vaccinated against Covid-19.
Djokovic did not defend his Australian Open title in January because his vaccination status led to him being deported from the country.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer has more.
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The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years took up his post on Wednesday.
It's the latest step since Washington removed Khartoum from its state sponsors of terrorism list in 2020.
Naba Mohiedeen reports from Khartoum.
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Uganda is on high alert after authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed the resurgence of Ebola in the North- eastern Kivu province bordering Uganda.
Hillary Ayesiga reporting from Kampala
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A federal jury has awarded Vanessa Bryant, widow of Kobe and Christopher Chester, 31 million dollars in damages.
They sought damages over photos of the helicopter crash that led to the death of the basketball star, and 8 others in 2020.
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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