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Regional security and cooperation will be at the top of the agenda when defense ministers of India, China, Russia, and seven other countries meet on Friday.
The grouping known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is being led by India this year as the country looks to deepen ties with what it calls its extended neighborhood.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
IN: India says...International evacuation operations are continuing for foreign nationals in Sudan, as warring factions there have agreed to extend their three-day ceasefire. China says it has evacuated more than a thousand citizens since the conflict began.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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According to multiple media reports, former US Vice President Mike Pence has appeared before the grand jury investigating Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Earlier this week, the former president lost a legal challenge to try and block Pence's testimony.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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US economic growth slowed considerably during the beginning of the year.
The gross domestic product rose by 1.1 percent in the first three months of the year compared to 2.6 percent in the last three months of 2022, according to the US commerce department.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó remains in the United States after he was expelled from Colombia earlier this week.
His immediate political future is uncertain, but he says he will not seek political asylum.
Correspondent Mary Triny Mena reports from Caracas.
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Proposals for the biggest shake up of gambling in the UK have been published by the government.
The measures include restricting online slot machine stakes to try and curb problem gambling. But critics say the proposals don't go far enough.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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Heavy weaponry and military aid from Ukraine’s allies have significantly upped Kyiv’s chances against Russia’s assault- that’s according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, speaking from NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Meanwhile, Ukraine says that heavy fighting is underway for control of Bakhmut- as Kyiv correspondent Shelby Wilder reports:
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0427ukraine-sw1.mp3