Indian opposition parties move no-confidence motion against Modi government

Opposition parties, led by the Indian national congress have moved a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi led BJP government. 

They're demanding that the Prime Minister make a speech in parliament on the ongoing conflict in the north-eastern state of Manipur. 

Parliament proceedings have been continuously disrupted since last week over the opposition parties demand, which has so far been rejected by the government.

Shalu Yadav reports from Delhi. 

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Russian defence minister in North Korea as official visits resume after covid

Russia’s defence minister and a senior Chinese communist are the first official visitors to North Korea in public since covid started. 

Pyongyang closed its borders early in 2020.

They’ve arrived to help mark Victory Day on Thursday – the seventieth anniversary of the end of fighting in the Korean War of the nineteen-fifties.

Here’s Andrew Wood in Hong Kong. 

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Thousands Evacuated As Doksuri Pummels Philippines

Thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal communities in the Philippines as typhoon Doksuri sweeps through the region.

It's been called a super typhoon and is likely to hit China later in the week.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Anger as South Korea's top court rejects removing minister over deadly Halloween crush

South Korea's top court has ruled against a parliamentary vote to impeach the interior minister over what critics describe as a botched response to a Halloween crush in Seoul last year which claimed 159 lives.

The decision has triggered anger among victims' relatives.

Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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U.S. stocks rise again with Fed meeting in focus

U.S. stocks rose again Tuesday as traders await the Federal Reserve's
interest rate decision.

The Fed's two day meeting concludes Wednesday with the Central Bank
widely expected to raise rates once again.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Joe Biden establishes monument for murdered black teenager

US President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation creating a National Monument for Emmett Till and his mother on what would have been his 82nd birthday. 

Emmett Till was black teenager who was lynched in 1955 — his death and the activist of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley helped galvanise the civil rights movement in America.

With more, Benji Hyer reports. 

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Tentative deal reached to avert postal worker strike

The United Parcel Service has announced it's reached a tentative
agreement with a teamsters union representing over 325,000 people.

The Union had threatened to strike if a deal wasn't reached this month.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis in car accident

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been involved in a car accident while on the campaign trail.

The Florida Governor had been travelling to an event in the US state of Tennessee.

His team confirmed DeSantis was not injured.

Sally Patterson reports.

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Unilever Announces Sales Profits Due To Increased Prices

Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported a growth in sales profits, beating sales forecasts. 

The announcement has resulted in a surge in the company's shares, jumping 5% and topping the FTSE 100 on Tuesday. 

However, Unilever's strong performance has been almost entirely based on increased prices and has drawn criticism of profiting from the cost of living crisis. 

Simon Gaitán reports… 

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Expect more hot days in the U.S

The US National Weather Service has issued heat alerts for some 45
million Americans across more than a dozen states.
Temperatures are expected to reach or exceed 110 degrees fahrenheit
(43 degrees celsius) in cities like Palm Springs, Phoenix and Las
Vegas.
Jody Jacobs has those details...

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UK TO INCUR HIGHEST DEBT INTEREST COSTS IN DEVELOPED WORLD THIS YEAR

The UK looks set to incur the highest debt interest costs in the developed world this year, according to the credit ratings agency, Fitch. It expects Britain will be spending 10.4% of total government revenue only on interest payments for loans. That's 140 billion US dollars just paying interest. Stuart Smith has more from London.

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UN begins pumping oil from aging Yemen ship

A long-awaited operation to remove the oil from an aging tanker off
Yemen's Red Sea coast has finally begun.
The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels of oil
out of the rusting vessel.
The ship has been stranded at sea for years due to Yemen's civil war,
while UN officials tried to avert an environmental disaster.

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Virgin Islands and JP Morgan trade accusations over Epstein

The U.S. Virgin Islands has accused JP Morgan of ignoring signs of
Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking.

The territory is suing the U.S. Bank for at least 190 million dollars
with a trial set to start in October.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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China won't say if missing foreign minister still has job

CUE: China won’t say if its foreign minister – who hasn’t been seen for a month – still has the job.

A foreign ministry spokeswoman in Beijing stonewalled embarrassingly when journalists asked her about who was running the department..

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Nigeria’s Medical Tourism Spending Rises by Over 40%

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Nigeria spent a total of $1.04m on foreign healthcare-related services in the first quarter of 2023.

That's a 40 percent increase from the $74 million spent in the same period in 2022.

Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.

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India to to push back over 700 refugees from Myanmar

India's state of Manipur has ordered an immediate pushback of over 700 Myanmar nationals, who came into the country earlier this week.

The government says the foreigners have illegally entered the state without proper travel documents.

Since the military coup in Myanmar, hundreds of refugees have fled into India. The two countries share a mostly porous border in India's north east region.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports... 

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Parliament impasse continues over Manipur violence

India's Parliament has seen repeated disruptions since the current session began last week, over a viral video that showed two women being assaulted by a mob in the northeastern region of Manipur.

Several protests have been held across India since that video first surfaced last week. Six people have been arrested so far.

Manipur has been embroiled in ethnic unrest for more than two months now and the region is governed by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.

Neha Poonia has more.

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, remains silent on US soldier

North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, according to South Korea and Japan, just hours after a US nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea.

Meanwhile, the US state department says it has not managed to have any substantive communication with North Korea over the American soldier who crossed into the country last week.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Tokyo.

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China Pledges to Boost Domestic Demand and Ease Property Restriction to Help Recovery

China's top leaders have signalled support for the country's embattled property sector and vowed to to boost domestic consumption to shore up its post covid recovery.

That - at a gathering hosted by President Xi Jinping to map out an economic strategy for the second half of the year.

Patrick Fok reports.

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DOJ Sues Texas Over Floating Barrier On Border

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Texas governor Greg Abbott over the massive barrier of floating buoys the state has placed in the Rio Grande [GRAND] river to try and prevent migrants from crossing over the border from Mexico.

Abbot has said he will not comply with the order to remove the buoys, which cover an area of around a thousand feet, or 300 meters.

Ira Spitzer reports from Austin.

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