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The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to make a rare trip out of his country to Russia - to discuss supplying weapons for use against Ukraine with President Vladmir Putin, according to the New York Times.
On Wednesday the White House warned it had intelligence to show that military cooperation between the two countries was "actively advancing".
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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US President Biden has expressed his disappointment over reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping may not attend the upcoming G20 summit this weekend. Biden and Xi last spoke on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia last year, but tensions prevailed over an alleged Chinese spy balloon over American lands. The development also comes amid tensions between India and China over the dispute in the Himalayan border region.
Shalu Yadav has more from Delhi
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US lawmakers preparing to return to Washington after the summer break face drama in Congress as they race to stave off a government shutdown
A group of far right Republicans in the House are seeking to force the White House and Senate to accept a slew of conservative spending cuts before they'll pass key budget legislation.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has called the US senate 'the most privileged nursing home in the country' while addressing Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell's health issues.
Earlier this week, the 81 year old Senator from Kentucky froze while talking to reporters for the second time in just over a month.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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US President Joe Biden is seeking an additional $4 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of Hurricane Idalia.
The administration's extra request brings the total package, which needs to be passed by Congress, to $16 billion.
Idalia, which made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, has moved on from the United States mainland -- but across the country's Southeast, tens of thousands of people still remain without power, with the storm submerging neighbourhoods and leaving a trail of destruction in her wake.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Russia's share of European Union trade has continued to fall as the bloc reduces its reliance on Russian energy imports. The latest figures, driven primarily by Europe's desire to limit Russia's ability to finance its invasion of Ukraine, also show the EU's trade deficit with Russia is hovering around record lows.
Alex Cadier reports from Brussels
They are demanding the country's return to democratic rule, and President Mohammed Bazoum's release after his government was toppled by the junta in July.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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CUE: Hong Kong and southern China are bracing for a super-strong supertyphoon that’s bringing hurricane force winds. Beijing has issued its highest level of typhoon alert.
Here’s Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
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