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A committee chaired by India's ex-president is meeting India's top legal advisory body to discuss revamping India's election system.
The government has proposed simultaneous elections for the national legislature and the various state assemblies.
And now authorities are working to find out if that's feasible, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Emmanuel Macron met the Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president on Tuesday as part of his tour of the region.
Ross Cullen reports.
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CUE: Hong Kong is going to expand "patriotic" pro-Beijing education in its school system, and deepen links with the mainland of China. The city's leader, John Lee, also said in his annual policy address there'd be more national security laws, and warned of "meddling" by external forces, as he unveiled ways to revitalise Hong Kong's economy and reverse its decline in attractiveness internationally
Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
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http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1025hongkongpolicy-aw-hk.mp3Japan has named new ambassadors to the US and China as it looks to balance ties with both countries amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
Beijing is a key trading partner for Japan, but both Tokyo and Washington have identified China as the key security challenger in the region.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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33 US states have filed a lawsuit accusing Meta of causing harm to children who use the company's online platforms, which include Facebook and Instagram.
The lawsuit cites research showing that social media use is associated with issues such depression and insomnia in young people.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Tom Emmer is the new Speaker-designate for the US House of Representatives, after Republican Party lawmakers in Congress voted behind closed doors to select him as the new nominee.
Following the ousting of Kevin McCarthy, multiple attempts at filling the vacant seat of power have fallen short, leaving the heart of American democracy in a state of paralysis.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Republican Party lawmakers in the US Congress are voting behind closed doors to select a new nominee for Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Multiple attempts at filling the vacant seat of power following the ousting of Kevin McCarthy weeks ago have fallen short on the floor of the lower chamber, leaving the heart of American democracy in a state of paralysis.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Former Trump Campaign lawyer, Jenna Ellis has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case.
She becomes the third of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants to do so in the last week.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet US president Joe Biden at the White House today [TUESDAY] to discuss the AUKUS joint defense pact among other things.
The two allies have sought to expand cooperation to counter Chinese influence in the Indo Pacific.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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European Union countries have adopted a framework to impose sanctions on members of a junta that seized power in Niger in July.
This is aimed at strengthening measures taken by the West African regional body ECOWAS to restore democratic rule in the country.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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