Philippines Plans to Boost Multilateral Activities in South China Sea

The Philippines says it's planning to step up multilateral activities including freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea.

Tensions have risen in the waters between Manila and Beijing in recent weeks, heightening concerns about broader confrontation in the regional waters.

Patrick Fok reports.

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UN Security Council yet again fails to pass a resolution on the Middle East

The United Nations Security Council has once again failed to pass a
resolution on the situation in the Middle East.
Both the U.S and Russia tabled separate draft resolutions in the
council, neither passed, leaving the matter unresolved once again.
Jody Jacobs reports...

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Donald Trump fined $10,000 for violating gag order

Donald Trump has been fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial.

This is the second time Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the case, has fined the former president over comments attacking court staff.

Trump, his company and his two sons are being sued for $250 million over allegations they inflated their assets.

He's called the case a 'political witch hunt'.

Sally Patterson has more.

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Congressional breakthrough -- new Speaker of US House of Representatives elected

Breakthrough on Capitol Hill -- US Congressman Mike Johnson has become the 56th Speaker of the House of Representatives after all Republican Party lawmakers in the lower chamber voted for him on Wednesday. 

It brings to an end a weeks-long saga during which they struggled to coalesce around a single nominee, leaving the seat of power vacant and the heart of American democracy in a state of paralysis. 

Benji Hyer reports. 

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Biden: Most important time for U.S.- Australia ties, as Albanese visits

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House on Wednesday.

The leaders discussed major areas of cooperation from technology to clean energy and defence, with a AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal a priority for Canberra.

Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

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Second day of Michael Cohen testimony in Trump's civil fraud trial

Donald Trump's former lawyer has returned to the stand in his one-time boss' civil fraud trial.

Michael Cohen testified in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday and Wednesday, accusing the former president of inflating his assets and net worth.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Trump, his company and his two adult sons for $250 million.

He's called the case a 'political witch hunt'.

Sally Patterson has more.

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Guterres: "I believe it was necessary to set the record straight"

The United Nations Secretary General says he is shocked at the
misrepresentations by some about his statements on Tuesday in the
Security Council.
His statement comes after Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan called on
the UN Secretary General to resign, claiming his statement that the
"attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum" was disconnected from
the reality in the region.
Jody Jacobs reports.

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Antisemitic incidents in the US up almost 400%

Antisemitic incidents in the United States have risen by nearly 400% in just a matter of weeks, according to data from the Anti-Defamation League. 

The advocacy group says more than half of hundreds of harassment, vandalism and assault cases against Jews this month were directly linked to the war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that launched a terror attack on October 7th. 

Benji Hyer reports. 

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California suspends GM robotaxis in San Francisco

California has suspended Cruise driverless taxis in San Francisco following a safety incident involving a pedestrian.

The unit, which is owned by General Motors, has faced local opposition after a series of missteps in the past few months. 

Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.

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Liberia election: George Weah and Joseph Boakai face run-off vote on November 14

Liberia is gearing up for a presidential run-off election set for November.

Incumbent George Weah will come up against his closest contender, the former Vice president Joseph Boakai.

Both presidential candidates failed to secure more than 50 percent of the tallied votes to be declared winner of the polls held early in October.

Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.




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LIFE IN PRISON FOR BRITISH POLICE OFFICER WHO GROOMED 200+ GIRLS

A British police officer who solicited sexually explicit photographs from underage girls has been sentenced to life in prison.

4500 indecent images of children from 207 girls were found by police on the 24-year-old's phone.

The youngest was only 10 years old.

Stuart Smith has more from London.

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Moscow moves a step closer to revoking CTBT ratification

Russian Parliament voted to revoke the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a 1996 pact prohibiting all nuclear explosions on Earth, including underground nuclear testing. Washington, alerted by the development, called on Moscow to intensify talks on strategic stability and nuclear weapons control. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Sri Lanka waives visa fees for tourists from India, China, and five countries

Sri Lanka has waived visa fees for citizens from India, China and 5 other countries effective immediately till March next year.

This move is aimed to boost the country's growing tourism industry, after the island nation went through a devastating economic crisis last year.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...

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Nigeria Begins Vaccination of 16.6 Million Girls Against Cervical Cancer

Nigeria has begun a nationwide mass vaccination campaign against the human papilloma virus, HPV.

It is a sexually transmitted infection that causes warts in various parts of the body and can lead to cancer.

Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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SEVERAL HOSPITALISED IN AUSTRIA AFTER TAKING 'FAKE' OZEMPIC

Several people in Austria have been hospitalised after reports that fake weight loss medications are circulating in Europe. 

The cases are thought to stem from people taking what they thought was Ozempic - a diabetes drug which has exploded in popularity for chronic weight management. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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RADIO: BENI MASSACRE AFTERMATH

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Dozens of young people have staged a violent protest in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern town of Oicha to denounce the killing of at least 20 people by suspected rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces on Monday. The protesters were angry that the rebel attack happened one kilometer from an army position. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa....

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At least 16 injured from falling drone debris in Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi region

Russian forces attacked the Khmelnytskyi region in western Ukraine for the fourth day in a row. Officials in the region said falling debris had damaged buildings and at least 16 people have been wounded. 

Megumi Lim reports

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High level committee in India meets to discuss simultaneous elections at federal and state level

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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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French president in Jordan for Israel-Hamas war and Palestinian future talks

The French president is in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah.

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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More pro-Beijing education in Hong Kong, promises city's leader in annual policy address

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

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