Tuesday, November 7, 2023

G7 diplomats gather in Tokyo

Top diplomats from G7 countries are gathering in Japan for their final summit of the year on Tuesday. 

Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are expected to top the agenda.


Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. 


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Myanmar Resistance Forces Seize Northern District Capital

Reports say armed resistance forces in Myanmar have taken control of a district capital in the north of the country.

It's the first time an administrative district capital has been attacked and captured.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Guterres: "Gaza is becoming a graveyard for children"

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has again called
for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.
Guterres was addressing journalists in New York on Monday, saying the
conflict is a "crisis of humanity".
Jody Jacobs has more from the UN...

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Donald Trump takes stand in civil fraud case

Donald Trump has taken the witness stand in his New York fraud trial.


The former President of the United States is accused of inflating his wealth to secure better loans from banks.


He could be forced to pay $250 million in damages and be banned from doing business in his home state.


Sally Patterson reports from outside the courthouse.


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Polling a wake-up call for White House as Biden falters

The White House is on an election battle footing after polling over the weekend showed US President Joe Biden trailing rival Donald Trump in the majority of key battleground states.


The data, published exactly a year before Americans head to the ballot box, is a major warning sign for the Biden campaign, which says it's already "hard at work." 


Benji Hyer reports. 


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Human skull found in Florida charity shop

Talk about an unexpected - and spooky - discovery. Over the weekend, an anthropologist browsing the Halloween section of a Florida charity shop stumbled upon….a real human skull on display. Toni Waterman has more.

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Trump set to take stand in New York fraud trial

Donald Trump is due to testify today [Monday] in a New York civil trial accusing the former president of fraudulently inflating his wealth.

State prosecutors are seeking to bar Trump from doing business in his home state and 250 million dollars in damages.

US correspondent Ira Spitzer reports.


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France Pledges to Return $150 Million Loot to Nigeria

The French government says it is returning 150 million dollars stolen from Nigeria and kept in the country since 2021.


Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.


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RADIO: SADC SECURITY SUMMIT

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The Southern African Development Community has given strategic guidance on the deployment of an intervention force to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to restore peace and security. Leaders of the trade bloc gave the guidance at an extraordinary summit that was held in Angola to discuss the deteriorating security situation in eastern DRC. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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UK to issue more oil and gas licences

Plans to issue licences for oil and gas extraction more frequently in the UK are expected to feature in the King's Speech on Tuesday. The speech is used for the government to outline its policy priorities for the coming year. Julia Chapman reports from London.

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Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview that aired on NBC's 'Meet the Press' on Sunday, invited former U.S. president Donald Trump to Ukraine. Zelensky said Trump should see the scale of conflict for himself, responding to comments made by the former president in September that he would be able to resolve the war within 24 hours if he was re-elected. 


Megumi Lim has more from Kyiv


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Controversial French immigration bill comes up for debate

Lawmakers in France are examining a controversial and tough draft immigration law, which proposes to take action against foreigners who are legal residents but oppose "the values of the Republic".

Human Rights Watch says that the bill threatens to limit the rights of asylum seekers and migrants.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Paris.

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GERMAN CHANCELLOR CONDEMNS RISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has put out a public call for citizens in his country to do more to protect people of the Jewish faith. 

His comments follow a rise in anti-semitic incidents, not just in Germany, but several parts of Europe with the European Commission condemning incidents that have also taken place in France, Austria and Spain. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Australian PM says should cooperate with China, but also disagree when it must

Australia's prime minister says his country needs to co-operate with China where it can, and disagree where it must. Anthony Albanese is visiting China for three days … he's expected to meet President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing.

 

Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong

 

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Delhi extends emergency measures to tackle air pollution

Primary schools in India's capital New Delhi will remain shut for another week,
with no end in sight to the choking smog hanging over the city.

Secondary schools have been given the option of shifting to online classes.

Officials have blamed a combination of stubble burning by farmers, lower temperatures and the lack of wind for the bad air quality.

Neha Poonia describes the conditions in India's capital city right now.

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Neha Poonia has more on the emergency measures now in place in New Delhi.

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Nepal residents wait for aid after earthquake kills atleast 150

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Nepal's government says it is trying to get aid to affected areas after more than 150 people died and nearly 8000 houses were damaged by an earthquake.

The medium intensity tremor was the worst to hit the country since 2015, when more than 9,000 people lost their lives.

Ishan Garg has more.

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New poll shows Trump ahead of Biden in five swing states

A US election poll shows Donald Trump leading Joe Biden in five out of six battleground states.


The New York Times/Siena poll revealed voters have concerns about a number of issues, including Biden's advanced age as well as his handling of the economy.


US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more


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Elon Musk debuts new AI chatbot 'Grok'

Elon Musk's company xAI has announced a new chatbot that will use real-time data from the platform X, which he also owns.

The Tesla CEO says the Grok chatbot will eventually be released to X's premium subscribers.

Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.


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Friday, November 3, 2023

Trump lawyers under gag order in NY fraud case

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York has expanded a gag order to cover the former president's lawyers…citing a deluge of threats since the trial began last month. Toni Waterman has more.

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Biden paying respects to victims of mass shooting in Maine


U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are visiting the state of Maine following the most deadly gun massacre in the nation this year.
Eighteen people were murdered and others were injured on October 25, when an army reservist with known mental health problems, attacked people apparently randomly in a bowling alley and bar.
Biden is paying respect to the victims, and grieving family and community members.
On Air Force One on the way over, White House Spokesperson Karine Jean Pierre said the President supports further action by Congress, now.

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