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The speaker of the UK House of Commons is under growing pressure to step down.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is expected to meet with party leaders today - after a debate on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos.
He's apologised for breaking long standing parliamentary convention which prompted fury among some MPs and led to many walking out of the commons.
Sir Lindsay allowed an amendment by the opposition Labour party to a proposal put forward by another opposition party - the SNP.
The speaker is supposed to keep order in the commons and remain politically impartial - but the decision was seen to benefit his old Labour party, and avoid a potentially embarrassing mutiny by Labour MPs.
More than 50 MPs have signed a motion of no confidence in Sir Lindsay.
Scottish National Party MP Richard Thomson - says he's "angry" and "disappointed":
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Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon, has called for the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions imposed on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic.
Gowon, who is one of the founding leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, made the call in an open letter to the Heads of State of ECOWAS.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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The Indian government has once again reached out to farmers for talks after they called off a planned protest march to New Delhi for two days.
Farmer Union leaders say they will announce their next course of action on Friday.
It comes as one farmer is reported to have died in clashes with security forces.
Priyata Brajabasi has more.
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After prolonged drought and unsatisfactory harvests the Zambian government has announced a ban on the export of maize.
Daniel Kijo reports.....
India is easing its rules for foreign direct investment into its space sector, in a move that is expected to give a boost to the industry.
This comes after India successfully managed to land a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon last year.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai
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The UK has announced sanctions against Russian prison officials in connection with the death of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
The British Foreign Office says the UK is the first country to impose sanctions in response to the death of Navalny last week.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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Donald Trump has again compared his compounding legal woes to the treatment of Alexei Navalny.
The former US President called his most recent trial — one of many he faces as he vies for the Oval Office — "a form of Navalny," in reference to the Russian opposition leader, who died in an Arctic penal colony last week.
Mr Trump refrained from blaming Russia's President Vladimir Putin for the death, after President Joe Biden said his Russian counterpart was responsible, accusations the Kremlin insists are "obnoxious."
Benji Hyer reports.
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A Trident nuclear missile has failed for a second time after it was fired into the Atlantic Ocean last month.
The Trident missile was fired from a Royal Navy submarine and witnessed by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and the head of the British Navy.
Lara Brehmer reports from London
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The United States is likely to defend Israel when it speaks at a hearing at the International Court of Justice.
The UN-backed court is reviewing the legality of Tel Aviv's control over Palestinian territories since 1967.
More than 50 countries and 3 international organisations are participating in the hearing.
Ishan Garg has more.
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Duration: 43 seconds