US announces new sanctions on Russia: two year anniv of Ukraine war

The United States has announced a raft of new sanctions against Russia, two years after its invasion of Ukraine. 

The more than 500 sanctions are aimed at impeding Moscow's war effort, with some targeting people connected to the imprisonment of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died last Friday. 

US President Joe Biden blames Russia's President Vladimir Putin for Navalny's death, an accusation the Kremlin denies. 

Benji Hyer reports. 

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WORSENING DRC HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

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Aid agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo have expressed concern about the escalating conflict in the country's east that has forced more than 135,000 people to flee their homes. Humanitarian organisations say the displaced people are living in unimaginable conditions without food, water and toilet facilities posing serious consequences for their health and safety. Chris Ocamringa has more from the DRC capital Kinshasa.

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Young People Protest Rising Cost of Living in Nigeria

Young people in northern Nigeria have protested the hike in the cost of living in the country, with some threatening to join insurgent groups if the government fails to improve on the situation.

Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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Israeli hostage talks expected in Paris on Friday

Senior officials from the US, Egypt, Qatar and Israel are expected to hold talks in Paris on Friday on a potential ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza. Israel had  called the original offer "delusional" but as Toni Waterman explains from Paris, momentum to close the deal is growing.

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Private Company Lands Craft On The Moon

An American company has become the first private firm to land a spacecraft on the moon, when the Odysseus craft touched down near the lunar south pole.

Houston based Intuitive Machines are the company behind the project, which marks the first time in 50 years that an American craft has landed on the moon.

It's widely believed that a manned lunar mission is likely toward the end of the decade.

Odysseus is carrying a number of experiments for NASA and others, but the landing almost ended in disaster - as the astronomer and science writer Dr David Whitehouse explains.

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Ugandan Court Sentences 100 Women to Community Work for Sending Children to Beg

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A court in Uganda has sentenced at least a hundred women to one month of community service for sending their children to beg on the streets of the Capital.

The Kampala City Authority Court also ordered that they be sent back to their home district in the North East of the country where they will serve their sentence.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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A Russian skier dies in an avalanche in India's Jammu and Kashmir region

One person has died and several more injured in an avalanche that struck the Himalayan ski resort town of Gulmarg (PRONO: GUL (as in full)- MUH-ERG)

The deceased was a Russian national. Officials say all those stranded have been rescued.

This is peak tourism season for the ski resort town, with both amateur and professional skiers arriving there in large numbers.

Priyata Brajabasi has more

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India's PM Modi to launch $1.5bn of projects in Varanasi ahead of polls

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, where he will launch development projects worth $1.5 billion.

This comes as Mr Modi is seeking a rare third term in power in general elections which are coming up in a couple of months.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai

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Protesting Indian farmers observe 'black day'

Farmer unions in India say they're marking Friday as a 'black day' to protest the death of a farmer in this week's protests.

Thousands of protesting farmers have for nearly two weeks been attempting to march towards New Delhi. But they've been held off by security officials 200 kilometers away from the capital with tear gas shells, rubber bullets and water cannons.

Farmers are demanding a legal guarantee for crops sold at state-run agricultural markets.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Philippines denies China's Claim it Chased Away One of its Vessels From Scarborough Shoals

The Philippines has denied a claim by China that it drove away one of its vessels that it says "illegally intruded" waters around the Scarborough Shoal.

A coast guard spokesman for the Philippines described the statement as inaccurate, adding that the vessel continues to patrol the waters.

Patrick Fok reports.

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S Korea health system strained as doctor walkout continues

South Korea’s health system is under mounting pressure as an ongoing walkout by trainee doctors puts a strain on resources. 

The protest is over pay and working conditions as the country looks to lower the entry requirements to medical schools. 

Chris Gilbert reports. 

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UNRWA chief says the agency has reached breaking point

The Commissioner General of the UN aid agency in Gaza, UNRWA says the
agency has reached breaking point.
In a letter written to the United Nations General Assembly President
on Thursday, Philippe Lazzarini says he fears that they are on the
edge of a monumental disaster with grave implications.
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MSF tells UN Security Council "Attacks on healthcare is an attack against humanity,”

The Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières, Christopher
Lockyear has told the UN Security Council that the medical situation
in Gaza "appalled" by the United States' repeated use of its veto
power.
This week an MSF facility in Khan Younis was bombed, six people were
wounded and two relatives of staff were killed.
Lockyear said that the constant attacks on healthcare facilities is an
"attack against humanity,"

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Victims Of The Post Office Horizon Scandal To Be Exonerated By New Law

Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal will be exonerated by a new law, according to the UK government.

The scandal saw almost a thousand post office employees wrongly prosecuted as a result of faults in a computer system. 

The government says it will aim to clear their names by July. 

Simon Gaitán reports.  

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US spacecraft to attempt moon landing

A US spacecraft will attempt to land on the moon later on Thursday.

The robot lander, dubbed Odysseus, is expected to touchdown at around 5:30pm Eastern Standard Time.

This will be the first time America has landed on the lunar surface in more than half a century.

Sally Patterson has more from New York.

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Customers experience massive cellphone outage across the US

Thousands of cellphone users in the US were unable to make calls, send
text messages or access the internet on Thursday,
as AT&T's network went down.
Users on other US networks also experienced outages but it appeared
far less widespread.
Jody Jacobs reports...

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GERMAN LAWMAKERS VOTE AGAINST LONG RANGE MISSILES FOR UKRAINE

The German Parliament has rejected calls to hand over a long range missile system to Ukraine, despite growing pressure from Kyiv.

Voting Thursday, lawmakers held off handing over the Taurus system - despite similar armaments already being given to Ukraine by both the UK and France. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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G20 foreign ministers discuss "unacceptable paralysis" at UN

Foreign ministers from G20 nations are discussing reforms to the United Nations and other institutions on the second and final day of meetings in Brazil.

Earlier, Brazil's foreign minister said the "unacceptable paralysis" of the UN Security Council has resulted in the loss of innocent lives.

Ira Spitzer reports from Rio de Janeiro.

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JAPAN DONATES FOOD AS INFLUX OF REFUGEES IN UGANDA CONTINUES

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The Japanese government has donated food worth 2.2 million dollars to help refugees in Uganda. The East African country is currently experiencing an increase in refugee arrivals; many fleeing conflict in neighbouring countries. Leon Solomon reports

 

 

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has criticized the European Union for signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda to promote sustainable value chains for raw materials. The Congolese Foreign Affairs Ministry says the move will encourage the plunder of the DRC's minerals from the eastern province of North Kivu where dozens of Rwandan soldiers have been deployed to fight alongside the M23 rebels - a charge Rwanda has denied. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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