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The leaders of three US universities have denied that their campuses have become, what one House republican described as, "hotbeds of antisemitism".
But they did acknowledge missteps in their handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on their campuses during Thursday's congressional hearing.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The Supreme Court of the U.S. has ruled that redrawn district election maps in the state of South Carolina are okay to use, even though a lower court had found it had diluted the power of Black voters.
The 6-3 majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, said the maps were not done for racial gerrymandering.
Caroline Malone reports.
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Senators in the United States Congress have — for the second time — voted down a bipartisan border bill, which would have made major changes to immigration law.
If passed, it'd provide the federal government with far-reaching powers to restrict unlawful entries and tighten asylum rules.
But it was once again opposed by Republican Party legislators, largely at the behest of former US President and 2024 candidate Donald Trump, who's urged lawmakers to kill the proposal.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Kenya's President has become the first African leader in more than 15 years to make an official state visit to the United States.
On a three-day trip to Washington, William Ruto is holding bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders.
It's the sixth state visit hosted by the Biden administration — the first for an African President since 2008.
It comes amid an American effort to appeal to African nations, as its rivals China and Russia reinforce their statuses as major players on the continent.
Benji Hyer reports.
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The UK Prime Minister has admitted that no flights taking asylum seekers to Rwanda will take place before the General Election.
Rishi Sunak called a surprisingly early election date of the 4th of July in an announcement on Wednesday.
The controversial Rwanda Asylum plan has become a key policy for Sunak's Conservative government, who trail in the polls to the opposition Labour Party, which opposes the plan.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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A man has been arrested in southern France on suspicion of planning a so-called 'violent action' that could have been focused on the Olympic torch relay.
The interior minister confirmed the man was taken into police custody earlier in the week in Bordeaux.
Ross Cullen reports.
The French president is calling for "peace, calm and security" on the island of New Caledonia.
Emmanuel Macron on his first visit to the French overseas territory since deadly riots began last week.
Ross Cullen reports.
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A group of Nigerian students have been thrown off university courses and ordered to leave the United Kingdom after they struggled to pay tuition on time.
The Teesside University students were blocked from their studies and reported to the Home Office after the value of Nigeria's naira weakened, wiping out their savings.
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Dozens of flamingos have been killed in the Indian city of Mumbai after an aeroplane hit them, leading to anger among environmentalists.
The Emirates flight landed safely after the incident.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai
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India's top election body has ordered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP Party and the opposition Congress to refrain from making divisive and inflammatory comments.
This comes as India's mammoth six week long national elections have become increasingly bitter and polarized.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
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Japan is protesting comments made by the Chinese ambassador about Taiwan, calling them "extremely inappropriate”.
China’s envoy in Tokyo, Wu Jianghao said on Monday, Japan would be ‘dragged into the fire’ if Japanese forces supported Taiwan’s Independence.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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