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Former senior aide to Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, is due to report to prison today (Monday) to begin serving a four month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6th 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
The sentence means the former Trump strategist could be incarcerated almost until the presidential election in November.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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A group of global researchers has sounded the alarm over the poaching of elephants in the area straddling the border between Kenya and Tanzania, targeting these creatures for their ivory, which is highly sought after on the international black market.
Daniel Kijo reports.
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The governments of Nigeria and Cameroon have agreed to implement a 2002 court ruling that ceded Bakassi, an oil-rice border peninsula to Cameroon.
Both nations have also agreed not to seek another ruling on the matter.
Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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"Make Europe Great Again"- that's the cry from Hungary's controversial Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, as his government takes over the EU's six-month rotating presidency.
Mr. Orban's proximity to Donald Trump has EU officials in Brussels on edge. His ties to Russia, and his clashes with his European counterparts over the direction of democracy are also points of difference.
Hungary's diplomats, though, are promising to act as honest brokers, as Pablo Gutierrez reports:
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US President Joe Biden says he is staying in the country's presidential race, despite growing pressure on him to drop out following Thursday's lackluster performance in a television debate with former President Donald Trump.
A growing number of Biden supporters are urging him to stand down, and Republicans in Congress say they believe Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the President's Cabinet should exercise the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and declare the President unfit for office.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The United States Supreme Court has ruled against the Justice Department for using a criminal charge to prosecute hundreds of rioters who took part in the deadly attack on the US Capitol three years ago.
It means dozens of convictions may now be overturned — and it could have profound implications for the case against Presidential candidate Donald Trump, who was among those charged.
Benji Hyer explains.
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The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a decision on homelessness, banning people from sleeping outdoors - saying it was not a violation of the US Constitution.
As Caroline Malone reports, it's a decision that is likely to impact unhoused people across the country.
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