Nigeria’s President Directs Security Agencies to Clamp Down on Cyber Criminals

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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has charged security agencies to step up efforts aimed at tackling cybercrimes and vehicle theft in the country.

This is coming just weeks after the government signed a memorandum of understanding with China to crack down on financial crimes.

Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.

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Zelensky kicks off week-long visit to US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has kicked off his week-long visit to the United States where he is expected to present his victory plan to President Joe Biden, in the hopes of ending the war with Russia. 

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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World powers call for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

The Biden administration says it's willing to do anything to keep a wider war from breaking out in the Middle East as fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Hezbollah has declared an "open ended battle of reckoning" while Israeli officials are vowing to take "whatever action necessary" to return some 60,000 internally displaced residents to their homes in the north.

Sarah Coates has more from Tel Aviv.

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US streaming giant Netflix under scrutiny in India for over tax and racial discrimination allegations

A Reuters report claims Netflix's operations in India are reportedly under investigation for alleged visa violations, racial discrimination, tax evasion, and other business practice irregularities.

Netflix denies this, saying it is unaware of an investigation by the Indian government.

Sreoshi Mukherjee has more...

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Modi says Quad nations are "not against anyone"

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has said that the Quad group of nations - made up of the US, Australia, Japan, and India -  is "not against anyone", as leaders from the bloc met over the weekend amid their concerns about China's rising influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Modi is on a three-day visit to the United States.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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UN WARNS OF 'CATASTROPHE' IN LEBANON

The UN's warning the Middle East is on the brink of 'imminent catastrophe' - after a weekend of cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israel.

The Israeli military says it's conducting intensive strikes on targets belonging to the militant group in Lebanon.

Sami Zoughaib - an expert on the conflict based in Beirut - says the escalation is worrying people, in an already economically vulnerable country.

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Left-leaning Dissanayake wins Sri Lankan Presidential election

Sri Lanka has a new President in Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who defeated legacy politicians to become the country's first left-leaning leader.

He comes to power at a time when Sri Lanka is grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades, two years after protests over a cost of living crisis and record inflation forced the country's then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country.

Our South Asia correspondent Neha Poonia has more.

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China ‘testing us’ across the region, Biden tells leaders at Quad summit

INTRO: US President Joe Biden Joe Biden told the leaders of Australia, India and Japan that he believes China's increasing military assertiveness is an effort to test the region at a turbulent moment for Beijing.

His remarks at a Quad summit risk undercutting the group's declaration that carefully avoided referring to Beijing by name. Laura Westbrook reports.

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Landslides and flooding kill six in central Japan

Rescue efforts are underway in Japan’s Noto region after heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding at the weekend. 

At least six people are dead and 10 unaccounted for. 

Chris Gilbert reports. 

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New US election polling shows tight race with Harris increasing national lead

New polling over the weekend shows US Vice President Kamala Harris has increased her lead nationally over her Republican rival Donald Trump in the Presidential election.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Quad prepare to tackle China tensions

US-China tensions will be in focus this weekend when US President Joe
Biden holds a meeting with the leaders of India, Australia and Japan.

The Quad Summit will look at ways to counter security in the
Indo-Pacific amid increased Chinese assertiveness.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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EU pledges 35 billion Euro loan to Ukraine

The European Union has announced a roughly 39 billion dollar loan to
Ukraine funded by profits from Russia's frozen assets.

This payment is the EU's contribution to a 50 billion dollar plan
agreed upon by G7 nations over the summer.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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UK Debt Reaches 100% of GDP

The UK's government debt has reached 100% of the annual national income for the first time since monthly records began.

The figures released for August by the Office of National Statistics pile pressure on the new government ahead of its first Autumn budget setting out planned tax and public spending. 

Simon Gaitán reports.

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Georgia Election Board to vote on controversial ballot-counting rules

The election board in the state of Georgia is expected to vote today [FRIDAY] on new rules requiring counties to count ballots by hand in the upcoming presidential election. 

Critics fear the measures will lead to delays declaring a winner in a state that played a central role in Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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Two people believed to be missing after severe floods in northern Italy

Two people are believed to be missing after devastating floods in northern Italy.

Intense rain caused rivers to burst their banks in the region of Emilia-Romagna, which was hit by similar flooding last year.

Our Italy correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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Coca Cola Pledges To Increase Investments in Nigeria By One Billion Dollars

Multinational beverage company Coca Cola says it intends to increase its investments in Nigeria by one billion dollars over the next five years.

 

Tesem Akende reports.

 

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FAR-RIGHT EXPECTED TO DOMINATE REGIONAL ELECTION IN GERMANY

Germany's far right is expected to dominate a key election taking place this weekend, with polls predicting they could place first in the state of Brandenburg. 

Such a result is expected to have national ramifications, as Chancellor Scholz's centre left party continues to languish in the polls. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Ex Prime Minister Imran Khan's party is bracing for mass public demonstration

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In Pakistan, Imran Khan's party has called for more mass demonstrations this weekend.

They are demanding the former Prime Minister, who has been in jail for more than a year now, be released.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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Von der Leyen visits Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's winter energy needs

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Kyiv on her eighth visit to Ukraine to discuss the country's energy needs ahead of the coming winter. Russian attacks in recent months have destroyed about 80 percent of Ukraine's thermal power plants and one--third of its hydroelectric capacity.

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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Danube flooding latest from Budapest

The Danube River in Budapest is set to rise by an additional 50 centimeters by Saturday evening, marking the latest in a series of severe floods across Europe. Authorities are bracing for significant impacts.

Pablo Gutierrez reports 

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