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Imran Khan, the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister, has called on his supporters to hold mass protests this weekend, to mark the one-year anniversary of national elections, which he alleges were rigged.

Khan has been in jail since 2023 facing multiple corruption charges and blames the country's powerful military for his ouster and jail term.

This is a charge the army and Pakistan's government deny.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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TRUMP SANCTIONS ICC

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

It follows the ICC's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

The Trump administration accuses the body of 'illegitimate and baseless actions' and creating a 'shameful moral equivalency' between Hamas and Israel.

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan spoke about the prospect of sanctions last month.

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Protests in India over deportees being shackled on US repatriation flight

Opposition parties in India are holding nationwide demonstrations to protest the 'inhuman treatment' of illegal migrants on a repatriation flight from the US.

New Delhi had denied that the deportees, sent back for trying to illegally cross the US border, were mistreated.

Neha Poonia has more.

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China says will protect its own interests in face of U.S. ‘bullying’

INTRO: China says will protect its own interests in face of U.S. 'bullying', signalling a change in tone following the Trump administration's imposition of a new 10% tariff on Chinese goods.

China's commerce ministry says the new tariffs will exacerbate global trade tensions. Laura Westbrook has more from Hong Kong.

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

SENIOR RUSSIAN LAWMAKER SAYS TRUMP COULD MEET PUTIN THIS MONTH

A senior Russian lawmaker believes a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could happen as early as this month or next.

Chair of the Russian Parliament's International Affairs Committee, Leonid Slutsky, told Russian state media that plans for a meeting are at an "advanced stage" and that "it will take place soon".

Stuart Smith has more from Kyiv

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Elon Musk blocked from accessing sensitive government data

Elon Musk — an unelected advisor to President Donald Trump — has been blocked from accessing sensitive information within the US Treasury Department.

A federal judge in Washington DC granted the order after the billionaire businessman's so-called Department of Government Efficiency was tasked with overhauling the government's payment system.

From there, Benji Hyer reports.

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Trump: no US troops will be involved in Gaza rebuild plan

US president Donald Trump says no US troops would be needed to rebuild
Gaza, an effort he said would only happen after the fighting ends.

His Secretary of State has called the President's proposal "very
generous", even though it has drawn international condemnation.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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More than 10 thousand aid trucks have entered Gaza since ceasefire

The United Nations says it has reached a major milestone in
humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza.
Tom Fletcher, the UN's head of humanitarian affairs on Thursday said
10 thousand trucks have entered the enclave since the ceasefire began
on 19 January.
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UK cuts interest rates by 0.25%, with revised growth forecasts

The Bank of England has lowered UK interest rates by a quarter of a point to 4.5%.

That's down to mid-2023 levels before the full economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was being felt. Caroline Malone reports from London.

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Uganda Starts Ebola Screening at Border Points

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Uganda has begun screening travelers leaving the country for Ebola to stop the infection from spreading.

The country has so far confirmed 3 cases and is isolating over 230 close contacts of the deceased persons.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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Google scraps DEI programs in line with Trump administration

Google has become the latest US company to scrap its aim to hire more
staff from underrepresented groups.

The US tech giant says it is abandoning its goals amid a purge of
diversity programs by the Trump administration.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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GERMAN ACTIVISTS SUE ELON MUSK'S X OVER ELECTION DATA ACCESS

A group of activists in Germany have announced they will sue Elon Musk's social media platform X - arguing the company is in breach of European law by not giving them access to data as part of election disinformation monitoring.

From Berlin Trent Murray has more.

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Israeli Defence Minister orders military to put together plan for Gazans to leave voluntarily

Israel's Defence Minister has instructed the military to put together a scheme that would allow Gazans to leave the enclave voluntarily.

The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to "take over" the Gaza strip, sparking anger in the Arab world.

Giles Gibson reports from Tel Aviv.

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At least 17 students die in fire in northern Nigeria

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Police in Nigeria's Northern state of Zamfara are investigating a fire incident that killed at least 17 students in an Islamic school.

Authorities say the incident occurred on Tuesday night in Kaura Namoda town of Zamfara.

Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.

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January was warmest on record

January was the warmest on record with global temperatures nearly 0.1C
higher than those recorded in January 2024.

Climate scientists had expected to see a drop in temperatures due to
the weakening of El Niño weather conditions.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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French PM survives no-confidence vote

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has survived a vote of no-confidence, with the socialists and the far-right National Rally refusing to support the move, allowing the 2025 budget to make its way through Parliament.

Sarah Coates has more from Paris.

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US peace plans for Ukraine set to be discussed with European leaders next week

Ukraine's allies are awaiting more details of a U.S. peace plan set to be revealed at the Munich Security Conference next week.

President Donald Trump pledged to end the war with Russia quickly, with a push for 'peace through strength'.

Caroline Malone reports.

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Pakistan seeks China's collaboration on security matters

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Islamabad and Beijing have pledged to deepen security collaboration to protect Chinese investments in Pakistan.

This comes as Pakistan's President is visiting China, promising to deepen the alliance between the two countries.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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