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The Parliament in Uganda has officially given the green light for the country's national army to deploy in South Sudan, weeks after the soldiers had already crossed the border.
The government says the move is to protect peace and trade, as tensions in South Sudan continue to rise.
Michael Baleke reports.
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London Heathrow Airport is closed all day today (Friday) after a fire at a nearby electricity substation that provides it with power.
Heathrow is Europe's busiest airport. Hundreds of thousands of passengers have been affected, with disruption set to continue for days to come.
From Heathrow, Olly Barratt reports.
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Elon Musk's X is suing the Indian government over removal of online content in an escalation of a legal dispute between the social media platform and New Delhi.
This comes as Musk is working on trying to launch Starlink and Tesla in India.
Rebecca Bundhun has more from Mumbai.
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The European Union will take "a bit of time" before responding to new tariffs that are set to be unveiled by US President Donald Trump on April 2nd, according to Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.
Meanwhile President Donald Trump is encouraging the US central bank to cut interest rates as a backstop for his tariff plans.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Hungary's Prime Minister says no one will be arrested for attending Pride events, despite a new ban. But protests are already planned, with critics calling the law a threat to basic freedoms. Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.
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Hundreds of farmers have been detained by police in north India and bulldozers have been used to tear down their temporary camps in a state border area where they have been protesting for over a year.
The farmers had been demonstrating to demand better prices for their crops.
Rebecca Bundhun has more from Mumbai.
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INTRO: Chinese tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork come into effect Thursday.
The fresh tariffs come as both Canada and China face deepening trade tensions with the US, which under President Donald Trump has rolled out stiff new tariffs. Laura Westbrook reports.
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The concert pianist Andras Schiff has become the latest performer to announce that he will boycott the United States over Donald Trump's presidency.
Mr. Schiff is widely considered one of the world's leading performers of music by Bach and Mozart, and has announced he is cancelling plans to tour the country later this year.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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US president Donald Trump says his call with Ukraine's president Zelenskyy was - "very good" - and that peace talks are on track.
The pair have been speaking - a day after Trump talked to the Russian president Vladimir Putin - who said he would be willing to pause attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Within hours of that call, both sides launched fresh strikes - accusing each other of targeting oil facilities and power plants.
Kate Fisher reports
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