Saturday, June 21, 2025

US TO BEGIN ASSISTING CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS TO DEPART ISRAEL

The US will begin assisting with departure flights from Israel amid escalating tensions in the region.

This comes as President Trump weighs whether to strike an Iranian nuclear facility in the coming weeks.

Mitch McCann reports:

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Friday, June 20, 2025

US judge orders release of pro-Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil

A US judge has ordered the release of a pro-Palestinian protester the
Trump administration has been trying to deport.

Mahmoud Khalil has been in immigration custody since the start of
March after he took part in demonstrations last year.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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US appeals court allows National Guard at LA protests

A US appeals court has given Donald Trump the green light for
continuing to use California's National Guard to quell protests
against his immigration policies in Los Angeles.

The decision supersedes last week's ruling by a federal judge ordering
the President to give back control of the troops to California's
governor.

Jagruti Dave has more on the implications of this latest ruling.

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UK MPs VOTE IN FAVOUR OF ASSISTED DYING LEGISLATION

UK lawmakers have voted in favour of legalising assisted dying in England and Wales.

The legislation would allow some terminally ill adults with under six months to live to seek medical assistance to end their lives.

It will now move to the UK's House of Lords for further scrutiny.

MP Rachel Hopkins says the bill's been scrutinised very carefully.

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MP Ian Duncan Smith voted against the legislation.

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E3 set to meet with Iran’s foreign minister

Foreign Ministers from the UK, Germany and France are set to meet on
Friday with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva.

The European powers are seeking a deescalation in the conflict between
Israel and Iran that is now into its second week.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.


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Parts of France near 40C as heatwave continues

Parts of France will approach 40 degrees Celsius on Friday as a nationwide heatwave continues.

Several regions are under an amber alert for heat that's been caused by a slow-moving front of warm air from southern Europe.

Ross Cullen reports.

Indian Defence Minister to travel to China for SCO meet next week

Indian defence minister - Rajnath Singh will be traveling to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers' meet in China's Qingdao city next week.

He is expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart as both countries take steps to restore ties after a deadly standoff at their shared border in 2020.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...

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Pakistan backs dialogue amid Iran-Israel standoff

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Pakistan says it's ready to play a constructive role in easing the growing tensions between Iran and Israel.

As part of these diplomatic efforts, the country's Foreign Minister is set to visit Turkiye this weekend to attend the session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.


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IRAN TALKS IN EUROPE

Iran's foreign minister is due to hold talks with his counterparts from the UK, France, Germany and the EU on Friday.

UK Foreign secretary David Lammy says there is a "window" to achieve a diplomatic solution to Iran's conflict with Israel.

Donald Trump is set to make a decision in the next fortnight on whether the US will attack Tehran's nuclear sites.

Former British ambassador in Yemen Edmund Fitton-Brown says it's hard to predict the outcome.

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Air India says crashed plane was well maintained

In the first public statement since the tragedy, the owners of Air India have said that the plane that crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad last week was 'well maintained'.

The firm says it is 'fully cooperating' with authorities.

Kshitij Nagar has more from New Delhi.

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Apple scouting Indian firms to build iPhone Assembly machines

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Apple is scouting Indian companies to build iphone assembly machines as the company looks to diversify its supply chains.

Reports say imports from China are facing delays- and its now forcing Apple to increase its manufacturing activity in neighbouring India.

Ishan Garg tells us more from Mumbai.

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Chinese student jailed for at least 24 years for rapes in UK and China

A Chinese student in London has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years for raping ten women in China and Britain.

British police have described Zhenhao Zou as "one of the most prolific predators" they have ever seen.

Rebecca Bundhun has more.

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Trump will decide on military action in Iran with 2 weeks

US President Donald Trump says he will decide on whether to take military action in Iran within the next two weeks.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the US president believes there is a "substantial chance of negotiations with Iran in the near future.


Kate Fisher reports from Washington 


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Trump Administration to screen social media accounts of international students

The Trump Administration says it will resume processing visa applications of international students and scholars - but only if they make their social media profiles public for government review. The visa process was halted in May as part of a broader crackdown on immigration. Toni Waterman has more from Washington.

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HEAT DOME LOOMS OVER THE USA - TEMPERATURES SET TO SOAR

Temperatures are set to soar in the United States in the coming days, as a heat dome lingers over parts of the Midwest and East Coast.

Mitch McCann reports from New York:

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One week into the tragic Air India crash, investigation continues

A week since the devastating Air India plane crash - teams continue to investigate the incident that killed more than 270 people in Ahmedabad.

Experts say India will send the now retrieved black box from the crashed Boeing dreamliner to the US, as it sustained "heavy damage".

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports

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RADIO SCRIPT: DRC-RWANDA PEACE DEAL

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Representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a peace deal mediated by the US government that seeks to end the fighting in eastern Congo between government forces and the M23 rebels.

The officials signed their initials on the draft peace agreement in Washington DC ahead of the official signing ceremony slated for June 27, 2025. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa..

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France mobilises thousands of police for illegal immigrant crackdown

France has mobilised thousands of police officers for a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants.

The government says the operation aims to intercept undocumented migrants travelling through the country's major transport hubs.

Ross Cullen reports.


France, Germany, UK set for Iran talks Friday

Foreign Ministers from France, Germany and the UK are reportedly
meeting with their Iranian counterpart in Switzerland on Friday.

This comes after the so-called E3 along with the European Union's
foreign affairs chief had a phone call with Iran's foreign minister
earlier this week to discuss the ongoing conflict with Israel.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Reports: Trump approves plan to strike Iran with with-holds final go-ahead

US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved Pentagon plans to strike at Iran's nuclear facilities, but has not yet given his defense chiefs the go-ahead to launch the mission.


The President indicated that he would make up his mind about whether to join Israel's assault on Iran at the very last moment.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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