Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Russia and United States blame each other for maritime incident

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Russia and the United States gave contradictory accounts of an incident involving the two countries' navies in the Mediterranean Sea on 17 June.  They blamed each other for what they said were unsafe manoeuvres.  Russia's Defence Ministry said a US destroyer had dangerously approached a Russian warship. However, a US Defence official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Russian warship had carried out 'unsafe and unprofessional' operations near two US Navy ships.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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Day 2 of EU Summit Begins Without PM Cameron

Day two of the first EU Summit since the UK Referendum is underway—and now EU leaders will be meeting without UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

It's a sign Brussels is ready to do business without the UK.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from the summit. 


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Turkey blames Islamic State for airport attacks

The Turkish government is blaming Islamic State for a co-ordinated attack on Istanbul Airport that has left at least 36 people dead and 147 more wounded. 


At least three attackers opened fire at entrances to the airport before blowing themselves up as police moved in.


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the attack and called for a joint global fight against terrorism.


Richard Kelmens was at the airport when the attack occurred.


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US condemns Turkey attacks

The Obama administration is pledging to stand by it's partner Turkey, condemning the attacks on the Attaturk International Airport.

The death toll has continued to rise, with reports of horrific numbers of injuries.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction from Washington

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31 dead, dozens more injured in attack on Turkish airport

The Turkish government is blaming Islamic State for a co-ordinated attack on Istanbul Airport that has left at least 31 people dead and 147 more wounded. 

At least three attackers opened fire at entrances to the airport before blowing themselves up as police moved in.


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the attack and called for a joint global fight against terrorism.

Reporter Laura Wells is in Istanbul.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Cameron insists EU meetings were positive

British Prime Minister David Cameron says his meetings with EU officials were positive.

He's currently guiding the beginning of the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union until the Conservative Party picks a new prime minister.

In Brussels, David Cameron did not indicate that the formal process under article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has been launched.

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Suicide attack on Turkish airport kills at least 28

Turkish officials are describing the explosions which killed at lesat 28 and injured another 60 at the Attaturk International Airport as a suicide attack.

It's one of the world's busiest airports.

The U.S. State Department had earlier issued a travel warning against trips to Turkey by Americans.

Hannah Lucinda Smith is a reporter for The Times newspaper in Istanbul.'

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Death toll rises in Turkish airport attack

At leat 28 are reported dead and more than 60 injured following a series of explosions at Turkey's Attaturk International Airport.

Intelligence experts believe that this attack is similar to the one in Brussels, Belgium, in the style of the Islamic State, but no group has claimed responsibility.

Ali Mustafa is a reporter for the Turkish state-run television network TRT World, and he's outside the  Bakirkoy State Hospital

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28 dead, many injured in Turkish airport attack

At leat 28 are reported dead and more than 60 injured following a series of explosions at Turkey's Attaturk International Airport.

It is not known who orchestrated the attack, but some U.S. officials are indicating, it looks more like the work of the Islamic State, than the PKK, a Kurdish group which has also carried out terror attacks in Turkey.

At the Aspen Ideas Festival, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry briefly commented on the violence.

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NOMINATIONS TO OPEN FOR UK CONSERVATIVE LEADER


Nominations for the leadership of Britain’s governing Conservative Party are due to open later ((WEDNESDAY)).

The winning candidate will take over as Prime Minister from David Cameron, and take over the process of negotiating a British exit from the EU.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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White House says Republicans playing politics with Benghazi report

The Obama administration says House Republicans are doing nothing but playing politics after spending $7 million on the special Benghazi report.

The White House notes that this is the 8th report on the attacks on the US compound in Benghazi in September 2012 which left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest says, the bottom line is, it was a tragedy.

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US focus on enduring special relationship with UK

The Obama administration is continuning to emphasize that the special relationship with the United Kingdom will endure, as British Prime Minister David Cameron meets fellow EU leaders.

The so-called Brexit is seen as a mirror to the political situation in the U.S., where Donald Trump gave a speech about trade and globalization.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

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President Obama heads to the NATO leaders summit next week.

Echoing the Leave campaigners, Donald Trump placed the blame for America's low wages and economic problems on globalization.

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Trump attacks Clinton on trade & economics

Donald Trump, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, is urging voters to reject Hillary Clinton in favor of his policies, which he says will make America wealthy again.

The billionaire promised to step away from trade deals, including the TPP and to renegotiate NAFTA.

And in a speech south of Pittsburgh, the heart of America's steel-producing region, he attacked Hillary Clinton.

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Donald Trump attacked multilateral trade and economic globalization.

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Donald Trump repeatedly said Hillary Clinton is running a campaign of fear, while promising change.

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FBI Investigating ISIS Video Featuring San Francisco and Las Vegas

The FBI is investigating a video released by Islamic State which calls for attacks to be carried out in San Francisco and Las Vegas. 

The video also praises the shooter who killed 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. 

Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.

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Emergency funding for Zika care fails in U.S. Senate

Legislation to provide more funding to combat the Zika virus in the U.S. has failed in the U.S. Senate.

The news comes as Florida reports it's first confirmed baby with microcephaly, one of the most serious side effects of the virus.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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CORBYN LOSES NO CONFIDENCE VOTE, CARRIES ON REGARDLESS

Opposition Labour Party MPs in the UK have voted overwhelmingly against their leader Jeremy Corbyn in passing a no-confidence motion in him.

However, it's non-binding, and Mr Corbyn says he's going nowhere.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Xenophobic Abuse in Britain

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Britain to prevent incidents of xenophobic abuse  and to prosecute the perpetrators. 

It comes after reports of Polish people and Muslims experiencing racially motivated hate crimes in the wake of last Thursday's vote to leave the European Union.

Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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Volkswagen agrees to 14.7 BN settlement for cheating emissions compliance

Volkswagen will spend 14.7 BN to settle two claims for cheating on
emissions tests for nearly 500,000 vehicles from 2009-2015. This comes
after the US Justice Department filed a civil complaint against the
automaker for fitting those vehicles with illegal software to cheat
emissions tests.

Mimi Chiahemen reports from Washington.


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Benghazi report slams administration but finds no new wrongdoing by Clinton

Several US government departments have been criticised in a long awaited report on the 2012 Benghazi attacks. 

Four US citizens were killed when militia fighters attacked a US compound in Libya.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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Golf player Jason Day says he will not compete in Rio's Olympic games

The world's number one golf player Jason Day has announced he will not play in the Rio Olympics.

Day said he is worried about contracting the Zika virus, and the risk the disease represents to the future of his family. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 


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