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2022-11-18 17:02:02 Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi leader given US immunity over Khashoggi killing

The US has determined that Saudi Arabia's de facto leader - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - has immunity from a lawsuit filed by murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancé.

Mr Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi critic, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.

US intelligence has said it believes Prince Mohammed ordered the killing.

But in court filings, the US State department said he has immunity due to his new role as Saudi prime minister. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-18 17:02:02 Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi leader given US immunity over Khashoggi killing

The US has determined that Saudi Arabia's de facto leader - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - has immunity from a lawsuit filed by murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancé.

Mr Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi critic, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.

US intelligence has said it believes Prince Mohammed ordered the killing.

But in court filings, the US State department said he has immunity due to his new role as Saudi prime minister. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-18 09:01:14 North Korea ICBM had range to hit US mainland - Japan

North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with sufficient range to hit the US mainland, Japan's defence minister says.

The missile landed in the sea roughly 210km (130 miles) west of Hokkaido.

The US has condemned the launch, while South Korea has ordered stronger deterrence measures against the North.

On Thursday North Korean FM Choe Son Hui warned of a "fiercer" response to any increased US military presence.

It also launched a short range ballistic missile the same day.

That followed Sunday's meeting between Mr Yoon, US President Joe Biden and Japan's PM Fumio Kishida in Cambodia. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-18 00:01:59 MH17: Three guilty as court finds Russia-controlled group downed airliner

A Dutch court has found three men guilty of murder for shooting down a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people.

The court found that a Russian-made missile supplied from Russia and fired by an armed group under Russian control brought down flight MH17.

The men - two Russians and one Ukrainian - were found guilty in absentia and sentenced to life in jail. A third Russian was acquitted.

The missile attack was one of the most notorious war crimes in Ukraine before allegations of atrocities there became an almost daily reality. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-17 14:01:38 US midterms: Republicans narrowly win back the House

Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of Congress a week after the midterm elections, the BBC's US partner CBS News projects.

While the party's margin in the House of Representatives is razor-thin, it is enough to stall President Joe Biden's agenda for the next two years.

Kevin McCarthy, the Republicans' leader in the House, celebrated the result.

But Democrats will retain control of the upper chamber, the Senate.

The new Congress will convene in January.

The Republicans - who had hoped to win back control of both chambers - underperformed expectations in last week's midterms. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-17 10:01:33 G20: Xi accuses Trudeau of leaks to media about China-Canada relations

China's Xi Jinping has been filmed accusing Justin Trudeau of leaking meeting details, days after they held talks at the G20 summit in Bali.

President Xi told the Canadian PM, via a translator, this was inappropriate and accused him of lacking "sincerity".

He was likely referring to reports that Mr Trudeau discussed alleged Chinese espionage and interference in Canadian elections at the sit down.

The talks, which happened behind closed doors, were the pair's first in years.

In the footage, filmed by journalists at the now finished gathering of world leaders, President Xi and Mr Trudeau can be seen standing close to each other and conversing via a translator. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-16 17:00:02 Ukraine war: Poland says missile deaths an unfortunate incident

Polish President Andrzej Duda has said there are no signs of an intentional attack after a missile strike killed two people on a farm near the western border with Ukraine.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden said it was "unlikely" the missile had been fired from Russia.

The two workers were killed as Ukraine came under fire from one of the biggest barrages of missile strikes of the war.

The Kremlin had insisted it had nothing to do with their deaths.

Poland said initially that the missile that had come down at Przewodow, 6km (4 miles) from the border, was Russian-made.

Accusing Western states of a hysterical reaction, Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Warsaw should have immediately made clear the debris had come from Ukraine's S-300 air defences. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-16 10:02:03 Unlikely that Poland missile fired from Russia - Biden

- Two people have been killed in Poland after missiles landed near the Ukrainian border, reports say
- US President Joe Biden says it is "unlikely" that the missile was fired from Russia
- Russia's defence ministry denies it was behind the blast and says it is a "deliberate provocation aimed at escalation"
- Polish President Andrzej Duda says there is no "conclusive evidence" as to who launched the missile
- In Bali, world leaders have gathered on the side lines of the G20 summit to discuss the situation
- Russia launched one of its biggest barrages of missiles against Ukraine on Tuesday
- The capital Kyiv was among the cities hit, with officials saying at least one person was found dead read more Open / Comment

2022-11-15 18:00:36 Ukraine: Zelensky snubs Russia as he addresses 'G19' at G20

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on "G19" world leaders to end the Russian invasion, in a pointed snub to Moscow at the G20 summit.

Mr Zelensky appeared in a video speech beamed to leaders gathered for the summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Russia is a G20 member but President Putin is not in Bali, sending his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov instead.

Mr Zelensky also pleaded for an extension of a Ukrainian grain export deal due to expire soon.

He repeatedly addressed the leaders as the "G19", excluding Russia. read more Open / Comment

2022-11-15 09:00:34 Xi Biden meeting: US leader promises 'no new Cold War' with China

US President Joe Biden has promised there will be no "new Cold War" with China, following a conciliatory meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

He also said he did not believe China would invade Taiwan.

It was the first in-person meeting between the two superpower leaders since Mr Biden took office.

The pair also discussed North Korea and Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the talks in Bali, a day before the G20 summit on the Indonesian island.

Both said they opposed the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Mr Xi, who has been urged to talk down Vladimir Putin, reiterated China's calls for peace while adding there was "no simple solution to a complex problem". read more Open / Comment