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Trump and Abe vow to increase pressure after North Korea fires missile over Japan
Trump to visit Texas as flood levels from Harvey forecast to rise
Donald Trump defends controversial pardon of 'patriot' Joe Arpaio
African and European leaders agree action plan on migration crisis
Trump's lawyer emailed Kremlin about real estate project during campaign
US man who said he was stabbed for looking like neo-Nazi actually stabbed himself
Non-pork meals must be available for school lunch, rules French court
Transgender service members sue Trump administration for violating the constitution
Indian judge jails 'god man' for 20 years for rape of two women
Electricity demand in southern Europe to soar with air con – scientists
German nurse suspected of murdering at least 90 patients
Markets slide after North Korea fires missile over Japan – business live
EU's Brexit negotiator tells UK to speed up and 'get serious'
Letters threatening acid attacks sent to Muslims in Bradford
Leading arts figures urge Russia to drop 'flimsy' charges against director
London Waterloo: Network Rail boss sorry for fresh delays
The Maasai Cricket Warriors from Laikipia – in pictures
The best books on Cuba: start your reading here
Sirens sound in northern Japan after North Korea launches missile – video
Employers failed to pay $17bn in super since 2009, tax office says
Tuesday briefing: 'Outrageous act' – North Korea fires missile over Japan
'Missile passing': Japan wakes to ominous warning about North Korean launch
Glenn Miller book clears RAF of accidentally killing band leader
Pope's Myanmar visit may be the help Aung San Suu Kyi needs
Jacinda Ardern says Labour would make tertiary education free in New Zealand
Australia offers to train Philippine army in fight against Islamic State
North Korea fires missile over Japan – video
Malcolm Turnbull condemns North Korean missile test and urges 'harshest sanctions'
My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong's coffin homes
What makes Houston so vulnerable to serious floods?
Houston flooding: 'we've never experienced anything like this' – video report
Response to storm Harvey just beginning, says Texas governor – video report
30,000 people to be housed in shelters after Houston flooding – video
Nurse convicted of murders killed 90 patients, say German police – video

Trump and Abe vow to increase pressure after North Korea fires missile over Japan

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:13 PM PDT

Leaders agreed to call for an emergency meeting of the UN security council to discuss the launch

Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe have vowed to increase pressure on North Korea after the regime launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning.

The Japanese prime minister denounced the launch as an "unprecedented and grave threat" to the country's security. In a 40-minute phone call with Trump they agreed to call for an emergency meeting of the UN security council to discuss the situation.

Trump to visit Texas as flood levels from Harvey forecast to rise

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 01:30 AM PDT

US president to visit state where floods have killed nine but will avoid worst hit area – Houston – over fears trip could hamper relief efforts

Donald Trump is to visit Texas on Tuesday, where catastrophic floods that have already killed nine people are forecast to worsen over the next 48 hours.

Responding to the first natural disaster to test his presidency, Trump said on Monday that the cost of recovering from tropical storm Harvey would be "very expensive", but pledged that "the federal government stands ready, willing and able to support that effort".

Donald Trump defends controversial pardon of 'patriot' Joe Arpaio

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 03:46 PM PDT

US president said the former Arizona sheriff, who faced possible jail time for defying order to stop racially profiling Latinos, did 'a great job'

Donald Trump has defended his widely condemned decision to pardon Joe Arpaio, calling the former sheriff in Arizona a "patriot" and launching a counter-attack on past presidential pardons.

Trump has received bipartisan criticism for sparing Arpaio, one of the most divisive law enforcement figures in the US, possible jail time for defying a court order to stop racially profiling Latino people.

African and European leaders agree action plan on migration crisis

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 12:24 PM PDT

Leaders of seven nations seek to combat people-smugglers turning Mediterranean into 'cemetery'

Seven African and European leaders have met in Paris to try to build a new relationship aimed at cutting migration into Europe from northern Africa in return for aid.

On Monday, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Spain agreed to help Chad and Niger with border control to stem the flow of migrants through Libya and across the Mediterranean.

Trump's lawyer emailed Kremlin about real estate project during campaign

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 01:22 PM PDT

Michael Cohen sent an email to a top Russian official asking for help with a Trump real estate project in Moscow, according to evidence given to Congress

Donald Trump's lawyer emailed Vladimir Putin's spokesman during the US presidential campaign asking for help with a Trump real estate project in Moscow, according to email evidence presented to Congress.

Michael Cohen, who was vice-president of the Trump Organization at the time as well as being Trump's attorney, sent an email to Dmitry Peskov, a top Kremlin official, according to the Washington Post.

US man who said he was stabbed for looking like neo-Nazi actually stabbed himself

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 12:59 PM PDT

Colorado man, whose claim of being stabbed for looking like neo-Nazi went viral earlier this month, admits to faking police report after knife accident

A Colorado man who claimed that someone had stabbed him because he looked like a "neo-Nazi" fabricated the story after he accidentally cut his hand with a knife, according to police.

Joshua Witt, who has been arrested on false reporting charges, admitted to law enforcement in Sheridan, Colorado, that he lied to officers when he alleged that a black man had attacked him for having a haircut associated with white supremacists, police officials said Monday.

Non-pork meals must be available for school lunch, rules French court

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 12:40 PM PDT

Muslim organisation wins case against local government in Burgundy on human rights – not religious – grounds

A French court has ruled that schools should provide an alternative to pork school lunches in the interest of Muslim and Jewish children who do not eat the meat.

Transgender service members sue Trump administration for violating the constitution

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 09:14 AM PDT

The lawsuit, filed Monday by six trans service members, is the first head-on legal challenge the Trump directive barring trans people from enlisting or serving

Donald Trump's attempt to exclude transgender people from military service is based on "discredited myths" and "moral disapproval" and violates the constitution, six transgender service members claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday.

The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in federal court, is the first head-on legal challenge to a directive Trump signed on Friday, which instructs the defense secretary, James Mattis, to bar trans people from enlisting in the armed forces and grants him the power to expel those already serving.

Indian judge jails 'god man' for 20 years for rape of two women

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 08:59 AM PDT

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose conviction last week sparked protests that left 38 dead, receives prison sentence

Self-styled "god man" Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women.

The sentence was announced on Monday amid tight security in the northern town of Rohtak where the "guru of bling" has been held since his conviction on Friday, which provoked protests among his followers that left at least 38 people dead and more than 200 injured.

Electricity demand in southern Europe to soar with air con – scientists

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 12:00 PM PDT

Study predicts power consumption to rise with hotter temperatures, increasing need for renewable sources, while northern Europe's demand may fall

Demand for electricity is set to soar in southern Europe as climate change takes hold, research has revealed, with the effect likely to be down to a boom in the use of air conditioning.

By contrast, electricity demand is expected to drop in northern countries, leading to an increasingly polarised pattern across the continent – a situation, the researchers say, that bolsters the case for greater integration of electricity supplies across Europe, particularly given the shift to renewable energies.

German nurse suspected of murdering at least 90 patients

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 03:40 AM PDT

Police say they have found evidence that Niels Högel, who was jailed for killing two patients, murdered more with lethal drug

At least 90 people were killed at the hands of a German nurse who injected patients with cardiovascular medication in order to show off his resuscitation skills, a three-year police investigation has found.

Niels Högel, 40, was jailed for life in February 2015 for two murders and several attempted murders of intensive care patients at Delmenhorst hospital in northern Germany.

Markets slide after North Korea fires missile over Japan – business live

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 02:11 AM PDT

Investors cautious as tensions rise again, while oil recovers after Hurricane Harvey

10.11am BST

Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG, said:

After weeks of quiet, renewed geopolitical tensions and a soaring euro are combining to cause some impressive moves across markets this morning. We have seen triple-digit losses on the FTSE 100, while in Europe the surge in the euro past $1.20 has resulted in brutal morning for European equities. North Korea's dramatic escalation last night prompted some impressive risk-off moves in Asia, with the European session naturally following suit. US futures are under pressure, although everyone is waiting for the first tweet on the subject from the Commander-in-Chief before hitting the sell button too hard. Hurricane Harvey is hitting insurers hard, as investors try to price in the potential costs of the devastation in Texas, while a drop in US Treasury yields is prompting a mini-rout in bank stocks.

Much of what we are seeing in equities this morning is also a reflection of the moves in the foreign exchange space; Jackson Hole duly delivered in terms of lack of news, and the reflex action has kicked in, with investors buying the euro, driving it to a 3-year high, and resuming their selling of the US dollar. We have a few weeks to go until the next Fed meeting, when the bank will get the chance to put a more dollar-positive view forward. Until then, we should expect further euro strength, and thus more downside for European stock markets. Ahead of the open, we expect the Dow to start at 21,666, 142 points lower from Monday's close.

9.54am BST

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#CNBCTV18Market | US futures extend losses; North Korea missile launch impacts US market pic.twitter.com/hfP2YQN5RW

#CNBCTV18Market | European market extend losses due to geo-political tensions pic.twitter.com/cobYButyHp

EU's Brexit negotiator tells UK to speed up and 'get serious'

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 02:11 AM PDT

Michael Barnier urges Britain to start 'negotiating seriously' as third round of talks with David Davis begins

The EU's chief negotiator on Britain's exit from the bloc is concerned about the progress of discussions and has urged the UK to start "negotiating seriously", as the third round of talks with the UK's Brexit secretary, David Davis, began in Brussels.

Michel Barnier said he welcomed the British government's position papers, which he said had been read "very carefully" in Brussels, but standing beside Davis he added that he wanted the UK to come clean on how much it was prepared to pay in terms of an exit bill.

Letters threatening acid attacks sent to Muslims in Bradford

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 02:07 AM PDT

West Yorkshire police launch hate crime inquiry and step up patrols saying they are taking the threats 'extremely seriously'

Police have launched a hate crime investigation after anonymous letters threatening acid attacks on Muslims were posted in Bradford.

West Yorkshire police said it was taking the threats "extremely seriously" and had increased patrols in Hanover Square, a mainly Muslim inner-city area where at least two residents received the letters last week.

Leading arts figures urge Russia to drop 'flimsy' charges against director

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 01:57 AM PDT

Cate Blanchett among those to sign petition to Moscow's public prosecutor to drop criminal investigation into Kirill Serebrennikov

High-profile figures in the arts world have called on Russian authorities to drop a criminal investigation into a Russian theatre director.

A petition penned by the director of Berlin's Schaubühne theatre, Thomas Ostermeier, and the playwright Marius von Mayenburg calls on Moscow's public prosecutor to drop "flimsy" and "politically motivated" charges against Kirill Serebrennikov, who is under house arrest over allegations of embezzling government funds.

London Waterloo: Network Rail boss sorry for fresh delays

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 02:08 AM PDT

Signalling problem closed platforms during early morning rush hour as UK's busiest rail station reopened after nearly a month's disruption

The boss of Network Rail has apologised to passengers after fresh delays at the UK's busiest railway station despite the completion of long-running engineering works.

Its chief executive, Mark Carne, said London Waterloo had fully reopened "a little bit later than planned" following a signalling problem that closed platforms during the early morning rush hour on Tuesday.

The Maasai Cricket Warriors from Laikipia – in pictures

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:31 PM PDT

Maasai in Kenya are using their love for the game to raise awareness of social injustices in their community. They are actively campaigning against destructive practices such as female genital mutilation and early childhood marriages

The best books on Cuba: start your reading here

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:00 PM PDT

A literary tour of Cuba takes in crime noir, a tale of love and loss set against the Cuban revolution, and a rich chronicle of the Caribbean island's history

Sirens sound in northern Japan after North Korea launches missile – video

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:15 PM PDT

Millions of Japanese people awoke to sirens and announcements warning them to take cover as a North Korean missile flew overhead on Tuesday. Warnings blared out in northern communities that were under the flight path of the ballistic missile as it soared over Japanese territory for two minutes before crashing into the Pacific.

Employers failed to pay $17bn in super since 2009, tax office says

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 01:58 AM PDT

The ATO says it has clawed back $3bn of that money, leaving employees' super savings short-changed by $14bn

Australia's employers have failed to pay $17bn in super belonging to their employees since 2009, and tax authorities have only been able to detect and claw back $3bn.

The Australian Tax Office has published estimates of the amount of unpaid super in Australia for the first time.

Tuesday briefing: 'Outrageous act' – North Korea fires missile over Japan

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:29 PM PDT

Trump and Abe seeking urgent UN security council meeting … mental health crisis strains police resources … and the horror of Hong Kong's 'coffin homes'

Hello – it's Warren Murray with the news to start your day.

'Missile passing': Japan wakes to ominous warning about North Korean launch

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:02 PM PDT

Sirens blared out, trains stopped and residents took cover as a ballistic missile fired by North Korea it soared over Japanese territory for two minutes

Millions of Japanese awoke to ominous text messages on Tuesday warning them to take cover as a North Korean missile flew overhead, with one train operator bluntly explaining its halted service as "Reason: Ballistic missile launch."

Sirens blared out in northern communities that were on the flight path of the ballistic missile as it soared over Japanese territory for two minutes before crashing into the Pacific.

Glenn Miller book clears RAF of accidentally killing band leader

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:00 PM PDT

Research by historian Dennis Spragg suggests that the Lancaster bombers often blamed were 90 minutes too early

The death of Glenn Miller has been one of the enduring unsolved mysteries of the second world war. The US musician's aircraft vanished over the Channel without trace in 1944 after leaving a British airbase for France. The disappearance of the hottest big-band leader of the era has provoked numerous theories, some wild, with a long-held claim that his plane was brought down by RAF Lancasters jettisoning their bombs over the English Channel.

Pope's Myanmar visit may be the help Aung San Suu Kyi needs

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Accused of not doing enough to curb persecution of Rohingya Muslims, the Burmese leader may be hoping divine intervention can win her breathing space

Pope Francis has been a vocal critic of Myanmar's harsh treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority population, a cause of growing friction with western countries and the UN.

So at first glance, Monday's Vatican announcement that Myanmar has invited him make the first ever papal visit to the predominantly Buddhist nation in November seems puzzling.

Jacinda Ardern says Labour would make tertiary education free in New Zealand

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 08:16 PM PDT

Students cheer $6bn plan to phase in free study starting from 2018 and increase living allowances as opposition also plans $25 tourist tax

Jacinda Ardern has made a bid to secure the youth vote in New Zealand's upcoming elections by announcing that she will fast-track a Labour party policy to phase in three years of free tertiary education and boost student allowances by $50 a week.

Announcing the policy in her Mount Albert electorate in Auckland, Ardern said that from next year students starting tertiary education would get one year of free study under a Labour government. From 2021 those starting tertiary education would get two years free, and from 2024 three years. The overall cost of the package is $6bn.

Australia offers to train Philippine army in fight against Islamic State

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 08:02 PM PDT

Julie Bishop says Australia is ready to 'advise, assist and train' armed forces in 'pretty brutal fight with Isis'

Australia has offered to help train the Philippine military in its fight against Islamist extremists, according to the foreign minister, Julie Bishop.

Bishop said on Tuesday she had offered the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, the same assistance that Australia was providing Iraq in its battle against Islamic State, which is looking to expand into the southern Philippines.

North Korea fires missile over Japan – video

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:57 PM PDT

North Korea has fired a missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido which prime minister Shinzo Abe has called the 'most serious and grave ever' threat to the country.

Malcolm Turnbull condemns North Korean missile test and urges 'harshest sanctions'

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:26 PM PDT

Julie Bishop says firing ballistic missile over Japan a 'threatening act' but Australia stops short of calling it an act of war

The Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has condemned North Korea's latest missile test in the "strongest terms" and has urged all nations to impose the "harshest sanctions" against the regime.

He has called on China, for the second time this month, to use its unique economic leverage over North Korea to bring the regime to heel before tensions escalate dangerously on the Korean peninsula.

My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong's coffin homes

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:59 PM PDT

Benjamin Haas joins the retirees, working poor, drug addicts and convicted criminals who live crammed into the city's tiny plywood cubicles

The residents of Lucky House in Hong Kong are anything but fortunate. They are some of the poorest people in the most expensive city in the world.

In one of its 46 sq metre (500 sq ft) apartments, 30 residents live in purpose-built plywood bunk beds each with its own sliding door, colloquially known as coffins. Two rows of bunks, 16 bunks in each row – still space for two more people.

What makes Houston so vulnerable to serious floods?

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:39 AM PDT

The size of storm Harvey is unusual – but rapid expansion, poor infrastructure and a distinctive topography have played a role in the devastating impact

Tropical storm Harvey – live updates

Flooding is nothing new to Houston residents. Over the past five decades no other urban area in the country has experienced as many casualties and property loss from flooding.

Houston flooding: 'we've never experienced anything like this' – video report

Posted: 29 Aug 2017 01:30 AM PDT

Houston, Texas continues to be battered by tropical storm Harvey on Tuesday, with a further 20 inches of rain expected to fall throughout the day. Texas governor Greg Abbott has activated the entire state National Guard to help deal with the 'catastrophic' flooding, which isn't expected to recede for days and will leave an estimated 30,000 people in need of emergency shelter

Response to storm Harvey just beginning, says Texas governor – video report

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 01:46 PM PDT

Tropical storm Harvey lashed Houston over the weekend, leading to heavy flooding across the city. Several people are reported to have died during the storm and subsequent flooding with many more people needing urgent care and shelter. Texas governor Greg Abbott said the response to the disaster was just beginning in the city

30,000 people to be housed in shelters after Houston flooding – video

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:45 AM PDT

30,000 people are expected to need emergency shelter after tropical storm Harvey caused 'landmark' flooding in Houston, Texas. Brock Long, administrator of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), held a press conference on Monday alongside the acting secretary of homeland security and the director of the National Weather Service, who said the city would experience more heavy rainfall in the coming days

Tropical storm Harvey – live updates

Nurse convicted of murders killed 90 patients, say German police – video

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 05:48 AM PDT

Johann Kühme, the chief of police in the German city of Oldenburg, held a press conference on Monday to announce that his investigative team now believed Niels Högel killed 84 more patients than previously thought. Högel has been convicted of two murders, and investigators say the number of his victims has reached at least 90

German nurse suspected of murdering at least 90 patients

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