Today: UK Trump visit. Germany Putin comments. Saudi Arabia Pakistan pact. Afghanistan internet ban. Colombia pet travel. Chile elections. Cuba US militarisation. United States ice cream. United States Kirk assassination. Guinea constitution referendum. Chad constitution change. Sudan rights prize.
With Juliet Martin
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Episode Transcript
Good morning. This is send seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm at Juliet Martin and today is Thursday, the eighteenth
of September twenty twenty five. Starting in Europe today in
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the United Kingdom, United States, President Donald Trump visited British
King Charles yesterday. During a speech at Windsor Castle, Trump
said the bond of kinship and identity between America and
the United Kingdom is priceless and eternal. He will visit
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer today. Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Mertz has
said that Russia's President Vladimir Putin is murdering and spying.
At a parliamentary debate yesterday, he said that Russian incursions
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into Polish and Romanian air space were a way of
Russia testing the borders. He said that a piece that
involves Ukraine's surrendering to Russia would quote encourage Putin to
seek his next target. Asia. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed
(01:34):
a mutual defense packed yesterday. Pakistani Prime Minister Sabaz Sharif
and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman appeared on Pakistani
state television together in a statement. Pakistan's Prime Minister's office
said this agreement, which reflects the shared commitment of both
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nations to enhance their security and to achieving security and
peace in the region and the world, aims to develop
aspects of defense cooperation between the two countries and strengthen
joint deterrence against any aggression. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has
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announced an internet ban in five northern provinces. In a statement,
the Taliban said the ban covers all Internet connections via
fiber optic cable and aims to prevent immoral activities. The Americas,
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Colombia has asked the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization
to provide rules for pets on aircrafts. More than twenty
countries in Latin America and Europe have supported the proposal.
Virgin Australia has recently announced its first service allowing small
(03:08):
dogs or cats in the cabin on domestic flights. In Chile,
presidential campaigns launched yesterday. The election will take place on
the sixteenth of November. Cuba's Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, has
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called for the United Nations to stop militarization in the
region by the United States. He said that the interception
of boats and killing of civilians, threatened peace and security.
United States President Donald Trump has returned Cuba to the
list of state sponsors of terrorism in the United States.
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A co founder of ice cream brand Ben and Jerry's
has quit the company over parent company Unilever's approach to
the conflict in Gaza. Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen said
the brand had been silenced by Unilever. Announcing his departure
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from the company, Greenfield said standing up for values like justice, equity,
and shared humanity has never been more important. Also in
the United States, a suspect has been charged with the
assassination of Charlie Kirk. The prosecutor announced that they would
(04:37):
be seeking the death penalty.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Today after reviewing the evidence that law enforcement has collected
thus far, I am filing a criminal information charging Tyler
James Robinson, aged twenty two, with the following crimes, count
one aggravated murder, a capital offense for intentionally or knowingly
(05:02):
causing the death of Charlie Kirk under circumstances that created
a great risk of death to others. Also, following the
press conference, I am filing a notice of intent to
seek the death penalty. I do not take this decision
lightly and it is a decision I have made independently
(05:25):
as County Attorney, based solely on the available evidence and
circumstances and nature of the crime.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Africa Guinea will vote on a new constitution in a
referendum on Sunday. The constitution would allow JINTA leader Mahmadi
Dumbuya to run for president. Under the current Transition Charter,
GINA members are barred from standing in the next national
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and local elections. Critics have said that the referendum is
a power grab. Chad's National Assembly has approved changes to
the constitution which would extend the presidential term and remove
the limit on how many times a president can serve.
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Under the new constitution, the presidential term would be increased
to seven years from five years. The new constitution will
be put to a final vote in the Senate on
the thirteenth of October. And in Sudan, the Emergency Response
Rooms Network has received the Norwegian Human Rights Rafto Prize.
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The organization emerged during the civil war, which began in
twenty twenty three. It has also been named as a
candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced
in October. That's your world news in seven minutes. If
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