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Top Stories for Friday 17 August 2018
Aretha Franklin's remarkable legacy - Jeff Slate; Crown-Maori relations minister role remains undefined; Jailed man 'struggling' after Australia deportation; Govt cracks down on departments'… Audio
Stoush between Trump former aide Omarosa
The stoush between President Trump and his former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman with President today calling her a "dog" on twitter. Audio
US White Supremacists, Obamacare & Omarosa
US correspondent Susan Milligan looks at the messy departure of former White House advisor, Omarosa Manigault Newman, a white supremacist rally in Washington DC, and how some states are despairing at… Audio
Trump accuses Russians of using nerve agent Novichok
The US is introducing new sanctions against Russia to punish the Kremlin for the country's involvement in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the British town of Salisbury… Video, Audio
Trump: Tapes and Putin
A second meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin has been postponed until next year. Meanwhile CNN has released audio of Trump and his lawyer Michael Cohen. Audio
Trump: would he wouldn't he?
The President of the United States of America says he mis-spoke in a press conference with his Russian counterpart. In the joint interview with Vladimir Putin he said he didn't "see any reason why"… Audio
Trump baby blimp an international hit
The lasting image of the protests against the US President Donald Trump in the UK was the Trump Baby blimp. Jesse talks to one the the blimp's "babysitters" Kevin Smith about the impact of the… Audio
Trump sides with Putin over FBI
US correspondent Susan Milligan on the extraordinary outcome of the talks between Presidents Putin and Trump in Helsinki. The US President has said he believes Russia over the US intelligence… Audio
US President Donald Trump has landed in the U.K.
US President Donald Trump has landed in the U.K. for his working visit. His visit is highly controversial with thousands of protesters expected to flood the streets tomorrow. Some protests have… Audio
US to reunite some young migrant children with parents
All migrant children under the age of 5 who are eligible will be reunified with their parents by Thursday morning US time. However the Trump administration's promise is being met with scepticism from… Video, Audio
Melania's mission of mercy
Melania Trump has descended on an illegal immigrants' detention camp in Texas. She's visited the children that her husband's government has seen separated from their parents. However the President of… Audio
US immigration policy
The American administration is mounting a defence of its separation of illegally immigrating parents from their children. Audio
White House communications staff Sanders & Shah supposedly planning exit
News outlets are reporting that White House Communications Director Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her deputy Raj Shah are planning to leave their positions. Audio
Behind the Iron Curtain
Moscow, near the end of the Cold War; paranoia, politics and perestroika. An embassy guard recalls life behind the Iron Curtain. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
Trump returns to Washington to criticism, praise
President Trump has arrived back in Washington to criticism of his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un of North Korea. At the centre of the criticism, a lack of details. Our Washington correspondent… Audio
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un summit
Did Donald Trump give up military exercises in South Korea, an American military presence on that peninsula, without telling either the South Koreans and other allies, or getting much in the way of a… Audio
Japan grateful US discussed abducted citizens
In Tokyo there's been gratitude Mr Trump brought up the fate of Japanese citizens abducted by the North Koreans. We spoke to Mayu Yoshida who works for Reuters in Tokyo.. Audio
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un meet in Singapore
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met a few hours ago in Singapore - the first ever meeting between the sitting heads of their respective states. Our panellists discuss what, if anything, will come of it.
…Trump meets Kim: Entertainment or democracy?
USA correspondent: Steve Almond on the USA and North Korean summit in Singapore gets into swing. What will be decided when President Trump finally meets Kim Jung Un? Will it be more entertainment than… Audio
Trump and Kim Jong Un's historic meeting likely to go ahead
The on-again / off-again meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un is on again, with experts suggesting South Korean officials may have nudged the American president back to the negotiating table.
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