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Trump gets prank call on Air Force One
US President Donald Trump was fooled by a comedian into taking a prank call while on board Air Force One.
Canada 'will not back down' over US metals tariffs
Canada will "not back down" in the face of new US tariffs on steel and aluminium, according to the country's foreign minister.
North Korea still poses major threat - Trump
US President Donald Trump has renewed sanctions on North Korea, citing an "extraordinary threat" from its nuclear weapons - just 10 days after saying there was no risk from Pyongyang.
Trump child migrant backdown 'effects will be long lasting'
A noted American pediatrician and advocate for immigrant children says the effects of separating migrant families will last well beyond the headlines. Alan Shapiro is the Co-Founder and Medical… Audio
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
The United States has withdrawn from what it describes as a "hypocritical and self-serving" United Nations Human Rights Council over what it calls chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform… Video, Audio
Kids held in US immigration centre told they can't hug
John Campbell interviews Antar Davidson, who worked at an immigrant children's shelter in Tuscon, Arizona. The conditions there are better than in many places, but under zero tolerance, the children… Video, Audio
US child migrants: 2000 separated from families in 6 weeks
Almost 2000 migrant children were separated from their families at the US border over six weeks, officials say.
Ex-Trump campaign manager sent to jail
Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort has had his bail revoked by a Washington DC judge and has been ordered to jail pending trial.
Trump puts 25% tariff on Chinese goods
US President Donald Trump is to impose 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, accusing Beijing of intellectual copyright theft.
Was Trump's North Korea deal a trap?
Long-time observers of US-North Korea relations are split in their assessment of the success of the meeting yesterday between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Professor… Audio
Red Card: the FIFA corruption story
Journalist Ken Bensinger reveals rampant bribery, vote selling, and kickbacks in the book Red Card: FIFA and the Fall of the Most Powerful Men in Sports. He says the international football governing… Audio
Actors, TV networks agree to end casting couch
The largest US actors' union and the four major US television networks have agreed to limit auditions in private hotel rooms and homes following the #MeToo movement. Video, Audio
White House lashes out after Canada announces tariffs on US
The US and Canada swung sharply toward a diplomatic and trade crisis today as top White House advisers lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of the G-7 summit. Video, Audio
Giuliani: Kim Jong-un 'begged' for summit to take place
Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has said North Korea's leader "begged" for their summit to be rescheduled after the US president cancelled it.
50 years since Robert Kennedy murder
What if Robert Kennedy had lived his life instead of being murdered? Would he have made much of a difference to American society? Audio
Bias and businesses
Religious belief has been used as a defence in two recent cases in the United States. One was a baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and the other was a florist who wouldn't… Audio
Could President Trump Pardon himself?
US correspondent, Susan Milligan joins Kathryn with the news that the President has unexpectedly pardoned a conservative author and he's toying with the idea of pardoning Martha Stewart. Mr Turmp also… Audio
Dame Products’ Alex Fine on women making sex toys for women
Dame Products is a crowdfunded sex toy company that aims to make highly engineered and appealing sex toys for women. Dame Products co-founder and CEO Alexandra Fine has a Masters in Clinical… Audio
Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry - Love Is Dead
Glaswegian musical trio Chvrches may have relocated to New York but their recently released third album Love Is Dead has all the hallmarks of their previous records - with some extra pop sheen.
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China 'intimidating neighbours' - US
China is deploying missiles in the disputed South China Sea to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, US Defence Secretary James Mattis says.