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Now playing Next Serbia Serbian Orthodox Church leader dies from COVID-19, aged 90 Patriarch Irinej was taken to hospital earlier in November after going to the funeral of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, Bishop Amfilohije. 20/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Brexit trade talks suspended after EU negotiator contracts COVID-19 EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier announced the suspension on Twitter but said lower-ranking officials would continue discussions in the interim. 19/11/2020
Now playing Next Thailand Hungary's foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus in Thailand Only Peter Szijjarto tested positive and will be flown home alone. The rest of the Hungarian delegation will be flown back in a separate aircraft. 04/11/2020
Now playing Next USA UN treaty banning nuclear weapons made official after 50th signatory The historic - though largely symbolic - treaty will apply from January 2021. Nuclear powers US, Russia, China, UK and France have not signed. 25/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Sudan becomes third Arab country to recognise Israel, Trump announces Part of the brokered deal includes a payment of €282.5 million from Sudan as compensation to US victims of terrorism. 23/10/2020
Now playing Next Poland Ambassadors to Poland write open letter appealing for LGBT acceptance The Polish government responded to the letter saying that while they respected the human rights of LGBT people, marriage was between a man and a woman. 28/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus 'No democratic legitimacy': EU slams Lukashenko's 'inauguration' "This ‘inauguration’ directly contradicts the will of large parts of the Belarusian population [...] and serves to only further deepen the political crisis in Belarus," said EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell 24/09/2020
Now playing Next world news 'Historic' Afghan-Taliban peace talks begin after decades of war The peace talks could see the exit of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan after 19 years of conflict. 12/09/2020
Now playing Next world news India-China tensions: Leaders to disenage thousands of border troops Tensions between the two powers flared for the first time in 45 years in June, culminating in a recent clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Serbia and Kosovo normalise economic ties after White House talks Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti both described the deal, a diplomatic boost for Donald Trump, as a "huge step forward". 04/09/2020
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech Senate president meets Taiwan leader amid fury from Beijing China says the Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil had overstepped the line with his visit to Taiwan amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between the two countries. 03/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Pressure mounts on Russia to investigate Navalny's suspected poisoning “The poisoning of Alexey [sic] Navalny shocked the world,” UK PM Boris Johnson said in a tweet. “The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done.” 26/08/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey is converting another former Byzantine church into a mosque As with the Hagia Sophia, the decision is seen as being geared to consolidate the conservative and religious support base of Erdogan's ruling party at a time when his popularity is under strain. 21/08/2020
Now playing Next USA EU rejects US motion to restore UN sanctions against Iran The EU argues that as the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, it cannot demand a snapback of sanctions. 20/08/2020
Now playing Next China Hong Kong slams US decision to suspend extradition and tax treaties Hong Kong has faced mounting international pressure following Beijing's implementation of a national security law which has been viewed as an attack on the “one country, two systems” framework under which the city has been governed since its return to China in 1997. 20/08/2020
Now playing Next world news China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu amid rising tensions US-Chinese relations have soured amid a mounting array of conflicts including trade, the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, technology, spying accusations, Hong Kong and allegations of abuses against Chinese Muslims. 24/07/2020
Now playing Next Iran Iranian passenger plane 'harassed' over Syria by US fighter jet One F-15 fighter plane did briefly surveil the Iranian passenger jet from a safe distance but disengaged after it established it was a civilian aircraft, the US confirmed. 24/07/2020
Now playing Next world news UN chief laments lack of global solidarity in COVID-19 fight António Guterres says the United States and Europe are pumping trillions into their economies to tackle the fallout from COVID-19, but are not doing enough to help poorer nations. 20/07/2020