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In today’s briefing update, chaotic scenes outside the Haitian senate as a senator pulled out a gun!

US House Speaker Pelosi announces a formal impeachment enquiry into President Trump.

The US leads condemnation of China’s ‘horrific’ repression of Muslims. 

 ALL in today’s WORLD news briefing – A daily roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.

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PHOTOJOURNALIST SHOT OUTSIDE HAITIAN SENATE

CNN says a Haitian senator appeared to open fire amid chaotic scenes outside the country’s Parliament building in the capital, Port-au-Prince. Images show Senator Ralph Fethiere getting out of his vehicle and pointing a handgun in the air. An Associated Press photographer was wounded during the commotion. Footage showed the photographer holding a bandage to his face from an apparent gunshot. The chaos follows recent protests over fuel and food shortages. And power blackouts and rising fuel prices have sparked public anger against the government. 

Read the full story on CNN

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US HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI LAUNCHES FORMAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AGAINST TRUMP

France 24 says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that the House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump. The inquiry centres on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought help from a foreign government for his re-election. Pelosi said such actions would mark a “betrayal of his oath of office” and declared: “No one is above the law.” To the news, Trump who was meeting with world leaders at the United Nations said in an all-caps tweet: “PRESIDENTIAL HARRASSMENT!.”

Read the full story on France 24

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US LEADS CONDEMNATION OF CHINA FOR ‘HORRIFIC’ REPRESSION OF MUSLIMS

Arab News says the US has led more than 30 countries on Tuesday in condemning China’s “horrific campaign of repression” against Muslims.  In highlighting abuses against ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in China, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said the UN and its member states have “a singular responsibility to speak up when survivor after survivor recounts the horrors of state repression.” He said it was incumbent on UN member states to ensure the world body was able to closely monitor human rights abuses by China. And added that it must seek “immediate, unhindered, and unmonitored” access to Xinjiang for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 

Read the full story on Arab News

https://wtxnews.com/2019/09/24/world-news-briefing-gretas-words-to-the-un-hong-kong-chaos-continues-uk-germany-france-blame-iran/

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