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8. April 2017, 21:58

Trump outlines views on presidency

The US President-elect Donald Trump has told people who've been protesting against his election not to be afraid of his presidency. In an interview with CBS News, Trump also said his nominees for the Supreme Court would favour restrictions on abortion and that they would defend the right to bear arms. On other issues, he said he wouldn't seek to overturn the legislation on same-sex marriage and that he would deport or jail up to 3 million illegal immigrants who he said had criminal links: "what we are going to do is get the people who are criminal or have criminal records - gang members, drug dealers - we have a lot of these people - probably 2 million or it could even be 3 million. We're getting them out of our country or we're going to incarcerate." Trump has awarded key roles in his team to Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who will be his chief of staff and Stephen Bannon, a controversial right-wing media figure who’s been named as his chief strategist.

EU ministers discuss US elections and Turkey

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels today for talks on improving defence and security cooperation. The recent US elections, ties with NATO and relations with Turkey are among the items on the agenda.

Fears of aftershocks in New Zealand

Officials in New Zealand have warned that the earthquake that struck in the early hours of today and its aftershocks have caused a breach in a dam on the South Island. They say a large amount of water has been released into the Clarence River north of the town of Kaikoura and they've urged residents to move to higher ground. Eleanor Roy, who’s near the epicentre of the quake, says people are extremely concerned about aftershocks: "people are very scared tonight. Everyone's very on edge. Nobody is planning on sleeping very much tonight. "

CDU to back Steinmeier for President

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party says it will support Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a Social Democrat, as the coalition's candidate for president. The incumbent Joachim Gauck, who's 76, is stepping down. His successor will be elected in February.

Prosecutors question Assange

Prosecutors are to question the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy over a rape allegation made against him by a Swedish woman in 2010. Assange, who says he fears being extradited to the US, denies the allegations.

The weather

Some sunshine but also some persistent fog about, especially in Lower Austria, Carinthia, Vorarlberg and in the Inntal. Highs ranging between minus 3 and plus 7 degrees.

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