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Early Release for Chelsea Manning

President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning's sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks

President Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks in 2010. The 29-year-old transgender US Army private, born Bradley Manning, will be freed on 17 May instead of her scheduled 2045 release. She was sentenced to 35 years in 2013 for her role in leaking diplomatic cables to the anti-secrecy group.

The British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson says countries are "queueing up" to do trade deals with Britain, following the Prime Minister Theresa May's speech about the terms under which Britain will leave the Eureopean Union. Mr Johnson uses a column in today's Daily Telegraph to suggest that agreements could be signed quickly after Britain's exit. Is the view the same in Europe?

A Nigerian military jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people in the north-east, killing at least 52 people and injuring many more. Aid workers are among the dead in Rann, with the Red Cross saying six of its employees were killed. The MSF aid agency said that over 200 people had been injured and appealed for help with medical evacuations.

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Wed 18 Jan 201707:06GMT

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  • Wed 18 Jan 201707:06GMT