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Welcome to the latest Global News recorded at 13:00 GMT on Friday, the 25th of April. I'm Valerie Sanderson, with a selection of highlights from across BBC World Service News today. Coming up:
Russia has again condemned Ukraine's security operation in the east of the country and rejected American accusations it's not abiding by an international agreement to defuse the crisis. "The country Ukraine is in a deep crisis. Russia will firmly contribute to the de-escalation of the conflict on the basis of the compromise reached in Geneva. But there can be no one-sided demands, and someone is trying to impose them on us. First and formost, I mean the USA. / President Obama has told a news conference in South Korea that harsher sanctions against North Korea may be needed as it poses a direct military threat to the United States. "The North Korea situation is a direct concern to us, not only because it threatens our key allies in the region, the Republic of Korea and Japan, but it also poses a direct threat to us." And later; More mountaineers and their guides have been leaving Mount Everest base camp amid increasing uncertainty over this year's climbing season. But first; ...