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Trump plans new security policy after travel ban blockedPresident says he believes he will win court fight over travel ban as confusion reigns over whether he will appeal decision to supreme court -
'New low' over treatment of asylum seekersPlans to detain migrants in shipping container camps are in breach of EU law, says Amnesty International -
Erdoğan paves way for April vote on sweeping new powersReferendum to be held after president approves bill on constitutional changes that could allow him to rule until 2029
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The French frontrunner wants reform. In different circumstances he could have been Britain’s allyAn Emmanuel Macron victory would give the EU a chance to save itself
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UKUKUK could be hit by coldest temperatures of the winter this weekendMost of UK will see the mercury hover above freezing, although biting winds from Scandinavia will make it feel much colder
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EuropeEuropeEU foreign policy chief tells Trump not to interfere in Europe's politicsFederica Mogherini, visiting Washington, says US president should ‘deal with America first’ as she hears administration voices criticizing European Union
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Unbuilt Los Angeles: the city that might have been – in picturesFrom the offshore Santa Monica freeway to a mini Las Vegas with pyramids and the Parthenon, Greg Goldin and Sam Lubell look at the LA that never happened
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The bishop and the populist Apprentice host: meet Brazil's new megacity mayorsA multimillionaire reality TV star and an evangelical bishop might seem worlds apart. But the surprise new populist mayors of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo both signal a rejection of traditional leaders by cities mired in economic crisis
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Hans Rosling: 'A kind and constantly curious genius'Hans Rosling, who died this week aged 68 a year after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, had a virtuosity and flair that brought statistics to life
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EU pledges €225m rescue package for the Gambia as new democracy dawnsMajor funding commitment to help ‘virtually bankrupt’ country shake off legacy of dictatorship, as President Adama Barrow promises better life for Gambians
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A timeline of Trump’s travel ban: what's happened, and what's nextThe battle over the order to suspend travel from seven Muslim-majority countries has evolved rapidly. Where is it now, and where does it go from here?
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The past few days have given us a reason to go shopping at Nordstrom, re-read Coretta Scott King and celebrate Elizabeth WarrenThe week in patriarchy: women have a new catchphrase – persist. And we will
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China U-turn is latest sign Trump may turn out to be a paper tigerUS leader has softened on a range of issues. Is he a bully who relents when challenged, or is he learning the limits of his power?
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Travel ban decision suggests supreme court would be tough to convinceFor the supreme court to strike down the temporary restraining order on Trump’s travel ban, one of its four liberal-leaning justices would have to break ranks
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Congressman booed at town hall for praising Trump – videoProtesters heckled and jeered Jason Chaffetz during a town hall meeting in Utah on Thursday night after the Republican mentioned Trump in opening remarks
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Trump has 'no doubt' that travel ban restraining order will be lifted – videoDonald Trump said his administration would win its ongoing legal challenge to reinstate a travel ban on refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries during a press conference on Friday
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Lawlessness on the streets of Brazil – in picturesBrazil’s south-eastern state of Espirito Santo is grappling with a strike by police that has resulted in a week of violence which has left more than 120 people dead – a toll six times the homicide rate in the state last year. Security duties have now been transferred to the military in an attempt to resolve the crisis.
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Block on Trump's travel ban will remain, appeal court rules – video reportReaction as a panel of judges rule to uphold a temporary restraining order that is blocking the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning anyone from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US
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Iran 1979: a time of revolution – in picturesThe Observer photographer David Newell Smith visited Iran in 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran from exile in Paris, ending the Shah’s rule. On the revolution’s anniversary, the Guardian’s Iran correspondent, Saeed Kamali Dehghan, chooses a selection of his photos
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Sean Spicer pressed over Trump's capricious tweeting – videoThe White House press secretary is questioned by Sirius XM radio reporter Jared Rizzi on why the president tweets about, for example, his daughter’s fashion line being dropped from a clothing store, but not the Quebec mosque attack
Australia Heatwave continues with record temperatures expected