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Trump gives extraordinary press conferencePresident attacks media and announces Florida International University law school dean to replace Andrew Puzder -
More than 70 killed in Isis suicide attack on Sufi shrine in PakistanAbout 150 people injured as jihadi group claims it bombed shrine to Sufi saint in Sindh province -
DRC minister says country 'can't afford' to hold election this yearBudget minister’s warning on poll funds comes after death of key opposition figure and amid fears over fragile political deal
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Immigrants flee US for CanadaMigrants are fleeing the US for Canada, making the journey through snow and ice to seek refugee status in the country
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UKUKMet chief: 'brutalised' Isis supporters soon to return to BritainOutgoing Met chief says terror threat will grow as Britons fighting alongside Islamic State in Syria and Iraq start to return
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EuropeEuropeTony Blair calls on remainers to 'rise up in defence of our beliefs'Former PM says that the British people were misinformed by Brexit campaign and would be correct to change their minds
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Where the wind blows: how China's dirty air becomes Hong Kong's problemLast month there were 300,000 doctor’s visits in Hong Kong linked to smog – much of which wafts over from mainland China. But in a busy town obsessed with money, will it take a direct economic hit to wake people to the danger?
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Millions of premature births could be linked to air pollution, study findsPremature births across 183 countries may be associated with fine particulate matter, a common air pollutant, with Africa and Asia especially affected
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UK to host summit seeking extra funds for family planningPriti Patel sets date for event that was planned before Trump administration reintroduced so-called ‘global gag rule’
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Amazon rainforest's final frontier under threat from oil and soyaIn Brazil’s least developed state, Amapá, locals fear that government plans to increase soya and oil production will destroy the area – and their livelihoods
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Donald Trump news conference: what was all that 'ranting and raving' about?Here’s a breakdown of the issues Trump meandered through in his exchange with reporters Thursday on Russia, race politics and, of course, the media
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Donald Trump's press conference proves he'll never be presidentialTrump spent his first solo press conference as president berating the press and dodging any serious questions – and none of it is ever going to be normal
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Out of the loop: Rex Tillerson finds state department sidelined by White HouseAmerica’s top diplomat is operating with senior staff positions left vacant, his deputy vetoed and foreign policy made by an ideological clique around Trump
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Decades of Middle East diplomacy thrown away in one Trump sentenceSpeaking with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, president says US is not committed to two-state solution, showing alarming lack of understanding
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Donald Trump attacks press and defends his administration – videoDonald Trump used his first solo press conference as president to announce his new labor secretary pick, but it turned into a bitter critique of the media
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Immigrants flee US for Canada – in picturesMigrants are fleeing the US for Canada, making the journey through snow and ice to seek refugee status in the country
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Car bomb in Baghdad kills tens – video reportA large car bomb has killed tens of people and injured many more in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday
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Suicide bomb kills dozens in Pakistan – video reportA suicide bomber targeted crowds at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan province, Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 30 people and injuring over 100
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Justin Trudeau: the whole world benefits from a strong EU – videoCanadian prime minister Justin Trudeau says on Thursday that the whole world benefits from a strong European Union
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American homelessness: 'No matter how we ended up here, we're still here' – videoOutside in America will explore the homelessness crisis in the western United States, and we’ll offer ways you can help solve the problem
Nigeria Meet Aisha, a former antelope hunter who now tracks Boko Haram