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Dutch police expel Turkish minister as 'Nazi remnants' row escalatesMounted police disperse pro-Erdoğan crowd in Rotterdam after family affairs minister was barred from rally and escorted to German border
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Dozens killed in Damascus bombingsRoadside device and suicide bomber target Bab al-Saghir neighbourhood of Syrian capital, home to several Shia mausoleums
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Can people please stop telling me feminism is hot?The novelist has been accused of making equality mainstream: isn’t that the point? Plus an extract from her new Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions
around the world
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UKUKBritish democracy at risk from Russian hackers, says GCHQPoliticians are offered advice on preventing cyberattacks after concern about Kremlin interference in US and German elections
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EuropeEuropeSunday of protest in 40 cities to show growth of pro-EU movementPulse of Europe organisation holding rallies in cities across continent to assert common values before Dutch and French elections
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'That one day is all you have': how Hong Kong's domestic workers seized SundayOften subject to abuse and poor conditions, Hong Kong’s live-in migrant workers are only allowed one day off a week. Many are giving up their day of statutory rest to make their voices heard
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A village amid skyscrapers: how long can Kuala Lumpur's enclave hold out?In the heart of Malaysia’s towering capital lies tiny Kampong Bharu. But its markets are being razed and its residents evicted
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Raped, beaten, exploited: the 21st-century slavery propping up Sicilian farmingThousands of female Romanian farm workers are suffering horrendous abuse
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Drive to replace UK-EU trade links with closer ties to CommonwealthIn move dubbed Empire 2.0 by critics, trade ministers draw up integration plans as departure from single market looms
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opinion & analysis
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Rebels with a cause: Africa's whistleblowers need urgent protectionA group of activists, lawyers and artists have launched a platform to help citizen watchdogs in often dangerous situations
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As a powerful grassroots movement emerges, some want to use it for their own gain. The history of the Tea Party has important lessons on how to avoid thatDon't let establishment opportunists ruin the resistance movement
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With the latest WikiLeaks revelations about the CIA – is privacy really dead?In the wake of James Comey’s declaration that there’s no privacy in America and more WikiLeaks disclosures, do the law and technology prove him right?
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Why James Clapper's Trump comments may not conflict with reports of secret court orderAnalysis: the ex-director of national intelligence rejected the president’s claims of wiretapping – but reports of secret court orders could still hold true
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Erdoğan brands Dutch government ‘Nazi remnants and fascists’ – videoRecep Tayyip Erdoğan brands the Netherlands “Nazi remnants” after the Dutch government withdrew permission for Turkey’s foreign minister to land there
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UN calls for more aid to avoid largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years – videoStephen O’Brien, the UN under secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, urges member-states to make urgent funding available to avert famine in four countries
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Thousands march on Washington for Dakota Access pipeline protest – videoThousands of Native Americans marched through Washington DC on Friday to protest against the construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota
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Congressman raps Juicy lyrics in tribute to Notorious BIG – videoA Democratic congressman rapped the first few verses of the Notorious BIG’s song Juicy on the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday in honour of the 20th anniversary of the star’s death
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UK will rejoin European Union some day, says EU commission chief – videoThe president of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, expresses the opinion that the UK will choose to re-enter the EU someday
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Bernie Sanders on the resistance movement in Trump's America – videoBernie Sanders talks exclusively with the Guardian about the resistance movement under a Donald Trump presidency
UN World faces worst humanitarian crisis since 1945, official says
The Guardian view Sitting by as disaster unfolds