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Attorney general William Barr to release ‘principal conclusions’ to Congress after special counsel’s findings delivered late on Friday -
Kurdish-led group backed by US says last of militants cleared from their stronghold of Baghuz
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Shane O’Brien fled the UK after Hanson was stabbed to death in London in 2015 -
Gilets jaunes demonstrations in Paris on Saturday largely peaceful, but turned violent in the late afternoon -
Talks come as the number who have signed petition on parliament website to stop Brexit reaches 4.4 million -
Manning held in isolation for 22 hours a day after being jailed for refusing to testify to grand jury investigating WikiLeaks
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A photo of an ad hoc crisis meeting gives an insight into the efforts made to cope with a floundering British government
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Shane O’Brien fled the UK after Hanson was stabbed to death in London in 2015
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Helicopters rush to evacuate 1,300 passengers in treacherous conditions after vessel’s engine failure -
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People rescued by boat are arriving at Beira in hope of first aid, shelter and reunion with their families -
World Water Day study highlights lethal nature of unsafe sanitation and hygiene for children, especially under-fives -
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Rescuers race to reach tens of thousands of people trapped by vast areas of flooding -
Muslim associations have expressed despair that no one in government heeded their warnings about a rise in racism and violence -
Some see looming ecological collapse as an opportunity to re-order society along their preferred, frankly genocidal, lines
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Official figures put the numbers at the people’s vote Brexit march on Saturday at over 1 million. People from across the UK travelled to central London to demand a second vote on whether the UK should leave the EU
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Senators appeal to attorney general William Barr to release Robert Mueller's findings to the public
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The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has accused Brexiters of telling 'lies' to British voters, and he claimed they would be hardest hit if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. 'They told the people, "It'll be easy, it'll be quick!,"' he said. 'It's awful, there were a lot of lies.'
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Vigils and silences held as country remembers the victims of the mosque shootings -
Orthodox Jewish children in fancy dress and adults take to the streets of Broughton in Greater Manchester to celebrate the annual feast of Purim, celebrated by Jewish communities around the world with parades and costume parties. Purim commemorates the defeat of Haman, the adviser to the Persian king, and his plot to massacre the Jewish people, 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the biblical book of Esther. -
French president says that if British MPs reject Theresa May's withdrawal deal next week, it will 'guide everybody to a no-deal [Brexit]'
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