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WikiLeaks founder’s removal from London embassy brings seven-year diplomatic stalemate to an end -
Communist Youth League students to ‘spread civilisation’ in countryside and ‘promote technology’
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Civil service to stand down its no-deal contingency plans in light of new departure date -
Language professor in Hawaii comes up with name welcomed by scientists who captured first image of galactic phenomenon -
Demonstrators in Khartoum insist a civilian government must replace Omar al-Bashir -
Mohammed bin Salman is privately urged to cut ties with adviser implicated in murder
Spotlight
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The number of films classified 18 for sex has plummeted. We explore how studio pressure, #MeToo nerves and the proliferation of porn created a new puritanism
Around the world
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Lib Dem MP lodges bill in same week Judy Murray has Scottish note rejected in London cafe -
12 April 1985: The Balkan state Communist dictator Enver Hoxha dies after forty years of iron rule -
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Firm that supplied major UK supermarkets ordered to compensate trafficking victims forced to live and work in inhumane conditions -
Inclusiveness and an appreciation of cultural nuances are key to changing attitudes in a society where harassment is the norm -
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Opinion & analysis
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Ultranationalist PM has been at heart of backlash against peace efforts during 13 years in power
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French president compared to De Gaulle as he seeks to get on with mission to change EU -
Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over territory it seized from Syria sets a troubling precedent, experts fear -
Benny Gantz has conceded, meaning Benjamin Netanyahu will serve a fifth term as prime minister
Pictures and video
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After WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday, Donald Trump claimed not to know anything about WikiLeaks and that it's 'not his thing'. The US president frequently praised the organisation during the 2016 presidential campaign when WikiLeaks published emails stolen from Democratic National Convention servers and Hillary Clinton's campaign.
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Democratic congresswoman Katie Porter grills JP Morgan’s billionaire CEO, Jamie Dimon, on the real-world consequences his bank’s low wages have had on a single mother’s life.Porter found that a single mother on a starting salary as a teller would be $567 short at the end of each month.
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President Omar al-Bashir has been forced to step down by the army after months of protests that escalated with a mass sit-in on Saturday
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Sudan's defence minister announces Omar al-Bashir's arrest and says there will be a two-year period of military rule followed by presidential elections
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The summit on Wednesday was off to promising start as Angela Merkel approached Theresa May to share something on her iPad
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Crowds took to the streets in Sudan on Thursday, as the army said it had removed President Omar al-Bashir from power after 30 years in charge. We take a look at the best images from the capital, Khartoum
The scale of ambition: China's changing landscape – in pictures