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Gunman had enough explosives for 'devastating' attack, police chief saysDemonstrators across US renew outcry against police shootings, while search suggests Micah Johnson prepared for larger attack, police chief says -
Tony Blair set to face contempt of parliament motion over Iraq warDavid Davis hopes MPs can debate before summer recess his motion accusing former PM of misleading Commons -
Mosul attack could leave thousands of children homeless, says UnicefAn attempt to recapture Iraqi city from Islamic State risks creating a humanitarian crisis, says UN children’s agency
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Vitriol in American politics is holding the nation backA gathering of politically active older women in Houston, Texas, mourn the absence of civility, dignity and respect in the 2016 election debate
around the world
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UKUKAlmost £30,000 raised for victims of attack on eastern European shopJustGiving page set up after brick thrown through window and fire started at Village Shop in Norwich
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EuropeEuropeThe Guardian view on the Nato summit: a refreshed alliance for troubled timesEditorial: Held for the first time in a central European capital, the North Atlantic defence and security alliance is at last responding to the continent’s multiple challenges
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'It's Prozac in city form': Canadians on the issues facing their citiesThroughout Guardian Canada week, current and former residents shared their perspectives on life in Canadian cities, from street hockey and multiculturalism to the challenges of urban sprawl and unaffordable housing
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Calgary versus the car: the city that declared war on urban sprawlCalgary is like any other Canadian city that grew outwards, not upwards. But led by progressive mayor Naheed Nenshi, the oil-rich, car-friendly city has become an unlikely leader in the battle to limit urban sprawl
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Wounded in spirit, South Sudan's people need the salve of mutual forgivenessThe violence that broke out in Wau recently showed just how far South Sudan has to go to reconcile its deep-rooted political and ethnic divisions
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Post-Brexit sterling decline will cost poor countries $4bn, claims studyOverseas Development Institute identifies reduced trade, fall in value of aid money and declining growth among factors that could hit poor countries
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opinion & analysis
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Why we can't stop listening to the families of police shooting victimsAs the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling force the US to confront police brutality again, it’s the dead men’s relative’s heartache that cuts through the noise
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The lies Trump told this week: from Saddam to the concept of losing a warIn the latest of a continuing series, the Guardian looks at some of the tallest tales the presumptive Republican nominee has told over the past seven days
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Blair says the Middle East is better off post-Saddam, but is this true?With Yemen and Libya savaged by war, a five-year conflict in Syria and peace prospects remote for Israel and Palestine, how strong is Blair’s claim?
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Opioid overdose deaths: can a bipartisan bill aimed at curbing crisis really work?Without funding some addiction experts and congressional Democrats fear the Republican-led effort will have little impact in addressing the epidemic
pictures and video
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Protesters block a Minnesota highway with fireworks – videoProtesters in Minnesota block access on the Interstate 94, forcing it to close
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Dallas Officer Brent Thompson's body brought home – videoThe body of Dallas Officer Brent Thompson is escorted to a funeral home in his hometown of Corsicana, Texas on Saturday
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Memorial for victims of Dallas shooting grows – in picturesOne day after a lone gunman ambushed and killed five police officers in Dallas, a makeshift memorial at the police headquarters keeps growing with flowers and notes from mourners
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Black Lives Matter protests across the US - in picturesProtesters take to the streets across the US against police treatment of African Americans. Demonstrations were were given fresh impetus by the fatal shootings last week of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota
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Police use pepper spray on protesters in Phoenix – videoPolice officers in Phoenix, Arizona use pepper spray and tear gas on protesters on Friday night.
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Prayer vigil for victims of Dallas shooting – in picturesHundreds of people gathered in Thanksgiving Square in downtown Dallas following the deaths of five police officers during a protest march
Cities 'There is no escape': Nairobi's air pollution sparks Africa health warning