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A lawyer for a jailed woman at the centre of a South Korean political scandal says prosecutors threatened to "annihilate" her family and used abusive language during questioning.
Topics: world-politics, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, korea-republic-of
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| UpdatedAn obtained draft executive order reportedly shows that US President Donald Trump intends to stop accepting Syrian refugees and suspend the broader US refugee program for 120 days.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, united-states
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Faced with Trump's 'declaration of war', some European leaders have now taken the gloves off where the US president is concerned.
Topics: world-politics, germany, france, united-states
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he is confident the Government's refugee resettlement deal with the US will go ahead despite concessions from senior cabinet ministers that the arrangement is not set in stone.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, foreign-affairs, immigration, australia, united-states
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US President Donald Trump has signed directives to build a wall along the country's border with Mexico and crack down on cities that shield illegal immigrants.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Gambia's new President Adama Barrow is due to arrive in the country on Thursday, a week after he was sworn into office in neighbouring Senegal.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, gambia
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The North Korean diplomat who defected from its London embassy last year says he did it so his sons could live lives of "free men".
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, korea-republic-of
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump signs directives to build a wall along the country's border with Mexico and crack down on cities that shield illegal immigrants, proceeding quickly on sweeping and divisive plans to curb immigration and boost national security.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, united-states, mexico
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The Netherlands launches a global fund to help women access abortion services to compensate for US President Donald Trump's ban on federal funding for foreign groups providing abortions abroad.
Topics: health, reproduction-and-contraception, abortion, world-politics, netherlands
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| UpdatedChina uses a US television network interview to send its strongest message yet to Donald Trump that it will not back down on its claims in the South China Sea.
Topics: world-politics, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, territorial-disputes, business-economics-and-finance, trade, china, asia, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Australian Government is "concerned" about the significant recent settlement announcement in the West Bank, a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says.
Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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| UpdatedThe Turnbull Government is confident the future of Australia's one-off refugee deal will not be affected by US President Donald Trump's expected temporary ban on most refugees.
Topics: refugees, immigration, world-politics, australia, united-states
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Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks with ABC after US President Donald Trump signed executive actions to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.
Topics: world-politics, environmental-impact, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump is poised to sign orders imposing a temporary ban on most refugees, and suspending visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to US sources.
Topics: refugees, world-politics, community-and-society, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedBadlands National Park in South Dakota deletes several tweets on climate change statistics hours after posting them, following several gag orders and suspensions on US federal agencies by President Donald Trump's new administration.
Topics: world-politics, environment, government-and-politics, social-media, united-states
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US President Donald Trump signs orders to advance the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which was at the centre of the Standing Rock protests.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedTreasurer Scott Morrison outlines an "Australia first" trade policy after US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to leave the Trans-Pacific Partnership using similar language.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, trade, world-politics, international-law, us-elections, united-states, australia, asia
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US President Donald Trump stands by his belief millions of people voted illegally in the US election "based on studies and evidence", the White House says.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, united-states
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| UpdatedJihadism is on the move in Mali and it is "jumping" ethnicity, with consequences that could be felt around the world before too long.
Topics: terrorism, world-politics, mali
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Russia, Iran and Turkey present a united front at the conclusion of two days of Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan, pledging support for the country's shaky ceasefire and a joint mechanism to ensure compliance.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, kazakhstan, russian-federation, syrian-arab-republic
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Israel announces plans for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such declaration since US President Donald Trump took office signalling he would be less critical of such projects than his predecessor.
Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, palestinian-territory-occupied, israel
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump signs orders to advance the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which was at the centre of the Standing Rock protests, along with the Keystone XL project which had been blocked by Barack Obama.
Topics: world-politics, environment, community-and-society, business-economics-and-finance, indigenous-other-peoples, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedThe UK Supreme Court has killed off Prime Minister Theresa May's strategy to use "royal prerogative" to trigger Brexit. So how will the Government proceed? Slowly, but surely, writes Europe correspondent Steve Cannane.
Topics: world-politics, business-economics-and-finance, united-kingdom, european-union