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A suicide bomb attack in the Pakistani city of Lahore kills at least 13 people and injures 83 others, a senior police official says.
Topics: terrorism, government-and-politics, police, pakistan, asia
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| UpdatedThe Iraqi air force has carried out a series of air strikes on a residence where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was thought to be meeting other commanders, the Iraqi military says, without clarifying whether or not he had been hit.
Topics: terrorism, world-politics, army, unrest-conflict-and-war, iraq
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| UpdatedEngland's newest Test captain Joe Root may only be 26 years old but, from pub scraps to Lord's tons, he has a long history against Australia.
Topics: cricket, sport, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedDonald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vow to push ahead with closer trade ties and downplay their differences over refugees in their first face-to-face meeting at the White House.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, donald-trump, trade, united-states, canada
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The stories of Donald Trump, Alexander Hamilton and Lin Manuel Miranda intertwine more than you would think, writes Sara James.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, donald-trump, opera-and-musical-theatre, arts-and-entertainment, united-states
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| UpdatedThe United States, Japan and South Korea request urgent United Nations Security Council consultations on North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, nuclear-issues, world-politics, united-states, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, korea-republic-of, japan, china, asia
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| UpdatedProtesters, a sea turtle and the migrant crisis in Europe are all featured in this year's World Press Photo competition, but none were more impactful than the explosive Photo of the Year: a gun-wielding Turkish policeman standing over the body of Russia's ambassador.
Topics: photography, arts-and-entertainment, information-and-communication, print-media, united-states
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| UpdatedFears of a collapse at the tallest dam in the United States ease slightly, after Californian authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents.
Topics: floods, disasters-and-accidents, dams-and-reservoirs, united-states
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| UpdatedNew Zealand authorities commence the clean-up of whales beached on Golden Bay, after volunteers worked tirelessly over the weekend to save hundreds.
Topics: mammals---whales, conservation, new-zealand
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A top White House aide sidesteps repeated chances to publicly defend embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn following reports he engaged in conversations with a Russian diplomat about US sanctions before President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Topics: world-politics, donald-trump, united-states
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| UpdatedThe US Department of Education is left embarrassed after posting an inspirational quote on Twitter, only to misspell the author's name — and the internet was quick to pick up on the irony.
Topics: education, social-media, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedTrump administration officials could be forced to give evidence to uncover "what truly motivated" President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration if the case goes to the Supreme Court, a US state Attorney-General says.
Topics: immigration, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, donald-trump, united-states
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| UpdatedMusical La La Land wins big at Britain's main film awards as it scoops the prize for best film, while Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle pick up awards for best actress and best director respectively.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, film-movies, event, united-kingdom
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The tennis umpire who copped a ball to the face from an enraged Denis Shapovalov swing undergoes surgery on a fractured eye socket.
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Afghan officials and local residents say 22 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed during a joint operation carried out by US and Afghan forces in the southern Helmand province.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan
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Nine months ago, Leicester City was crowned Premier League champions. But with the Foxes now staring relegation in the face, what has gone so drastically wrong?
Topics: english-premier, soccer, sport, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedThe United States Tennis Association apologises after an outdated version of the German national anthem that later became associated with the Nazi regime was performed before a Fed Cup match in Hawaii.
Topics: tennis, sport, human-interest, united-states
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| UpdatedUp to 72,000 residents living in Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, are forced to evacuate after the discovery of a World War II bomb during excavation works at a petrol station.
Topics: history, world-war-2, community-and-society, accidents---other, greece
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Turkey's president says his troops and allied Syrian opposition fighters have entered the centre of al-Bab that is a stronghold of the Islamic State group.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, syrian-arab-republic, turkey
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| UpdatedDonald Trump's tough talk met with provocation as North Korea launches medium range missile into the Sea of Japan - the first such test since the new US President took office - drawing widespread condemnation and threats of new sanctions.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, korea-republic-of, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of