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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.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have met at the White House.
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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.
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The stories of Donald Trump, Alexander Hamilton and Lin Manuel Miranda intertwine more than you would think, writes Sara James.
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| UpdatedThe UN Security Council condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch and warns of "further significant measures" if Pyongyang does not stop nuclear and missile testing.
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Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy tells Beverley O'Connor he stepped down to save his party from dissolution.
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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.
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The United States Tennis Association has been forced to apologise after a Fed Cup match against Germany was opened with a version of the German national anthem banned after World War II
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| UpdatedJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says North Korea's latest missile launch is "intolerable", urging the country to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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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.
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is sent deep into the jungle of the United States of America to try and smooth things over with newly elected President Donald Trump and quickly discovers how things get… "confused out there". Huw Parkinson explores this harrowing tale.
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US President Donald Trump pushes back on assertions that the wall he wants built on the US border with Mexico will cost more than anticipated and says he will find a way to reduce the price.
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US President Donald Trump says he is considering issuing a new travel ban executive order, while the White House says an appeal to the Supreme Court over the ban is still possible.
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Four people — including a 16-year-old girl — are arrested in and around the southern French city of Montpellier on suspicion of planning an "imminent attack" in France.
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| UpdatedThe White House says an appeal to the Supreme Court over Donald Trump's travel ban is still possible, while the US President says he is considering issuing a new executive order.
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Hundreds of thousands of Iranians march in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and denounce the new US administration.
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More than 20,000 police and military officers will be deployed across Jakarta as the Indonesian capital prepares to go to the polls to elect a governor next week.
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| UpdatedJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins a two-day summit with US President Donald Trump, saying he wants to build a relationship of trust with the new leader and underscore the sturdiness of the Japan-US alliance.
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Dr William Partlett, a senior lecturer at Melbourne Law School, tells Beverley O'Connor it could be many months before the legality of Donald Trump's immigration ban is resolved in the courts.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a constitutional reform bill, paving the way for an executive presidential system.
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