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Flynn a high-profile fail in a fledgling administration Analysis
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Michael Flynn's resignation following his "loss of trust" as national security advisor follows the Obama administration relieving him of the position as Defence Intelligence chief over insubordination.
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'It smacks of James Bond': Experts point finger at North Korea over Kim Jong-nam death
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Although details are still uncertain over how and why the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was killed, government officials and independent experts all say the assassination looks like the work of North Korean agents.
Topics: death, murder-and-manslaughter, world-politics, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, korea-republic-of, malaysia, united-states
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Get a grip: How Trump's legendary handshake is making America great again Opinion
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America will remain strong so long as its leader keeps challenging others to resist his creepy, crushing handshake, writes Ben Pobjie.
Topics: elections, world-politics, us-elections, popular-culture, offbeat
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Flynn resignation based on trust issue, not legal: Spicer Video
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White House spokesman Sean Spicer said that former national security adviser Michael Flynn either misled Vice President Mike Pence and others, or forgot "critical details" about his call with Russia's ambassador to the US, creating "a critical mass and an unsustainable situation."
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Trump knew of Flynn issue weeks ago, White House admits
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Donald Trump was informed in late January that Mr Flynn had not told Vice-President Mike Pence the whole truth about conversations he had with Russia's ambassador to the US before Mr Trump took office, White House spokesman Sean Spicer says.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, donald-trump, united-states
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Indonesia's top cop concerned Jakarta voters may be 'forcefully intimidated'
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The election for governor of Jakarta will be held under a cloud of religious, racial and legal tension that has Indonesia's police chief worried about the intimidation of voters.
Topics: elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, indonesia
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Adolf Hitler lookalike arrested by Austrian police
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Austrian police arrest a man described by local media as "Hitler's double" for possible violations of laws against glorifying the Nazi era.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, world-war-2, history, community-and-society, world-politics, austria
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US National Security Adviser resigns Video
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Khaled Beydoun of the University of Detroit Mercy Law School about the implications of Michael Flynn's resignation.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, united-states
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Flynn's departure has the potential to threaten careers Analysis
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Either Michael Flynn has one of the world's worst memories or he deliberately misled his Vice-President and the United States as to the content and subject matter of his calls to the Russian ambassador, writes Philip Williams.
Topics: world-politics, united-states, russian-federation
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Three Australian POWs share their stories of the fall of Singapore
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How the fall of Singapore changed three Australian prisoners of war, sharing their stories on its 75th anniversary.
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Conor Duffy reports from Washington DC Video
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Conor Duffy reports from Washington DC, where Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned, February 14, 2017.
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Embattled Trump security adviser quits over Russian contact
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Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns after conceding he gave "incomplete information" to Vice-President Mike Pence about his discussions with Russia's ambassador to the US.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, donald-trump, united-states
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Trump briefed on North Korea missile test in front of country club members
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Diners at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort boasted about being at the centre of the action on Facebook as the President held an impromptu national security meeting in full view of club members.
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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Donald Trump shakes hands with Justin Trudeau image
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Justin Trudeau, Ivanka Trump, Dawn Farrell participate in roundtable discussion image
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Iraqi jets target Islamic State leadership in wave of air strikes
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The 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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Trudeau meets Trump in Washington Video
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US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have met at the White House.
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