world news
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Early advances by Iraqi forces meet limited resistance but Isis thought to have prepared ambush points in urban centre
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President appeared to refer to a non-existent terror attack in the country during a rally on Saturday in Florida, prompting questions from Swedish officials
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Two surveys give the ruling party candidate the lead but it remains unclear whether there will be a second round
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around the world
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UKUKLondon night tube drivers to vote on strike actionRail, Maritime and Transport union claims London Underground is discriminating against night staff in pay and jobs dispute
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EuropeEuropeWhat the EU27 want: Brexit red lines from the other side of the tableWhile Britain’s dealbreakers are well known, we look at what they are for its negotiating partners. Not all are shared, yet all will play a part in any final deal
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Study commissioned by Médecins Sans Frontières appears to show Russia, working with Syria, carried out February 2016 attack that killed 25 people
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opinion & analysis
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The president’s belligerent approach to the press may distract from problems in the short term, experts say, but history shows such hostility can end badly
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As we obsess over the latest tweet or never-ending breaking news, let’s not forget that the new administration is causing tangible harm every day
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Tareck El Aissami joins long list of politicians and public figures subjected to US sanctions over links to the drug trade
pictures and video
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Yasuyoshi Chiba, a photographer with AFP / Getty Images, got down on his haunches to hang out with costumed pooches at the Blocao – a dog carnival – in Rio de Janeiro
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Photographer David Ramos was onboard the rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro, operated by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms
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Malaysian police say on Sunday they are looking for four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of Kim Jong-un, was apparently poisoned at an airport in Kuala Lumpur
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Donald Trump appears to invent a terrorist attack in Sweden during a campaign-style rally in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday
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Donald Trump holds a rally in Melbourne, Florida, five months after being elected president of the US. Trump continues his attack on the “dishonest” media and likens his stance to that of former presidents Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln
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A minivan collapses into a 20ft sinkhole in the Studio City suburb of Los Angeles, California as the state continues to experience its heaviest rainfall in six years
Images of new bleaching on Great Barrier Reef heighten fears of coral death