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| UpdatedRenewed protests against US President Donald Trump flare on the Presidents Day holiday, with grassroots activists vowing to take to the streets in dozens of cities in "Not My President's Day" rallies.
Topics: world-politics, community-and-society, united-states
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| UpdatedA book by alt-right leader Milo Yiannopoulos is cancelled after a video resurfaces which shows him speaking positively about sexual relationships between boys and men.
Topics: world-politics, media, journalism, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald J Trump has taken to his month-old presidency with the same brand of brashness, bluster, haste and "gut" instinct that propelled him towards his $US4-5 billion net worth and through the rigours of his against-all-odds victory last November, writes Greg Jennett in Washington DC.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedCatholic and worker solidarity used to help Australians wrestle more with their vote than they seem to do now.
Topics: world-politics, political-parties, government-and-politics, catholic, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, unions, australia, united-states, united-kingdom
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United States President Donald Trump has appointed Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, defence-and-national-security, united-states
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| UpdatedThe selection of Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster to replace Michael Flynn surprises some observers who wonder how the General, who is known for questioning authority, will deal with a White House that has not welcomed criticism.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, donald-trump, united-states
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| UpdatedUS Vice President Mike Pence assures the European Union that the Trump administration will develop their cooperation in trade and security and backs the EU as a partner in its own right.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, donald-trump, belgium, united-states
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| UpdatedRussia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has died suddenly at work in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.
Topics: foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states, russian-federation
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Nick Dearden from Global Justice Now about growing calls for the British Government to rescind its invitation to Donald Trump for an official state visit.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom, united-states
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| UpdatedThe battle to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State militants is unlikely to be over until at least the middle of the year, counter-insurgency expert David Kilcullen says, adding it will be even harder to prevent civilian deaths.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, iraq, united-states
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Reporter Diamant Salihu from Stockholm discusses Donald Trump's remark suggesting a major incident had happened in Sweden, February 20, 2017.
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, terrorism, immigration, sweden, united-states
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Cambodia's authoritarian government changes the law covering political parties, in what some commentators are calling the "final triumph of dictatorship".
Topics: world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, cambodia, asia
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| UpdatedOpposition Leader Bill Shorten wants the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank to stop, and he's vowed to make that clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits Australia this week.
Topics: world-politics, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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| UpdatedVideo purportedly showing the moment a woman grabbed Kim Jong-nam from behind and allegedly wiped a fast-acting poison on his face at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is released by a Japanese network.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of
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| UpdatedThe Department of Homeland Security drafts sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the US illegally, and issues directives for the immediate construction of a border wall.
Topics: world-politics, donald-trump, immigration, united-states
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| UpdatedSwedes have been scratching their heads and ridiculing US President Donald Trump's remark that suggested a major incident had happened in Sweden.
Topics: world-politics, terrorism, government-and-politics, donald-trump, immigration, us-elections, united-states, sweden
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| UpdatedA day after falsely suggesting there was an immigration-related security incident in Sweden, President Donald Trump says his comment was based on a television report he had seen.
Topics: terrorism, government-and-politics, donald-trump, world-politics, immigration, us-elections, sweden, united-states
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A United States aircraft carrier strike group begins patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with Beijing over control of the disputed waterway.
Topics: territorial-disputes, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, foreign-affairs, united-states, china, asia, pacific
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Donald Trump has held his first rally as US President, telling the crowd he wanted to be "among my friends and among the people" and speak to them "without the filter of fake news".
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, us-elections, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump holds his first rally as US President, telling supporters he wants to be "among my friends" and to speak to them "without the filter of fake news".
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, us-elections, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump's new travel ban executive order will exclude green card residency holders, Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly says.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, donald-trump, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence promises "unwavering" support to NATO and vows to "hold Russia accountable", even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Moscow.
Topics: world-politics, defence-forces, germany, european-union, united-states
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| UpdatedGrace Mugabe says her husband, President Robert Mugabe, could run "as a corpse" in next year's election and still win votes.
Topics: world-politics, zimbabwe
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| UpdatedIt's no secret Donald Trump isn't a fan of the media, but today the US President dramatically stepped up his attack on news outlets.
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, united-states
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Donald Trump has promised to boost US manufacturing and punish companies for moving jobs overseas, during a visit to a South Carolina Boeing factory to celebrate the unveiling of the company's latest Dreamliner jet.
Topics: world-politics, business-economics-and-finance, industry, us-elections, government-and-politics, united-states