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French presidential candidate faces formal investigation over claims he paid family members for fake parliamentary jobs
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The president offered upbeat themes in an address that sought to calm his opponents but was swiftly condemned for inaccuracies
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Indonesian and Vietnamese suspects could be hanged if they are convicted of killing the half-brother of the North Korean leader
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UKUKBrother of paedophile who hid girl behind fridge 'warned police years ago'Police face questions over failure to stop Michael Dunn from carrying out decades of abuse after he is jailed for 27 years
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EuropeEuropeNoma dishwasher becomes co-owner of world famous Danish restaurantAli Sonko, who has worked in restaurant kitchen since 2003, gets share in business in ‘recognition of his hard work and enduring smile’
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European charities say German weapons firms bypass domestic controls by using British subsidiaries, exploiting a lack of transparency over UK arms sales
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The indigenous group faces a battle with settlers lured to the Caribbean rainforest region by the promise of cheap virgin land, precious timber and gold
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opinion & analysis
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Scandal-hit candidate is in bunker mode, avoiding the public as he accuses the state of a political ‘assassination’ attempt
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The president’s first address to Congress was full of inconsistency when compared to his words and deeds in the White House
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David Smith reads between the lines of Trump’s first presidential address to members of the House and Senate, his cabinet and the supreme court justices
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In his first presidential address to Congress, Trump claimed 94 million aren’t working and Obamacare is collapsing. Alan Yuhas sorts fact from fiction
pictures and video
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‘Then the shooting started’: Afghan asylum seekers on the moment they lost their family – video
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Women from the Democratic Party made a visual statement at President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night by wearing white, a symbol of the suffrage movement
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In 2017, solar energy has never been cheaper to invest in for your home – here are key tips for installing solar panels and why now is the time to switch
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There are audible laughs from Democrats when President Donald Trump says he has already started to ‘drain the swamp of government corruption’
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The big samba schools parade through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro as crowds enjoy the world’s most extravagant party
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Donald Trump honored Carryn Owens, the widow of US Navy Seal William ‘Ryan’ Owens, during his speech to Congress on Tuesday night
The world's coldest elephant? Campaigners call for Edmonton's Lucy to head south