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A Save the Children study says Syria’s mental health crisis has reached a tipping point, and that severe distress among children could cause life-long damage
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North Korea is accused of in effect taking hostages after Malaysia says suspects in killing of Kim Jong-nam are hiding in embassy
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EuropeEuropeBrexit briefing: a tale of two bills and a 'bull in a china shop'Focus this week is on the legislation making its way through the British parliament and the tab the UK will be asked to settle before it leaves the EU
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A Maharashtra village is giving women denied childhood education a chance to finally catch up on schooling, in a country where female illiteracy is high
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Who are the people arrested and sought in connection with the assassination of the North Korean leader’s half-brother?
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The president has not held back in criticising his predecessor – but it has not been a one-way street
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In remarks to his new staff in Washington, housing and urban development secretary Ben Carson referred to slaves as ‘immigrants’ and said they came to the US in ‘the bottom of slaves ships’ for better opportunities.
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Trump administration officials outline details of revised executive order on immigration
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Omsin, a green sea turtle, is recovering in Bangkok after surgery to remove over 900 coins from her stomach
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Donald Trump tweeted unsubstantiated claims that Barack Obama had ordered the FBI to tap the phones at Trump Tower – provoking strong reactions
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Senior White House aide Kellyanne Conway says conservative women face a ‘triple standard’ where they are judged more harshly than other women
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David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, speaks during a live chat hosted by the Columbia Journalism Review, in partnership with the Guardian and Reuters
House Republicans reveal bill to repeal and replace Obama's healthcare law
US Trump signs revised travel ban order targeting six Muslim-majority countries
White House 'Surveillance' of Trump may not have been wiretap