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Poland reacts with fury to re-election of Donald TuskAlmost all EU nations back his second term as European council president but Poland’s opposition leaves it isolated in Europe -
Düsseldorf attack: man arrested after injuring seven people with an axePolice say there is no indication of terrorist motive after detaining 36-year-old from the former Yugoslavia
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Can people please stop telling me feminism is hot?The novelist has been accused of making equality mainstream: isn’t that the point? Plus an extract from her new Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions
around the world
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UKUKMet police accused of 'major failings' over Tower Hamlets mayorLondon assembly member criticises failure to bring charges against Lutfur Rahman, who was removed from office in April 2015
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EuropeEuropeFifa Council bars Russia’s 2018 World Cup head Vitaly Mutko from re-electionRussian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko has been barred from standing for re-election for a place on the Fifa Council
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'That one day is all you have': how Hong Kong's domestic workers seized SundayOften subject to abuse and poor living conditions, Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers congregate socially every Sunday in the city’s public spaces – and now their activism is growing, too
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A village amid skyscrapers: how long can Kuala Lumpur's enclave hold out?In the heart of Malaysia’s towering capital lies tiny Kampong Bharu. But its markets are being razed and its residents evicted
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Dating app helps Indian people with disabilities find their perfect partnerAn app targeted specifically at India’s 26.8 million disabled people promises to create newfound opportunities for striking up relationships
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UK-funded camps in Libya 'indefinitely detaining asylum seekers'Government watchdog says £10m has been allocated to Libya without studying the human rights implications
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opinion & analysis
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Rebels with a cause: Africa's whistleblowers need urgent protectionA group of activists, lawyers and artists have launched a platform to help citizen watchdogs in often dangerous situations
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As a powerful grassroots movement emerges, some want to use it for their own gain. The history of the Tea Party has important lessons on how to avoid thatDon't let establishment opportunists ruin the resistance movement
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With the latest WikiLeaks revelations about the CIA – is privacy really dead?In the wake of James Comey’s declaration that there’s no privacy in America and more WikiLeaks disclosures, do the law and technology prove him right?
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Why James Clapper's Trump comments may not conflict with reports of secret court orderAnalysis: the ex-director of national intelligence rejected the president’s claims of wiretapping – but reports of secret court orders could still hold true
pictures and video
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Spicer: Trump unaware Michael Flynn was a ‘foreign agent’ – videoWhite House press secretary Sean Spicer says Donald Trump was unaware former national security adviser Michael Flynn was working as a ‘foreign agent’ when he gave him the job.
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Gaza Girls: rites of passage in Palestine – in picturesThere may be bombs dropping and frequent power cuts, but the women of Gaza still get married, record songs, surf and ride horses. Photographer Monique Jaques’s new book celebrates their tenacity
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Tusk to Polish government: 'Be careful of the bridges you burn' – videoDonald Tusk speaks at a press conference in Brussels after being reappointed as the head of the European council, against the wishes of the government of his native Poland
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Two killed after motorway bridge collapses in north-eastern Italy – videoAerial footage shows the aftermath of a motorway bridge collapse in Italy on Thursday which killed two people
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How photographers are capturing the resistance to Trump – in picturesThrough the Resistance Photography Project, David Moriya shares his photographs of Trump protests with demonstrators and social justice non-profits
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Statue of young girl stares down Wall Street bull for women’s day – videoThe Wall Street firm State Street Global Advisors put up a statue of a girl in front of lower Manhattan’s well-known bronze charging bull
US news EPA head Scott Pruitt denies that carbon dioxide causes global warming