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May 27th 2017

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Is the landslide slipping away?A poll to send a chill down Theresa May’s spine

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Adding insult to IncirlikTurkey’s president had a bad NATO summit, too

Daily chartA spat over language erupts at the World Bank

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A fantastic meetingDonald Trump meets Pope Francis

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