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In Syria, is Trump sowing the seeds for an Islamic State resurgence?
The US President has said he wants out of Syria after defeating IS, but that will leave an easy-to-fill vacuum, writes Josh Rogin.
- by Josh Rogin
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Fire
One dead in fire at Trump Tower in New York
A man was pulled from the burning apartment by firefighters, but died in hospital a short time later.
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama says Barack was the 'good parent' compared to Trump
Former first lady Michelle Obama compared the presidencies of her husband and President Trump to two dads with very different parenting styles at a women's leadership conference.
Crime
US state asks: should a 15-year-old murderer spend his life in jail?
There was never any doubt who killed Nick Lashuay. His father found him in a pool of blood and Jerry - a kid everyone knew was trouble - was missing.
- by Andrew Purcell
Canada
'Absolutely horrible': 14 dead after truck and junior hockey bus collide in Canada
Fourteen people killed and 14 people injured after a truck collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a game in Western Canada.
Guns
Judge: Assault weapons ban doesn't violate 2nd Amendment
Assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment, a federal judge said.
- by Alanna Durkin Richer
Australia
US dark web group sold guns to Australia
A member of a US dark web gun trafficking group that hid firearms in electronics products and sent them to customers in Australia.
- by Peter Mitchell
Donald Trump
Woman who was fired for giving Trump the middle finger sues
This sort of behaviour is familiar to people living in Egypt, Hungary, Thailand, Turkey and Russia, Juli Briskman writes.
- by Juli Briskman
Russia probe
US takes aim at Putin's elite allies in Russia with new sanctions
The target list includes some who are closely tied to Putin himself, including top-tier officials involved in Kremlin decision-making.
Good Weekend
What a train trip across the US taught me about Trump's America
When an Australian decides to travel via rail from New York to San Francisco, he rediscovers his hope for the country.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
Donald Trump
Fascism 'goes unnoticed until it's too late': Albright sounds dire warning on Trump
Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright intends to be alarmist. She has seen quite a lot in the Trump administration - and she has a lot to say about America's new normal.
- by Nick O'Malley