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Pakistan disputes US account of Pompeo-Khan phone call
A telephone conversation between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan has stirred up controversy, with Islamabad calling Washington's account of the discussion "factually incorrect". Pompeo congratulated
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Trump Organization finance chief ‘gets immunity’ in Cohen probe
Donald Trump's longtime financial gatekeeper has been granted immunity in a federal probe involving the US president's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to media reports in the United States. The Wall Street Journal and
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Trump in war of words with Attorney General Jeff Sessions
US President Donald Trump has continued to engage in a public spat with his own top law enforcer, Jeff Sessions, accusing him of being "unfair" for applying "double standard" in prosecuting suspects. In a Friday
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The Doomsday Clock on Trump’s presidency leaps forward
President Donald Trump's long-serving personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to twin federal election law offences directly implicating the President. Mr Cohen's statements set the foundation for the United States Attorney for the Southern
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ISIL playing the stock market to raise cash: Russia
Russia says ISIL is playing stock markets and investing in businesses around the globe in order to raise cash after its main sources of income were neutralised. Following "the destruction" of Islamic State of
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UN urges Israel not to hold Gaza aid ‘hostage’ to politics
NEW YORK: The UN political chief has called on Israel to ensure that urgently needed humanitarian supplies for the Gaza Strip are not “held hostage to political and security developments.”Rosemary DiCarlo, undersecretary-general for political
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Zimbabwe court rejects opposition bid to annul election results
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has unanimously dismissed a bid by the largest opposition coalition to annul the results of last month's presidential election, which gave a victory to incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chief Justice Luke Malaba said
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Scott Morrison in as new prime minister of Australia
Australia has a new prime minister, after the ruling Liberal Party replaced its leader. Scott Morrison defeated Peter Dutton in an internal party vote. It’s the fourth time since 2010 that a prime minister
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War in Yemen: Dozens of civilians killed in Saudi-UAE bombing
Houthi rebels say at least 30 people were killed in an air raid near Hodeidah, at least 20 of them children. The latest civilian casualties come two weeks after an aerial bombardment that destroyed
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Honouring immigrant lives lost crossing Arizona’s deadly desert
Alvaro Enciso plants crosses to remember those who died trying to traverse the Sonoran Desert, but he says he does not have enough. In Arizona, activists and officials have spent years compiling a so-called


