President again promotes debunked theory Ukraine interfered in 2016 election
US president Donald Trump has once more promoted a discredited conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, a day after a former White House adviser called it a "fictional narrative" and said it played into Russia's hands.

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Robert Schmuhl: 'Trump impeachment probe a battleground of government 'amateurs' and 'professionals''
Ever since Donald Trump became president nearly three years ago, he's waged war against the US federal government while also complaining that "the deep state" is out to sabotage his leadership.

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Four protesters killed as cleric warns of crisis
Iraqi security forces killed four protesters in Baghdad yesterday and forcibly dispersed activists blocking the main port near Basra, as the country's top cleric warned nothing but speedy electoral reforms would resolve unrest.

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Prince under pressure: why arrogant Andrew ran out of road
In February 2007, a pregnant woman was innocently shopping in Tesco in Clare Hall on Dublin's Northside in her pink pyjamas when she was confronted by the unlikely figure of Prince Andrew.

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Bishop accused of sexual abuse 'harboured' in heart of Church
The Vatican has been accused of harbouring a bishop wanted for alleged sex abuse offences, as Pope Francis railed against the evils of sexual exploitation on a visit to Thailand.

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Back me or sack me - Merkel's protégé urges party support
Chancellor Angela Merkel's would-be successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer urged delegates from her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to back her vision for Germany at their party congress yesterday or else "let's end it here and now".

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