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US Attorney-General calls Russia collusion accusation ‘detestable lie’

US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday rejected the accusation that he colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump's favor, condemning it as a “detestable and appalling lie.”

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Trump’s lawyer, former top aide subpoenaed in Russia probe

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Trump's son-in-law Kushner under FBI scrutiny in Russia probe

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is also a senior adviser to the White House, is under FBI scrutiny as part of its probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election, NBC News reported on Thursday.

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Trump: I'm victim of 'greatest witch hunt' in political history

President Donald Trump declared himself the victim of the "greatest witch hunt" in American political history Thursday, lashing out after a probe into his campaign ties with Russia was significantly strengthened.

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Trump: I'm victim of 'greatest witch hunt' in political history

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Australia welcomes Chinese tourists to "go bush" in rural areas

SYDNEY, May 8 (Xinhua) -- One of Australia's government tourism agencies, Destination New South Wales (NSW), launched a new campaign Monday that will see Chinese tourists brought to rural communities in parts of the state.

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Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack as documents leaked

The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says it has been the target of a "massive hacking attack" after a trove of documents was released online.

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Trump asks Congress to probe wiretap claims

The White House on Sunday called for Congress to follow up on President Donald Trump's explosive, unsubstantiated allegation that Barack Obama tapped his phone during last year's election campaign.

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Trump's attorney general recuses himself from Russia probe

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday he would recuse himself from any probe into the presidential election campaign as Donald Trump's administration moved to cut short a snowballing controversy over its ties to Russia.

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U.S. Attorney General recuses himself from probe into Russia's role in Trump's campaign

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he will recuse himself from any current or future investigations into Russia's possible link with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, one day after media reports revealed he spoke with Russian Ambassador twice last year but didn't reveal it at the Senate hearings for his confirmation.

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U.S. Attorney General Sessions did not disclose Russia contacts

Jeff Sessions, while still a U.S. senator, spoke twice last year with Russia's ambassador, encounters he did not disclose when asked during his confirmation hearing to become attorney general about possible contacts between Donald Trump's campaign and Russian officials, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing Justice Department officials.

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U.S. House panel to probe possible Russia-Trump campaign collusion - Democrat

The U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee will investigate allegations of collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia, the top Democrat on the panel said on Wednesday.

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French presidential candidate Fillon postpones farm fair visit

Conservative French presidential candidate Francois Fillon abruptly postponed a high-profile campaign event on Wednesday and a newspaper reported he had been summoned by magistrates investigating allegations over payments to his wife.

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Adidas teams up with Chinese athletes for new campaign

The German sporting goods brand, which is embarking on a major retail expansion push in China, has enlisted freestyle swimmer Ning Zetao and volleyball star Hui Ruoqi to star in a new campaign.

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U.S. intel report identifies Russians who gave emails to WikiLeaks -officials

The CIA has identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the Democratic National Committee and party leaders to WikiLeaks at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin through third parties, according to a new U.S. intelligence report, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.