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Trump: Confederate statue removals 'rip apart' American history, culture

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumponThursdaylamentedtheremovalof“beautifulstatuesandmonuments”commemoratingtheConfederacy,sayingthathewas“sad”toseeAmerica’shistoryandcult

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Charlottesville and Donald Trump’s crass political opportunism

Overtheweekend,acarplowedintoacrowdfollowingawhitesupremacistrallyinCharlottesville.Onewomandied.WhileVirginiaGovernorTerryMcAuliffedenouncedthetragedyinstrongt

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Rouhani names female VPs after all-male cabinet criticism

IranianPresidentHassanRouhanionWednesdayrespondedtocriticismofhisall-malecabinetbynamingthreewomentoseniorpositionsinhisadministration.IranianPresidentHassanRou

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Brazilian President Temer preparing to fight off upcoming charges

Brazil's President Michel Temer is planning how to defend himself against obstruction of justice charges being prepared by prosecutor-general Rodrigo Janot.

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Popularity of France's upstart new president Macron fading fast

EmmanuelMacron'shoneymoondidn'tlastlong.Lessthanthreemonthsafterhiselection,France'senergeticandimage-consciouspresidenthasseenhispopularitydropafterannouncingb

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US Vice President Pence denies eyeing 2020 presidential bid

US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday denied that he is preparing for a presidential election run in 2020, saying the suggestion is "disgraceful and offensive."

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Venezuela installs controversial new assembly

Venezuela'scontroversialNationalConstituentAssembly(ANC)openedforitsfirstsessionattheFederalLegislativePalacehereonFriday.Thecountry'sformerMinisterofForeignAff

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Why Twitter won’t ban President Donald Trump

Twitterhasmadeitclearthatitwon’tbanDonaldTrumpfromitsservice,whetherornotthepresidentfollowsitsrulesagainstharassment.That’snosurprise:Thepresident’stweetsdrawa

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Russia sanctions: EU vows to retaliate over US measures

The European Union has expressed concern about US plans to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, amid concern they could hurt energy companies.

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Farewell ceremony held for Indian outgoing president in New Delhi

Indian outgoing president Pranab Mukherjee (R) and prime minister Narendra Modi walk to the farewell ceremony held at Indian Parliament in New Delhi, July 23, 2017. The newly elected president Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in on July 25 at the center hall of parliament.

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India's BJP picks cabinet minister Naidu for vice-president

India'srulingBharatiyaJanataParty(BJP)hasnamedCabinetministerM.VenkaiahNaiduasitscandidateforvicepresident,seniorofficialshavesaid,choosingasouthernertoboostits

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India's BJP picks cabinet minister Naidu for vice-president

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Cabinet minister M. Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for vice president, senior officials have said, choosing a southerner to boost its political standing in a region where it lacks a base.

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Trump approval rating at 70-year low as Russia scandal swirls

Donald Trump’s approval rating has plunged in a national poll, published on Sunday, that charts Americans’ perceptions of a stalling domestic policy agenda and declining leadership on the world stage.

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Analysis: Slow leak of Russia news flooding White House

AsAirForceOneflewhomefromEurope,newswassettobreakaboutameetingthatDonaldTrump’seldestsonhadwithaKremlin-connectedlawyer,promisingyetanotherroundofunwelcomeheadl

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Twitter users file suit, say Trump block is unconstitutional

AgroupofTwitterusersblockedbyUSPresidentDonaldTrumpfiledafederallawsuit,claimingtheWhiteHouseisviolatingtheconstitutionbykeepingthemoutofa"publicforum."Thelawsu

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Indian opposition pick Gandhi's grandson as candidate for vice president

India's opposition parties have picked former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who is the grandson of pre-independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, as their candidate for vice president of this country.