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Trump doubtful as US spy chiefs to testify on Russian hacking

Top US spy chiefs will testify in Congress Thursday on alleged Russian interference in the US election as President-elect Donald Trump continued to question intelligence that Moscow was behind the hacking of Democratic party computers.

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Turkey identifies Istanbul gunman, makes new arrests

Turkey said Wednesday it had identified the gunman behind the New Year's massacre on an elite Istanbul nightclub that killed 39, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the attack aimed to polarise Turkish society.

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Australia denies trying to ‘recruit’ Indonesian soldiers after military ties suspended

Australia on Thursday rejected claims it tried to “recruit” Indonesia’s best soldiers as it worked to mend relations with Jakarta after military ties were suspended.

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Obama moves to stop Trump gutting signature healthcare law

US President Barack Obama will make a short but politically charged trip from the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday (Jan 4), calling allied lawmakers to arms in defence of his signature healthcare reforms.

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Suspected IS scout for Berlin attack sites goes on trial

An alleged Islamic State jihadist accused of scoping out potential targets for an attack in Berlin, including the Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag building, goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday.

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WikiLeaks urges leaks of departing Obama White House docs

WikiLeaks appealed Tuesday for leaked White House documents before President Barack Obama leaves office, as its founder Julian Assange again denied Russia was the source of hacked Democratic party emails that hurt Hillary Clinton's bid for the US presidency.

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Drunk Canadian pilot arrested after fainting in cockpit

A Sunwing pilot was arrested on Saturday (Dec 31) after being found intoxicated in a plane he was about to maneuver out of Calgary airport in western Canada.

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US Customs computer collapse leaves thousands of travelers waiting

A nationwide collapse of the US customs service computer system left thousands of passengers lined up at airports awaiting clearance to officially enter the country, the authorities and US media said.

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Horrific Thai road smash leaves 25 dead

A minivan and a pickup truck both packed with passengers collided in eastern Thailand on Monday, killing 25 people in a harrowing reminder of the country’s notoriously dangerous roads.

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Obama to deliver farewell speech next week in Chicago

US President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell speech next week from his political stronghold of Chicago, one of the last times he will be able to advocate for his policies before the inauguration of Donald Trump.

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Russian diplomats expelled from US arrive in Moscow: Russian media

A plane carrying 35 diplomats expelled from the United States over Russia's alleged meddling in the US presidential election arrived in Moscow early Monday, Russian state television reported.

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New York finds a lotta love for new train line stops

Sure, they can be brusque at times. But New Yorkers' hearts nearly melted Sunday when they got a load of the biggest subway line expansion in 50 years.

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More than 1,000 migrants storm border at Spain's Ceuta

More than 1,000 migrants tried to jump a high double fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday in a violent assault that saw one officer lose an eye, local authorities said.

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Plane with expelled diplomats leaves US: Russian media

A plane carrying 35 Russian diplomats expelled from the United States over Moscow's alleged interference in the presidential election took off from Washington on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported.

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Man wrongly arrested for Berlin attack fears for family: Report

The Pakistani man wrongly arrested for the Berlin truck attack on Friday (Dec 30) said he had told German police he could not even drive and was now afraid for the safety of his family back home.

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China experiencing baby boom now that one-child rule is lifted

As soon as China abandoned its one-child policy a year ago, Zheng Xiaoyu and her husband started trying for a sibling for their nine-year-old son.

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Iraq forces launch new assault on IS in Mosul

Iraqi forces advanced Thursday after declaring a new phase in their offensive on eastern Mosul, stepping up efforts to reclaim the Islamic State group's last major stronghold in the country.