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A candidate in the Paris mayoral race bows out after a leaked video.
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Post-Brexit: EU will seek a free trade deal with NZ
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Mexican columnist fined half a million dollars
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Treasury boss admits Brexit risks
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Mexican President to raffle off Presidential plane
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Trump restrictions on fetal tissue research unsettle key studies and scientists
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The crime-fighting app that caused a phone-hacking scandal
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UK PM praises NZ's 'consistant' position on Middle East de-escalation
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Trump plans to divert additional $7.2b in Pentagon funds for border wall
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Iran's skirmish with US will harden Kim's nuclear intent
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Crash a grim echo of 1988 downed Iran flight
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Oman names culture minister as successor to Sultan Qaboos
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Trump plunges toward Middle Eastern conflict
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'Bloodcurdling insanity': Real reason ScoMo is under fire
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Trump retweets whistleblower's identity
Trump has been threatening to disclose the identity of the whistleblower for months.
"You make it possible for us to do what we have to do"
First Lady sends special prayer for those military service members stationed far away.
Trump brushes off North Korean 'Christmas gift' warning
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