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Trump administration drafts plan to raise asylum bar, speed deportations
A tougher approach to asylum seekers would be an element of President Trump's promise to crackdown on immigration
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Warsaw as it once was
I seldom read an article about Poland in the papers these days
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Expect more fake news from Russia, says top NATO general
The NATO general stated that Russia was behind false report of rape by German soldiers in Lithuania
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This Indian Muslim is using spoken word to break free of stereotypes
He encourages those who face discrimination based on faith to "not let bitterness take over"
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Iran in new military drills despite US warnings
In early February, Iran conducted drills involving short-range missiles at a time of heightened tensions with the US
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US-led coalition says IS command centre destroyed in Mosul medical complex
The strike followed reports militants are storing weapons in hospitals, schools, mosques and churches
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Pictures of the day: February 18, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Germany's Merkel wants to discuss cyber-attacks with Russia
Says we know that Russia communicates very openly
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Pence pledges US will stand firm with Europe, NATO
Says he spoke for Trump when he promised an "unwavering" commitment to the NATO military alliance
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Turkey detains 26 people after car bomb blamed on PKK
The explosion struck the district of Viransehir on Friday night, killing a 10-year-old and a neighbourhood watch guard
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Man taking selfie among seven dead in Iran storms
Avalanches and dust storms grip the country and other regional states
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India legislators come to blows before confidence vote
As Saturday's vote got under way members of the opposition ripped papers and threw microphones to demand secret ballot
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Anti-coal protest leaders detained by Thai army
It reaffirms the ongoing repression of a military regime that strictly prohibits any form of dissent
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Arrested Samsung heir appears handcuffed for questioning
Lee is accused of paying nearly $40 million in bribes to a confidante of the impeached president
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US top court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens
Justices will issue rulings against backdrop of litigation challenging lawfulness of Trump's controversial travel ban
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These are the 10 cheapest cities on Earth
Each year, several reports are released to ascertain which cities and countries are the cheapest and most expensive
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Red Cross urges release of two staff abducted in Afghanistan
The attacks underscore how aid workers in the country have increasingly become casualties
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Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt ranked top three US presidents
Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower rounded out the top five of 43 presidents in US history
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Cuba says United States has deported 117 Cuban migrants since policy shift
Obama repealed the special immigration policy for Cubans days before leaving the White House
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China says ready to engage US as envoys meet
Trump had previously infuriated Beijing by calling into question Washington's long-standing "One China" policy
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75 years later, Japanese Americans recall pain of internment camps
Some 120,000 were held at 10 camps because of fears that Japanese Americans were enemy sympathisers
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Policies unaffected by Trump plan to bring factories back to US: China
Say the country will continue to encourage foreign enterprises to invest in China
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China tells Japan 'negative' moves prevent improvement in ties
Ties between Asia's two largest economies have been overshadowed by a territorial spat over East China Sea
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Somalian president receives Trump-inspired cap from US ambassador
"Make America Great Again" was US President Donald Trump's campaign slogan and has reached iconic status
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Thousands of Filipino Catholics march against death penalty, war on drugs
It comes just days after the church launched its strongest attack against president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs
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Southern California hit by massive storm
The storm looks to be the strongest to hit southwest California this season
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Mexicans form 'human wall' along US border to protest Trump
Protesters hurled slogans at Trump whose plans to build the wall has enraged many people
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Struggle against evil sparks China ritual
With eyes closed, they lean their faces into fireworks that spit out white sparks
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Trump calls media 'enemy of the American people'
The US president language has more closely echoed criticism leveled by authoritarian leaders around the world
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Wilders launches campaign bid to 'de-Islamise' the Netherlands
The launch of the campaign for the March 15 parliamentary election is in Spijkenisse
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Hitler's 'destructive' wartime phone up for auction
The mobile device of destruction is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000
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Malaysia arrests North Korean man as row over Kim Jong Nam's death escalates
Kim Jong Nam died this week after being assaulted at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
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Golf club brings Trump brand to Dubai
It is an 18-hole golf course designed by Gil Hanse, the architect behind the Rio 2016 Olympics course
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North Korea, Malaysia in bitter battle over Kim-Jong Nam's body
The body of Kim-Jong Nam has been held in a Kuala Lumpur morgue since he was assassinated in a Cold War-style killing
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Car bomb in Turkey's southeast kills child: governor's office
Unidentified individual thought to be between 18 to 20 parked the car loaded with explosives
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Germany bans internet-connected 'spy' doll Cayla
The agency warned that anything a child says could be recorded and transmitted without parent's knowledge
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Islamic State fighters kill 18 Afghan soldiers in attack on outpost
The attack took place in the Deh Bala district of Nangarhar
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Publisher shuts Turkey weekly over 'offensive' Prophet Moses cartoon
The cartoon has disturbed society and disturbed us as a publishing company, says statement
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Stop texting during mealtimes, pope tells youngsters
It's the start of war because there is no dialogue, says
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EU must punish Poland over court crisis: rights groups
EU and its member states need to show resolve to halt Poland's backsliding from common values of EU, organisations say
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Former PM Blair urges Britons to 'rise up' against May's Brexit plan
In his first major political intervention since Britons voted 52 to 48% to leave the European Union last June
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South Sudan general resigns ministerial post, defects to rebels
The minister of Labour sent a one-page letter saying he will join the rebellion of former vice president Riek Machar
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Floods cause train crash near eastern Saudi city, injuring 18
Saudi Railways Organization said all injuries were minor and193 passengers were transferred to another train
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Japan to speed up frigate build to reinforce East China Sea: sources
Japan previously was building one 5,000-tonne class destroyer a year
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Pictures of the day: February 17, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Turkish shelling kills nine in IS-held Syria town: monitor
Three women are among those killed in the artillery fire on Al Bab
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Hundreds of migrants enter Spain from Morocco
Several hundreds crossed over and many of them were hurt, as were members of the security forces, police say
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Tillerson, Wang in highest-level US-China meet under Trump
US president’s conciliatory phone call paves way for officials of two countries to meet on sidelines of G20 gathering
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Mattress on cell floor, toilet in the corner for Samsung scion
Prosecutors have up to 10 days to indict Lee, although they can seek an extension
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'Lack of clarity' on Trump a risk to growth: Singapore
Trump pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a major trade deal involving a dozen nations including Singapore

















































