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National Archives sorry for censoring 2017 Women's March signs

Sunday, January 19th 2020, 0:17
related places: March

The US agency says it was wrong to blur out signs critical of the president at the 2017 Women's March.
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US Space Force mocked for unveiling camouflage uniforms

Saturday, January 18th 2020, 16:39

The new uniform, unveiled on the force's Twitter, has prompted one question: "Camo in space?"
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Disney culls 'Fox' from 20th Century Fox in rebrand

Saturday, January 18th 2020, 10:51
related places: Fox

The company wants to distance its film studio from Rupert Murdoch's news company, US media report.
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Airport guard pulled Native American woman's braids

Friday, January 17th 2020, 19:45
related places: Minnesota

The agency apologises after the flyer tweeted she was "humiliated" by the incident in Minnesota.
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Harry Harris: South Koreans bristle at US envoy's moustache

Friday, January 17th 2020, 15:56

Harry Harris rebukes critics of his facial hair, which reminds some South Koreans of colonial rule.
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Ayanna Pressley: US congresswoman reveals alopecia diagnosis

Friday, January 17th 2020, 11:29
related places: Black

Ayanna Pressley says she shared her condition because "as a Black woman, the personal is political".
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China's economic growth hits 30-year low

Friday, January 17th 2020, 4:44

The world's second largest economy has seen weak domestic demand amid a trade war with the US.
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What it means to be mixed race in the US

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 22:49

The number of multi-racial people in the US is on the rise. But the experience comes with struggles.
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US officials ground drones over espionage fears

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 22:20
related countries: China China

US officials are reviewing a civilian drone programme because of concerns about Chinese infiltration.
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Utah condom campaign halted over racy packaging

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 22:16

The US state was to distribute 100,000 condoms for free as part of an HIV-prevention campaign.
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Prohibition: US activists fight for temperance 100 years on

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 21:52

US Prohibition was launched on 17 January 1920. A hundred years later, some activists won't give up.
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Hong Kong Express Airways sorry for making woman take pregnancy test

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 21:34
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong, Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands

Hong Kong Express Airways told the woman she could not fly to US territory Saipan without the test.
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White House 'broke law' by withholding Ukraine aid, says watchdog

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 21:09

A non-partisan US watchdog agency says the White House block on congressional aid was illegal.
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Pacific 'blob' heatwave feared to have killed a million birds

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 17:15

Seabirds that died off the US in 2015-16 probably starved because of warmer waters, scientists say.
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Allison Donahue: US lawmaker Peter Lucido probed for comments to reporter

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 16:57

Peter Lucido told Allison Donahue that a group of schoolboys could "have a lot of fun with her".
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Warren accused Sanders of calling her a liar, recording shows

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 16:39

A recording of the heated post-debate exchange between the two US Democratic candidates has emerged.
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'OK Boomer': From TikTok meme to the US Supreme Court

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 9:58

The meme made it from TikTok and Twitter to the highest US court in a case on age discrimination.
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US lawmakers concerned about facial recognition

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 4:04

Lawmakers heard testimony on the risks of facial recognition programs which are largely unregulated.
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Meet the NASA intern who discovered a new planet on his third day

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 0:47

This teenager found a new planet on the third day of his internship at the US space agency.
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Trump impeachment: House sends historic case to Senate

Wednesday, January 15th 2020, 23:56
related places: House, Senate

Donald Trump will become only the third US president to face trial in the US upper chamber.
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Jeffrey Epstein 'abused girls' in US Virgin Islands - lawsuit

Wednesday, January 15th 2020, 20:28
related countries: Virgin Islands Virgin Islands

The case filed in the US Virgin Islands says the late financier molested girls as young as 12.
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US and China sign deal to ease trade war

Wednesday, January 15th 2020, 19:24
related countries: China China

Mr Trump has hailed the deal as a "transformative", but the majority of tariffs will remain in place.
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Hakan Sukur: How former Turkey star ended up in the US as a taxi driver

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 19:27
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turkish football legend Hakan Sukur now drives taxis and sells books in the US after a rift with President Erdogan
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Paralysed US man breaks marathon record

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 16:57

Despite being paralysed from the waist down, Adam Gorlitsky finished the Charleston Marathon in 33 hours, 16 minutes and 28 seconds.
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Burisma: US firm says Russia hacked company at heart of Trump impeachment

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 9:58
related countries: Russia Russia, Ukraine Ukraine
related places: Trump

Ukrainian energy company Burisma is at the centre of President Donald Trump's impeachment.
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US urges Apple to unlock air base shooter's phones

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 9:31
related places: Apple

The tech firm denies the US attorney's accusation that it is not helping the investigators enough.
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US election: 'Sanders said no woman could win', Warren says

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 2:30
related places: Sanders, Warren

The progressive rivals offer sharply differing versions of what was said during a private meeting.
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Using Huawei in UK 5G network 'madness', warns US

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 0:16
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

US officials hand over new evidence claiming that Huawei's 5G technology is a security risk.
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US reverses China 'currency manipulator' label

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 0:06
related countries: China China

The move comes as the two countries are expected to sign a preliminary trade agreement this week.
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Oksana Masters: Paralympic champion on Chernobyl, Tokyo 2020 and upbringing in Ukraine

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 0:01
related countries: Japan Japan, Ukraine Ukraine

Oksana Masters was seven when her adoptive mother took her from Ukraine to the USA. This summer she will compete at her fifth Paralympics.
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US expels 21 Saudi military cadets after gun attack

Monday, January 13th 2020, 23:50
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The cadets shared jihadist posts and indecent images of children, a probe into the shooting found.
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Miracle baby born after uterus transplant

Monday, January 13th 2020, 21:25
related places: Benjamin

Benjamin is only the second child in the US to be born through the procedure.
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Inside a US air base attacked by Iranian missiles

Monday, January 13th 2020, 18:37
related countries: Iran Iran

Al Asad was targeted after Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US air strike.
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Cory Booker out of race for Democratic nomination

Monday, January 13th 2020, 18:15

The silver-tongued senator's message of unity won praise but not support in a crowded field.
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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed responds to Trump's Nobel Prize complaint

Monday, January 13th 2020, 11:59
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia
related places: Trump

The US president suggested he had been overlooked for the prize for his own efforts on Ethiopia.
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US storms: At least 11 killed as severe weather hits south

Sunday, January 12th 2020, 7:00
related places: Texas, Louisiana

Fatalities are reported in Louisiana, Alabama and Texas as extreme weather continues.
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Kim-Trump personal relations 'not enough to resume' US-North Korea talks

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 11:24
related countries: North Korea North Korea

The US must fully accept North Korea's demands so nuclear discussions can restart, an official says.
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US anger at UK extradition bid for diplomat's wife

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 8:40
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The US State Department says it would be an "abuse" to send suspect Anne Sacoolas back to the UK.
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Qasem Soleimani: Crisis puts Mid-East friends and foes on edge

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 0:11
related places: America

The effect of the US-Iran flare-up is rippling across America's allies and enemies in the region.
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Qasem Soleimani: Iran was targeting four US embassies, says Trump

Friday, January 10th 2020, 21:55
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Trump

But Democrats given intelligence briefings on the US killing of Iran's top general are sceptical.
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Russian and US warships almost collide in Arabian Sea

Friday, January 10th 2020, 20:23
related countries: Russia Russia

The US Navy released footage of a Russian navy ship approaching the USS Farragut in the Arabian Sea.
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Qasem Soleimani: Why his killing is good news for IS jihadists

Friday, January 10th 2020, 16:13
related countries: Iran Iran

The assassination of the Iranian general is expected to help the group recover from its recent defeat.
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Iran plane crash: What do we know so far?

Friday, January 10th 2020, 15:00
related countries: Iran Iran, Ukraine Ukraine
related places: Tehran

Ukrainian Flight PS752 crashed near Tehran as tensions have been escalating between the US and Iran.
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US firefighters met with applause in Sydney

Friday, January 10th 2020, 10:48
related places: Sydney

US firefighters were met with applause at Sydney airport as they arrived to help fight bushfires.
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Iran plane crash: Western powers suggest missile downed jet

Friday, January 10th 2020, 9:31
related countries: Iran Iran, Ukraine Ukraine
related places: Tehran

Canada leads calls for a full and thorough investigation of the Ukrainian passenger jet crash.
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US House votes to limit Trump war powers on Iran

Friday, January 10th 2020, 7:09
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Trump

The House Speaker says Mr Trump has not made the US safer after an air strike on an Iranian general.
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Do Americans feel safer after Soleimani attack?

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 21:35
related places: White House

Vice-President Mike Pence says he thinks Americans are "safer today". Here's what people in Washington DC think.
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Iran crisis: Commander says more air strikes were planned against US

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 15:45

Iran seeks to drive US forces from the Middle East, the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace chief says.
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Iran crisis: US 'ready for serious negotiations' with Tehran

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 13:04
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

The US tells the UN it is open to talks to avoid more escalation after the exchange of hostilities.
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Iran attack: Who are the winners and losers in the crisis?

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 11:34
related countries: Iran Iran

Hostilities between Iran and the US have big consequences for many other countries.
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Iran crisis: How will US-Iran relations play out in 2020?

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 8:47

BBC Middle East and North America experts analyse the latest escalation in US-Iran tensions.
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Healthy habits 'deliver extra disease-free decade'

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 0:39

Women and men can ward off cancer, heart problems and diabetes, a US study finds.
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Trump: Iran 'standing down' after missile strikes

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 0:16
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq
related places: Trump

The US president said no Americans were harmed after Iran targeted bases housing US forces in Iraq.
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As the ice melts, Greenland considers its future

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 0:01
related countries: Greenland Greenland

As the US prepares to open a consulate in Greenland, there are concerns over American influence.
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Iran missile attack: Did Tehran intentionally avoid US casualties?

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 23:37
related countries: Iran Iran

Satellite images show destroyed structures at an air base - but other missiles landed far away.
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Iran plane crash: Tehran won't give Boeing or US black boxes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 22:27
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

Iran says it is not clear who will analyse the data recovered from a crash that killed 176 people.
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Does the US have a problem with topless women?

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 20:52

Women fed up with being forced to cover up their breasts are challenging American laws about nudity.
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Trump: 'Iran appears to be standing down'

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 17:10
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq
related places: White House

President Trump gives a statement at the White House after Iran fired missiles at US troops in Iraq.
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Trump statement following Iranian strikes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 15:43
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

The US president responds to Iranian missile attacks that targeted air bases housing US forces in Iraq.
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Iran targets US troops with missile strikes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 12:37
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq
related places: Friday

The strikes on two bases in Iraq were retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani.
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Iranian TV 'shows missile attack on US troops at Iraq airbase'

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 1:03
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

At least two airbases housing US troops in Iraq are hit by more than a dozen ballistic missiles.
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US-Iran crisis: Is expecting Iran to de-escalate realistic?

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 23:06
related countries: Iran Iran

Iran has a number of possible retaliation options following the US killing of an Iranian commander.
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Qasem Soleimani: Trump says US killed 'a monster'

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 22:16
related countries: Iran Iran

The Iranian general, whose burial was on Tuesday, had been planning a big attack, the president says.
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Should all screen stars stop flying for work?

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 17:47
related places: Orange

Orange is the New Black star Yael Stone vows to stop travelling to the US over climate change "war".
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Qasem Soleimani: Stampede kills 50 mourners at burial in Iran

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 17:29

Huge numbers were at a funeral procession for a key Iranian commander killed by a US drone strike.
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Soleimani attack: What does international law say?

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 13:58
related countries: Iran Iran

The US says it acted to prevent future Iranian attacks, but what are the legal grounds for this?
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US immigration: Mexican asylum seekers could be deported to Guatemala

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 12:01
related countries: Guatemala Guatemala, Mexico Mexico

Mexicans could be included in a controversial deal to deport asylum seekers, US officials announce.
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Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter confusion

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 11:03
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The letter from a key US military chief in Baghdad had suggested its forces were leaving.
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Trump under fire for threat to Iranian cultural sites

Monday, January 6th 2020, 22:38
related countries: Iran Iran

The UN says both the US and Iran have signed conventions protecting cultural heritage.
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Iranian-Americans 'harassed' by US border officials

Monday, January 6th 2020, 20:45
related countries: Iran Iran

Travellers say they were questioned for hours on their political views and social media accounts.
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Soleimani: Huge crowds pack Tehran for commander's funeral

Monday, January 6th 2020, 18:17
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran, Friday

Iran's supreme leader leads prayers for Qasem Soleimani, killed in a US drone strike on Friday.
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American rapper Ludacris becomes Gabonese citizen

Monday, January 6th 2020, 17:09
related countries: Gabon Gabon

An increasing number of African-American celebrities are taking up the nationality of African countries.
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Soleimani: US federal site hacked with pro-Iranian message

Monday, January 6th 2020, 14:27
related countries: Iran Iran

Visitors to the site were met with a photoshopped image of a bloodied Donald Trump.
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Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions if US troops are expelled

Monday, January 6th 2020, 8:14
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US president warns Iraq of sanctions "like they've never seen before" if US troops are expelled.
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Venezuela crisis: Two lawmakers claim Speaker role

Monday, January 6th 2020, 2:47
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela
related places: Speaker

The US says it still recognises opposition lawmaker Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate leader.
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Did Britain meddle in a US presidential election?

Monday, January 6th 2020, 0:44

When President Bush needed a smoking gun on his rival Bill Clinton, a key US ally dug for dirt.
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Camp Simba: Three Americans killed in Kenya base

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 20:22
related countries: Kenya Kenya

One US military service member and two contractors are killed, and two other Americans are wounded.
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Qasem Soleimani: Iraqi MPs back call to expel US troops

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 18:22
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

The resolution calls for foreign troops to leave the country after the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
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Qasem Soleimani: 'Nothing off limits' Hezbollah warns US

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 17:31
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

US troops, bases and warships in the Middle East are now potential targets Lebanese Hezbollah says.
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Qasem Soleimani: Mourning begins in Iran

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 8:25
related countries: Iran Iran

The body of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general assassinated by the US, has been brought back to Iran.
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Trump says US ready to strike 52 Iranian sites if Tehran attacks

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 6:38
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

President Trump says the US will strike key Iranian sites if Iran attacks Americans or US assets.
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Why fewer US students now want to learn about UK

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 0:47
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: America

British studies is on the decline in America, as students face new economic and global realities.
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Qasem Soleimani: Blasts hit Baghdad area as Iraqis mourn Iranian general

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 0:23
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

The Green Zone comes under fire after a funeral procession for an Iranian general killed by the US.
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'The ghost of Manzanar': Japanese WW2 internee's body found in US

Saturday, January 4th 2020, 15:56
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: Manzanar

Giichi Matsumura, an artist detained in an internment camp, became known as "the ghost of Manzanar".
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Qasem Soleimani: Iran vows 'severe revenge' for top general's death

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 20:39
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad, Tehran

Tehran says the US attack on Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was an "act of international terrorism".
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Trump: US killed Soleimani to 'stop a war' with Iran

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 20:36
related countries: Iran Iran

US President Trump gives a statement after ordering an airstrike that killed Iran's top commander.
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Qasem Soleimani: 'Trump deserves all the credit' - Netanyahu

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 14:22

Israel's prime minister says the US has a right to defend itself after the raid which killed Qasem Soleimani.
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The mastermind behind Iran's foreign wars

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 10:45

Killed by the US, he was once described as the "single most powerful operative in the Middle East".
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Qasem Soleimani: Why kill him now and what happens next?

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 9:52
related countries: Iran Iran

The assassination is a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran.
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Night-flying drone squadrons baffle rural US West

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 22:13
related places: Colorado, Nebraska

Residents in rural Colorado and Nebraska report seeing scores of blinking, noisy drones over their homes.
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Canteen workers honoured alongside US presidents

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 21:58

The walls of a prestigious US university now have portraits of dinner ladies alongside historical figures.
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US announces countrywide ban on flavoured e-cigs

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 20:14

The ban applies to mint and fruit flavours offered in cartridge-based form.
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US politician drives drunk after warning people not to drive drunk

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 18:23

Brian Kolb wrote an article warning people not to drive drunk just one week before his own arrest.
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Ricki Lake: US TV presenter reveals hair loss 'hell'

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 12:50

The US TV star posts photos of her new buzz cut after struggling with hair loss for almost 30 years.
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US embassy attack: Protesters withdraw after standoff in Iraq

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 17:25
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Protesters have left the US embassy compound in Baghdad, but the situation remains tense.
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US embassy attack: Trump threatens Iran over violent protest in Iraq

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 11:52
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

President Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader trade barbs after protesters attack the Baghdad embassy.
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North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 5:44

Kim Jong-un says his country is developing a new "strategic weapon", but leaves room for US talks.
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US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes

Tuesday, December 31st 2019, 21:55
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: America

President Trump blames Iran for the attack, threatening that "they will pay a very big price".
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Russia-Poland row over start of WW2 escalates

Tuesday, December 31st 2019, 15:33
related countries: Poland Poland, Russia Russia

Russia condemns the US ambassador to Poland for saying the Nazi-Soviet pact triggered World War Two.
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Baghdad protesters target US embassy

Tuesday, December 31st 2019, 10:57
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Demonstrators angered by recent US air strikes have reportedly broken into the embassy compound.
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