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Amber Heard mocks dogs saga nemesis

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 5:04
related countries: Australia Australia

The US actress takes aim at Australia's deputy PM, who is embroiled in a dual citizenship drama.
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Trump orders review of China's trade practices

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 3:45
related countries: China China

The president asks the top US trade official to review China's approach to intellectual property.
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Taylor Swift wins assault case against DJ

Monday, August 14th 2017, 23:44

A jury finds that US singer Taylor Swift was assaulted by Colorado DJ David Mueller.
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US 1940s anti-Nazi film makes comeback

Monday, August 14th 2017, 19:52
related places: Virginia

A 1940s US government film warning about the dangers of intolerance has made a comeback following a violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the weekend.
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Trump condemns 'evil racism' in Charlottesville

Monday, August 14th 2017, 19:50
related places: Virginia, Charlottesville

The US president speaks out against far-right groups after the killing of a protester in Virginia.
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Web host expels US neo-Nazi website

Monday, August 14th 2017, 18:13
related places: Virginia

First GoDaddy and then Google expel the Daily Stormer from their web address registration services.
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North Korea crisis: South's leader in plea to avoid war

Monday, August 14th 2017, 15:40
related places: South, North

Moon Jae-in tells the top US general there cannot be conflict, amid nuclear tension with the North.
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Pence defends Trump's Venezuela stance

Monday, August 14th 2017, 2:27
related countries: Colombia Colombia, Venezuela Venezuela
related places: Trump

US Vice President Mike Pence was speaking in Colombia at the start of a Latin American tour.
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Syria war: Killing of White Helmet workers condemned

Sunday, August 13th 2017, 21:06

The US and UN express sadness after seven White Helmet members were killed in a jihadist-held town.
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Iran votes to boost military defence by $500m

Sunday, August 13th 2017, 12:17
related countries: Iran Iran

Tehran's parliament approves a proposed bill to boost military funding in response to US sanctions.
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Charlottesville: One killed in violence over US far-right rally

Saturday, August 12th 2017, 23:13
related places: Virginia, Charlottesville

One person dies when a car rams a crowd of people opposing a far-right march in Virginia.
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US police officer records moment he is shot at close range

Saturday, August 12th 2017, 11:02

Officer Quincy Smith survived gunshot injuries to the neck and torso and two broken arms.
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North Korea: China urges Trump not to worsen situation

Saturday, August 12th 2017, 10:54
related countries: China China, North Korea North Korea
related places: Trump

China wants the US and North Korea to show restraint as a war of words escalates.
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Trump threatens North Korea with "big trouble" over Guam

Saturday, August 12th 2017, 5:57
related countries: Guam Guam, North Korea North Korea

The US president warns North Korea of serious consequences if threats to Guam turn into action.
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Trump warns N Korea that US military is 'locked and loaded'

Friday, August 11th 2017, 20:39

He spoke as Pyongyang said the US leader was driving the peninsula to the "brink of a nuclear war".
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Car plunges seven storeys off US parking garage

Friday, August 11th 2017, 19:23
related places: Texas, Austin

Police in Austin, Texas, have released dramatic footage of a most unlikely car crash.
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Snapchat registered with Russian regulator 'unknowingly'

Friday, August 11th 2017, 17:04
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Snap

US parent company Snap says the registration was done without its knowledge and it will not comply.
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Cuba: Canadian diplomat struck by headaches and hearing loss

Friday, August 11th 2017, 15:36
related countries: Canada Canada

US diplomats also reported strange symptoms, sparking fears a sonic weapon may have been used.
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North Korea: US diplomacy is gaining results, says Mattis

Friday, August 11th 2017, 7:03

The US defence secretary says war would be "catastrophic" and diplomacy is still the US focus.
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Venezuela's leader on Donald Trump... and the BBC

Friday, August 11th 2017, 7:00
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

The Venezuelan leader says he wants to meet the US president, and had a few choice words for the BBC.
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Venezuela's Maduro wants 'personal conversation' with Trump

Friday, August 11th 2017, 4:13
related places: Trump, New York

Nicolás Maduro says he wants a "personal conversation" with the US president in New York next month.
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Trump to North Korea: Be very, very nervous

Friday, August 11th 2017, 0:25
related countries: North Korea North Korea

President Trump warns North Korea it should be "very, very nervous" if it does anything to the US.
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A failed peach harvest devastates the US South

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 23:35

The fruit harvest has been decimated by a mild winter and a late freeze - with devastating consequences.
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Trump's wall: On patrol in the border's deadliest town

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 23:24
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: Reynosa

Mexican cartels have turned Reynosa into the most dangerous town along the US-Mexico frontier.
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Trump thanks Putin for ordering US diplomatic staff be cut

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 21:17
related countries: Russia Russia

The US president said he wanted to thank his Russian counterpart for reducing US payroll costs.
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Who said what?

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 20:53
related countries: North Korea North Korea

As the war of words between the US and North Korea escalates, test your knowledge of who said what.
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Trump declares US opioid pain drugs national emergency

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 20:14

The painkillers are now claiming four times as many lives in the US as 20 years ago.
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Kenya election 2017: AU and Commonwealth say poll credible

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 17:26
related places: Commonwealth

African and American observers are satisfied with the electoral process, despite rigging claims.
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North Korea Guam missile strike plan 'ready by mid-August'

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 14:17
related countries: North Korea North Korea

Pyongyang says plans that could see it fire four missiles near the US territory will soon be ready.
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Gore: US will meet targets despite Trump

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 12:01
related countries: France France
related places: Paris, Trump

The former US vice president says the US will meet its targets "in spite of Donald Trump."
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Cuban diplomats expelled by US amid 'hearing loss' claims

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 11:21
related countries: Cuba Cuba
related places: Havana

The decision was made after US staff in Havana suffered from mysterious physical symptoms.
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Walmart sorry for 'horrible' gun display

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 9:23

The US retailer apologises for a sign over a gun display that said "own the school year like a hero".
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Step documentary charts struggles and hopes of dance team

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 8:07
related places: Baltimore

Set in the US city of Baltimore the film focuses on three young women taking part in the dance team.
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Thursday, August 10th 2017, 0:28

The US treasury department sanctions Rafael Márquez for being a "front person" for a drug trafficker.
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North Korea warned by Mattis not to invite 'destruction'

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 19:00

The Pentagon warns Pyongyang it would be "grossly" outmatched in any conflict with the US.
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Canada military builds refugee camp for refugees from US

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 18:39
related places: Quebec

There is a three-day backlog for asylum seekers crossing into Quebec from the US.
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North Korea TV hides anti-US message in kids' cartoon

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 14:08
related countries: North Korea North Korea
related places: America

Children's cartoon on North Korean state television seems to come with an anti-America message.
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Under threat?

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 12:57
related countries: Guam Guam

As North Korea threatens to bomb Guam, people on the US island are getting nervous - again.
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FBI sting 'unmasks' US cyber-extortionist targeting girls

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 12:10

An online extortion campaign attempted to make young girls share explicit pictures of themselves.
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Papayas poison more than 100 with salmonella in US

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 9:26
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Contaminated fruit kill one and poison more than 100 others, with a Mexico farm the "likely source".
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Trump: North Korea threats 'will be met with fire and fury'

Tuesday, August 8th 2017, 19:57

Kim Jong-un was told - twice - that the US would respond with power 'like the world has never seen.'
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US military to shoot down consumer drones

Tuesday, August 8th 2017, 12:16

The Pentagon tells US military bases they can destroy approaching drones that may pose a threat.
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Fleeing Trump: Couple leaving the Carolinas for Canada

Monday, August 7th 2017, 21:28
related countries: Canada Canada

Many anti-Trump Americans talked about leaving the US for Canada. This couple is actually doing it.
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Marketing fiasco?

Monday, August 7th 2017, 15:50

A US clothing company is forced to U-turn on its vision to reclaim the Nazi emblem as a symbol of love.
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Tillerson warns of US-Russian 'serious mistrust'

Monday, August 7th 2017, 15:08
related countries: Russia Russia

The US secretary of state told Russia's foreign minister that election meddling "damaged the relationship".
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Australian navy locate crashed US military Osprey

Monday, August 7th 2017, 10:33
related countries: Aruba Aruba
related places: Osprey

Underwater search efforts to locate three missing marines will begin shortly, officials said.
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Surf dogs compete at World Championships in US

Monday, August 7th 2017, 1:38

It's the second time the competition has been held in the US.
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Mike Pence denies planning 2020 presidential bid

Monday, August 7th 2017, 1:05

The US vice-president dismisses as "absurd" a report suggesting that he is preparing to stand.
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The Devil's rope

Sunday, August 6th 2017, 23:36

How the spread of barbed wire helped redraw the map of the USA.
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US halts search for marines off Australia

Sunday, August 6th 2017, 3:02
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Queensland

Three marines went missing after their aircraft crashed into the sea off Queensland's coast.
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Iran nuclear deal: Rouhani warns US against 'political suicide'

Saturday, August 5th 2017, 16:48
related countries: Iran Iran

Iran's president says undermining the accord would be "political suicide" for his US counterpart.
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US Marines Osprey crashes off Australia's Queensland coast

Saturday, August 5th 2017, 14:01
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Queensland

A search and rescue operation is being conducted after the incident off the Queensland coast.
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Flynn and Russia envoy Kislyak discussed 'simple things'

Saturday, August 5th 2017, 12:02
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Moscow's ex-US ambassador has been giving details of talks with the former US security adviser.
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Syria war: 2,000 IS fighters still in Raqqa - US envoy

Saturday, August 5th 2017, 4:44

They are fighting for their own survival amid an offensive to retake the city, a US official says.
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US notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout

Saturday, August 5th 2017, 1:49
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

The US gives notice that it intends to quit the Paris climate deal but says talks will continue.
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US-backed Yemeni troops 'push al-Qaeda' out of Shabwa

Friday, August 4th 2017, 21:19
related countries: Yemen Yemen

The province's main cities are said to be under government control for the first time in years.
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US Blackwater guard's murder conviction overturned

Friday, August 4th 2017, 17:21
related countries: Iraq Iraq

An appeals court orders a retrial for Nicholas Slatten, jailed for the murder of 14 Iraqi civilians.
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US attorney general says four charged in crackdown on leaks

Friday, August 4th 2017, 16:57

Top US prosecutor says the administration has tripled the number of active leak probes since January.
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Marijuana company buys entire US town to create 'cannabis-friendly municipality'

Friday, August 4th 2017, 10:09
related places: California

A marijuana company buys a California town for $5m and plans to create a "pot paradise" for tourists.
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Kabul convoy attack: Nato soldier killed in suicide blast

Friday, August 4th 2017, 6:37
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

The Georgian soldier was part of a military convoy hit by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.
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US police 'closing in' on Oxford University murder suspect

Friday, August 4th 2017, 3:50

"We have an idea of his whereabouts," say police looking for Andrew Warren in the United States.
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'I was reborn in the US': Journalist flees Mexican violence

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 23:48
related countries: Mexico Mexico

This journalist fled Mexico after his family were murdered. Now he's slowly rebuilding his life.
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Trump: US-Russia relations are at 'dangerous low'

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 17:14
related countries: Russia Russia

The US president blames Congress after he reluctantly signs new sanctions against Russia.
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Afghan mosque attack: Father of teen roboticist among victims in Herat

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 15:47
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Herat

Fatemah Qaderyan, 14, led the all-girl team that made headlines for attending the US competition.
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Boeing jet makes plane outline over US

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 14:19
related places: America

A Dreamliner jet draws the shape of a plane over America during an engine test flight.
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Uniqlo shirts at push of a button in airport vending

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 9:01
related countries: Japan Japan

The Japanese fashion brand is chasing US consumers with vending machines dispensing clothes.
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Canada opens Montreal Olympic Stadium for migrants from US

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 8:00
related countries: Canada Canada
related places: Quebec

The majority of asylum seekers crossing into Canada have done so at the Quebec border.
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Statue of Liberty caught in White House immigration row

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 7:57
related places: Liberty, White House

A senior adviser clashes with a reporter over the iconic American statue and US immigration laws.
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US sanctions are 'trade war' on Russia, says PM Medvedev

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 6:21
related countries: Russia Russia

Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev also says the US sanctions end hopes for improving bilateral relations.
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US-wide manhunt after Chicago murder

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 4:20
related places: Chicago

Police are searching for a US professor and an Oxford University worker suspected of stabbing a man.
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Soccer family torn apart by deportation

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 2:38

Two undocumented brothers with promising futures have been deported from the US to El Salvador.
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Milkshake shipped across US to grant dying woman's wish

Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, 21:58

The mocha-flavoured, long-distance delivery reached Emily Pomeranz's bedside days before she died.
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Trump approves new 'flawed' Russia sanctions

Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, 19:53
related countries: Russia Russia

The action is punishment for alleged meddling in the US election and Russian actions in Crimea.
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North Korea: US not seeking regime change, says Rex Tillerson

Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, 5:52
related countries: North Korea North Korea
related places: Pyongyang, Washington

The top US diplomat says Washington does not seek to overturn the regime of Kim Jong-Un.
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GoPro records inside of great white shark's mouth

Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, 5:11

A great white shark goes in for a close-up off the coast of Cape Cod, US.
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Venezuela crisis: Trump warns Maduro over jailed opponents

Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, 3:21

He says Venezuela's president is "personally responsible" for the safety of two opposition leaders.
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Difficult word

Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 23:47
related countries: Macedonia Macedonia

For the last 23 years, US diplomat Matthew Nimetz has been trying to resolve the dispute over Macedonia's name.
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Trump 'dictated' son's statement on Russian lawyer meeting

Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 15:11
related countries: Russia Russia

The president reportedly reversed an initial decision by advisers on how to handle the issue.
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US diplomatic staff in Russia see numbers slashed

Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 15:04
related countries: Russia Russia

Hundreds of staff working at US diplomatic missions in Russia are being told to stop work.
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US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

Monday, July 31st 2017, 23:47
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela
related places: Sunday

Nicolás Maduro joins Mugabe, Assad and Kim Jong-un on the list of foreign heads targeted by the US.
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Anthony Scaramucci sacked as Trump media chief

Monday, July 31st 2017, 23:17
related places: Trump, White House

The White House communications chief pays the price for a foul-mouthed tirade.
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Sam Shepard: US actor and playwright dies aged 73

Monday, July 31st 2017, 17:16
related places: Oscar

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his writing and was nominated for an Oscar for his acting.
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Mike Pence reassures Baltic states over Russia 'threat'

Monday, July 31st 2017, 16:36
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Baltic

Vice-President Mike Pence tells the Nato allies: "An attack on one of us is an attack on us all."
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Russia's Putin orders 755 US diplomatic staff to be cut

Monday, July 31st 2017, 10:58
related countries: Russia Russia

The Russian move reduces US diplomatic staff numbers to the same as Russian diplomats in the US.
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Apple accused of 'siding with censorship'

Monday, July 31st 2017, 7:28

VPN providers say US tech giant has 'sided with censorship' by pulling their products.
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North Korea: US says 'no value' in UN security council meeting

Monday, July 31st 2017, 3:44
related countries: North Korea North Korea

The US ambassador to the UN urges China to "seriously challenge" North Korea over missile launches.
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US and Georgia hold military drills, as Russia shows off naval strength

Sunday, July 30th 2017, 11:56
related countries: Georgia Georgia, Russia Russia

The Noble Partner drills come as the Caucasus nation seeks to push its bid to join Nato.
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US bombers fly over Korean peninsula

Sunday, July 30th 2017, 10:37
related countries: Japan Japan, North Korea North Korea

The two US B-1 bombers were joined in the exercise on 30 July by South Korean and Japanese planes.
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Trump 'disappointed' with China after North Korea missile test

Sunday, July 30th 2017, 6:20
related countries: China China, North Korea North Korea

The US president says he won't allow China "to do nothing" after North Korea's latest rocket test.
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Fatal attraction?

Sunday, July 30th 2017, 0:03
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Why

Why fridge magnets may provide an insight into relations between the Russian and US presidents.
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North Korea says missile test shows all US within range

Saturday, July 29th 2017, 11:16
related countries: North Korea North Korea

North Korea says its second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile is a warning to Washington.
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US plans to curb nicotine in tobacco

Friday, July 28th 2017, 17:06

For the first time the US health agency will seek to limit the nicotine levels in tobacco products.
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US healthcare: Watch McCain topple Trump's 'skinny repeal' bill

Friday, July 28th 2017, 16:51
related places: Trump

John McCain voted against repealing the Obama-era healthcare law. But did you see everything else going on in the chamber?
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Russia orders US to cut embassy staff in retaliation for sanctions

Friday, July 28th 2017, 15:23
related places: Kremlin

The Kremlin tells the US to cut diplomatic staff to 455 and bars it from using some properties.
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US healthcare: Senate 'skinny repeal' bill fails

Friday, July 28th 2017, 13:08

John McCain and two other Republicans vote against the bill, in a blow to President Donald Trump.
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Russia sanctions: Trump's hand forced by Senate vote

Friday, July 28th 2017, 3:10
related countries: North Korea North Korea, Russia Russia
related places: White House

The bill imposes new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite White House objections.
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Iran carries out 'successful' satellite launch

Thursday, July 27th 2017, 21:31

The US criticises the launch from a new space centre, describing it as a provocative action.
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Syria war: US says coalition partners must only fight IS

Thursday, July 27th 2017, 18:21

Opposition allies have been told they must not fight against Bashar al-Assad's government forces.
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No US transgender policy change 'for now'

Thursday, July 27th 2017, 16:34

The US top general says President Trump needs to issue guidance before any changes come into effect.
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Venezuela crisis: US hits 13 top officials with sanctions

Wednesday, July 26th 2017, 22:37

The move comes as President Maduro rejects calls to cancel a vote for a new constituent assembly.
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