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Trump lauds Kim and orders US to scale back South Korea drills

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Photos show Trump relying on cheat card for White House event

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Critics blast Navy's 'beauty pageant' redesign of aircraft carriers

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US tourist dies after being struck by lightning hiking in Italy

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Fatal Kildare crash the result of 'dangerous act', Irish premier says

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Russia builds bases that can launch drones deep into Nato territory

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Russia jails opposition politician for 11 years over war criticism

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Athens' all-marble Olympic Stadium gets first major clean in a century

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Hundreds evacuated as fire in Belgium's nature reserve doubles in size

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Two dead as wildfires sweep popular Greek island

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Five teenagers killed and child injured in wrong-way crash on motorway

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Nato jets scrambled as suspected Russian drone shot down

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True scale of devastating wildfires wreaking havoc across the globe

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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history

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Nigeria security forces free over 300 people in huge rescue operation

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Spain investigating 'suspected jihadists' who crossed into Ceuta

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WHO chief arrives in Congo to help tackle deadly Ebola outbreak

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Xi praises Tiananmen crackdown on Jiang Zemin's birth centennial

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Japanese minister heads to Australia amid 'melongate' controversy

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At least seven people killed in stampede at Indian temple

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Father investigated for assaulting man who patted daughter's head

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Iran war is forcing families to choose between schooling and survival

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Why Putin is testing Japan's limits with visit to contested islands

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Warning shots fired after North Korean troops cross border with South

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Bondi Beach shooting hero Ahmed al Ahmed cleared of assault charges

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PM urged to apologise over joke about melons gifted by Takaichi

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Nearly 28 million Australians to take part in most inclusive census

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Australia to roll out flu vaccines for most vulnerable native birds

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New Zealand's decision to get a new official language sparks criticism

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Iranian women footballers granted Australian citizenship

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