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Russian agents hacked voting system manufacturer – reportFederal contractor arrested and charged with removing classified material after NSA report said cyber-attack on software supplier and phishing emails hit officials -
Gulf plunged into diplomatic crisis as countries cut ties with QatarQatari diplomats ejected and land, air and sea traffic routes cut off in row over terror and regional stability
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First witness says actor drugged and sexually assaulted herWoman publicly known as ‘Kacey’ says attack occurred at Bel Air hotel in 1996, after he asked her to bring food to his room -
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Top diplomat in China 'quits over Trump climate policy'Unnamed sources said David Rank had resigned as he could not support Donald Trump’s decision last week to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement
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Isis surrenders hideout of leader Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiFall of key town Baaj to Shia forces leaves pocket of west Mosul and Bukamal as only urban centres in Iraq with big Isis presence
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Americans own 640m acres of national land – but can we keep it?For over 100 years, a small minority have battled the very idea of national land. As efforts are renewed, all Americans must face the fight
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UKUKLondon attack: Sadiq Khan urges police to explain why they didn't act on attackers – livePolice said Butt was investigated in 2015 but ruled out as potential terrorist
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EuropeEuropeRussian court drops charges against Guardian reporterAlec Luhn was detained by police while covering a protest in Moscow organised by opposition politician Alexei Navalny
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Ugandan soldiers accused of rape and assault to face court martialMilitary pledges zero tolerance after allegations of abuses by Human Rights Watch, but some fear court will not bring troops to justice
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Make or break moment beckons for education at G20 summitCampaigners urge world leaders to keep global education targets on track after figures reveal education receives same level of aid funding as transport
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opinion & analysis
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Banking on a coveted demographic that is increasingly in the bluest cities, brands are ‘trying to make their toilet paper save the world’Faking 'wokeness': how advertising targets millennial liberals for profit
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Qatar diplomatic crisis – what you need to knowSeveral Arab countries are breaking ties with Qatar. We look at the reasons why, and what the consequences may be
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Saudi Arabia's power play leaves Qatar with little room to manoeuvreEmboldened by renewed US support, Riyadh has moved quickly to demand its partners align their agendas to theirs
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'Make our planet great again': Macron's response to Trump is praisedNew French president has been confident and sure-footed in first weeks, say analysts
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White House: media 'obsesses' over Trump's tweets – videoWhite House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tells a press briefing that Twitter gives US president Donald Trump a ‘communications tool that isn’t filtered through media bias’, but also at the same time says she believes that the press puts to much emphasis on what he communicates through social media.
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White House denies Donald Trump picking fight with Sadiq Khan – videoWhite House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders denies that Donald Trump is picking a fight with London’s mayor following the president’s criticisms of London mayor Sadiq Khan over Twitter following the London Bridge attack
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'Disgruntled' former employee kills five in Orlando shooting – videoOrange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says a ‘disgruntled’ employee who was recently fired from his job at an Orlando business shot and killed five people in what he calls a ‘workplace violence incident’
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Accelerationism: how a fringe philosophy predicted the future we live in – podcastThe world is changing at dizzying speed – but for some thinkers, not fast enough. Is accelerationism a dangerous idea, or does it speak to our troubled times?
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Saudi Arabia TV reports on cutting of ties with Qatar - videoA newsreader on Saudi TV announces that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided to sever diplomatic and consular relations with Qatar, also cutting all land air and sea contacts
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A neo-Nazi gathering in Kentucky – in picturesMembers of the KKK, the Traditionalist Worker party and the National Socialist Movement gathered for a weekend of speeches and demonstration in rural Kentucky
Lawnmower man Canadian cuts lawn as tornado looms – and photo goes viral