Reuters
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Two former Mexican presidents compare Trump to Hitler
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's political rhetoric is "racist," and evocative of Adolf Hitler, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon told reporters at an event in Mexico City on Saturday.
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Rouhani cheers win in Iranian election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could accelerate the Islamic Republic's emergence from years of isolation.
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Four people stabbed at Ku Klux Klan rally
Four people were stabbed, and one of them critically wounded on Saturday in a scuffle between members of the Ku Klux Klan and counter-protesters near a planned KKK rally in Anaheim, California, police said.
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Afghanistan: Taliban suicide bomber kills 15 in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul on Saturday, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13 people and put prospects for new peace talks in doubt.
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Longtime black San Francisco church faces eviction amid gentrification
A long-standing and unconventional African American church in what was once the heart of San Francisco's thriving black population is just days from eviction.
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Syria conflict: Temporary truce halts most fighting
Fighting appeared largely to stop across most areas of western and northern Syria on Saturday after a cessation of hostilities came into effect, which the United Nations called the best hope for peace since the civil war began five years ago.
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Italy approves divisive same-sex unions bill
The Italian Senate approved on Thursday a watered-down bill allowing civil unions for same-sex and heterosexual couples.
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Australian abuse victims make crowdfunded journey to Rome for Vatican treasurer testimony
Cardinal George Pell will give evidence on Monday to Australia's long-running Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse.
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Trump's surge confounds rivals, makes him betting favourite
Donald Trump's chances of clinching the US Republican presidential nomination shot to a record high on global betting websites on Wednesday and the billionaire businessman, long viewed as a political outsider, won his first endorsement from a member of Congress.
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Anti-EU numbers drop six points in blow to Brexit campaign
The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a six-point drop over the rival "in" campaign, according to a YouGov poll taken by the Times.
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Australian abuse inquiry says will sit in Rome to hear Vatican treasurer
An Australian government inquiry into child abuse has said it has found a suitable public venue in Rome where victims will be able to watch the Vatican's Australian-born treasurer testify about his knowledge of molestation within the church.
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Boris tells Prime Minister he'll vote to leave the EU
Boris Johnson dealt a blow to David Cameron by increasing the chance British voters will ditch membership in a June referendum.