Reuters
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Russian humanitarian operation in Syria may be 'ruse', US says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and its Russian allies declared a joint humanitarian operation for the besieged area on Thursday.
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Blow to nationalists as Scots still back remaining in UK despite Brexit vote
Scotland's nationalist First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the June 23 vote for Brexit had put Scottish independence back on the agenda.
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Clinton accepts Democratic nomination at a 'moment of reckoning' for America
She contrasted her character with what she described as a dangerous and volatile Donald Trump.
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Shockwaves from Brexit vote hit UK consumers, wages and construction
A month after the Brexit vote, the latest signals of a sharp economic slowdown are likely to add to expectations of action from the Bank of England on August 4.
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Glass ceiling shattered as Clinton wins Democratic Party nomination
Clinton will become the party's standard-bearer against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the November 8 election when she accepts the nomination on Thursday.
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Japan: 19 killed in their sleep, many wounded in knife attack on centre for disabled
Police have arrested Satoshi Uematsu, 26, a former employee at the facility in Sagamihara town in Kanagawa Prefecture.
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Democrats in disarray over party's attempts to brand Bernie Sanders as an atheist
"My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist," wrote a party official.
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Munich shooter had no Islamist ties, say police
A German-Iranian teenager who shot dead nine people in Munich was a deranged lone gunman obsessed with mass killings who drew no inspiration from Islamist militancy, police said on Saturday.
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Erdogan shuts schools and charities as he tightens grip on Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey on Saturday, ordering the closure of thousands of private schools, charities and other institutions in his first decree since imposing a state of emergency after the failed military coup.
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Refugee survivors speak out about their perilous journey
The bodies of 21 women and one man were brought ashore to Sicily on Friday as fellow migrants described scenes of panic and violence when water poured into their dinghy.
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Clinton picks Catholic former missionary Tim Kaine as running mate
Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner who will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump.
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Terror in Munich: Nine dead in lone-wolf attack
An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire near a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing at least nine people in the third attack on civilians in Western Europe in eight days.