Jody Wilson-Raybould: Ex-minister increases pressure on Trudeau

Jody Wilson-Raybould says she faced "sustained" pressure over SNC-Lavalin prosecution.

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Selma Blair opens up about MS: 'People with disabilities are invisible'

The US actress stepped out at an Oscars party with a cane, four months after her diagnosis.

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Trump urged to stay tough over China trade deal

Congress said the Trump administration should hold out for a substantive deal with China.

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Joe's 100th birthday card appeal goes global

Joe Cuba wanted 100 cards for his 100th birthday - but he received a few thousand instead.

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Melissa McCarthy's Oscars bunny dress criticised by top designer

The outfit Melissa McCarthy wore to present best costume design is branded "tasteless and insulting".

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Michael Cohen: Five things he said about Donald Trump

From hacked emails to hush money, the explosive things Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress.

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What President Bush's dog Sully did next

The former service dog of the late President George HW Bush has a new job with the US Navy.

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Michael Cohen: 'Trump is a racist, conman and cheat'

President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in front of US Congress.

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'He doesn't give orders - he speaks in a code'

Michael Cohen talks Trump, ties and how he learned to decode the indirect demands of the president.

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Michael Cohen: Trump told me 'Don Jr had worst judgement in world'

Michael Cohen believes the president's son told Mr Trump in advance about the "dirt on Clinton" meeting.

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Trump, North Korea's Kim end Vietnam summit with no agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to reach an agreement on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula at their summit in Vietnam on Thursday, the White House said.

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China says hopes U.S., North Korea dialogue can continue

China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it hopes dialogue and communication between the United States and North Korea can continue.

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After public grilling, ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to testify on Russia in private

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will talk behind closed doors on Thursday to a congressional panel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election, capping an explosive week of testimony in which he leveled new allegations of wrongdoing at his former boss.

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Trump denounces Cohen but says he told truth about 'no collusion'

U.S. President Donald Trump said his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, had lied "a lot" in testimony to a congressional hearing in Washington, but Cohen had told the truth when he said there was had been no collusion with Russia.

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World powers call for calm as India and Pakistan trade fire in Kashmir

Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir on Thursday morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot.

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Trump says hopefully India, Pakistan conflict coming to an end

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped the conflict between India and Pakistan will be coming to an end, after the two nuclear powers clashed across a contested border in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Trump says talks with Kim failed over North Korean sanctions demands

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam had failed to reach agreement due to North Korean demands to lift punishing U.S.-led sanctions.

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U.S. trade chief sees long-term China challenges, continued tariff threat

The United States will need to maintain the threat of tariffs on Chinese goods for years even if Washington and Beijing strike a deal to end a costly tariff war, President Donald Trump's chief trade negotiator told lawmakers on Wednesday.

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USTR to suspend China tariff hike 'until further notice'

The U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Wednesday it would move to formally suspend a scheduled tariff increase on Chinese goods "until further notice" following President Donald Trump's decision to delay his Friday deadline for a U.S.-China trade deal amid progress in their talks.

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Britain's Labour Party backs Brexit referendum

Britain's opposition Labour Party will support a new referendum on Brexit after parliament defeated its alternative plan for leaving the European Union, the party's leader Jeremy Corbyn said.

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Asian stocks fall as trade hopes wane, U.S.-North Korea summit ends early

Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors dialed back some of their recent optimism about a Sino-China trade deal while news that the U.S.-North Korean summit in Hanoi was ending early rattled confidence late in the trading day.

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Thousands scramble as Thai Airways cancels flights over Pakistan

Thousands of travelers were left scrambling on Thursday when Thai Airways International canceled more than a dozen flights to and from Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India.

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Trump, Kim go for brief walkabout after meeting, joined by envoys

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took a brief stroll on Thursday in the courtyard of the Hanoi hotel where they are meeting for the second day of summit talks.

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