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Trump ally gets 40 months' prison amid presidential meddling row
Trump said soon after he believed Stone had a 'very good chance' of being cleared in the long run, accusing the jury without evidence of being 'tainted.'
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Trump scoffs at 'Parasite's' Oscar win
'Parasite', a dark comedy exploring class divides, made history by becoming the first non-English-language film to win Hollywood's biggest annual prize.
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Attorney General Barr considering quitting over Trump tweets: 'Wash Post'
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had total confidence in William Barr, who last week said in an interview that Trump’s tweeting habit had made it impossible for him to do his job.
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Bolton says he hopes book is not 'suppressed' by White House
Media outlets reported in October that Bolton, a leading foreign policy hawk, was planning to write a book about his time in the Trump administration.
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Trump insists he can intervene in criminal cases
The Republican businessman has been accused by opponents in Congress of trying to strip away the Justice Department's independence to benefit himself and his allies.
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'Cool' candidate Bloomberg adds memes to campaign arsenal
Bloomberg has smashed campaign spending records in an effort to win the nomination, and critics argue he is effectively trying to buy the US presidency his vast fortune.
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Human-hunting film set for release after Trump 'racist' row
The movie had been scheduled for release last September, but drew the ire of Republicans including President Donald Trump, who appeared to slam it as "racist."
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Record crowd expected for Trump at India cricket ground
Workers in Ahmedabad are rushing to finish the 110,000-capacity Sardar Patel Stadium, which will overtake the 100,000-seater Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world's biggest cricket ve
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Thousands rally in Morocco against Trump Mideast peace plan
They called for a boycott of American products, denouncing the United States as 'enemies of peace' and chanted 'Palestine is not for sale'.
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US, Kenya launch talks on trade deal in move welcomed by industry
US President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the intention to start formal talks on a trade agreement after meeting at the White House.
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Trump confirms killing of AQAP chief in Yemen
The US "conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qassim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)," Trump said in a White House statement.
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From sex scandals to impeachment: The unsinkable Donald Trump
The following are some of the events that could have torpedoed his political fortunes.
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US Senate acquits Trump in historic vote as re-election campaign looms
The trial formally began on 16 January. The Senate voted 51-49 last Friday to defeat the Democrats’ bid to call witnesses such as Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, with only two Republicans joining them.
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Pan-Islamic body OIC rejects Trump's Mideast plan
A meeting of foreign ministers at OIC headquarters in the Saudi city of Jeddah called on 'all member states not (to) deal with this plan or cooperate with the US administration efforts to enforce it in any way or form'.
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US soldiers hurt in Iran missile strike up to 64: Pentagon
US President Donald Trump had initially said no Americans were hurt by the missiles fired on a base housing US soldiers in the country's west on 8 January.
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Netanyahu tells Putin Mideast deal a 'new opportunity'
Trump's plan angered Palestinians by proposing Israel retain control over Jerusalem as its 'undivided capital' and giving the green light to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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CARTOON: Deal of the Century
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Trump peace plan embraced in Israel, rejected by Palestinians
Trump, who unveiled the plan on Tuesday at the White House standing alongside Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with no Palestinian representatives on hand, said his initiative could succeed where others had failed.
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'Who made you Africa’s spokesperson?' Twitter users react to Motsepe’s apology
The African Rainbow Minerals CEO made the comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week after a dinner organised by Trump.
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Battle for witnesses looms as defense rests in Trump trial
Democrats sought to have the Senate subpoena former White House national security advisor John Bolton to provide evidence after leaks from his forthcoming book suggested he could supply damning evidence against Trump.
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Patrice Motsepe says sorry for saying Africa loves Trump
Patrice Motsepe released an apology statement through his Motsepe Foundation on Tuesday, saying he had no right to speak on behalf of anyone but himself.
