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Nigel Farage admits Ukip may be over in two years

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Jeremy Corbyn: Labour faces challenge on 'historic scale' to win election

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The blasts were reported at 4 a.m. local time. According to earlier reports the Israeli Air Force attacked a weapons depot of the Lebanese Hezbollah near Da...

Death count marches upward to 38 amid Venezuela unrest

Demonstrators are angry over what they describe as Mr Maduro's plans to amass power in his own hands. Among the latest deaths is 18 year old Amando Canizales,...

GOP senator: Comey 'as popular as cholera' on Capitol Hill

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Despite delay, my daughter has got justice: Nirbhaya's Mother

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Chibok girls released in Boko Haram prisoner swap

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North Korea accuses U.S. of assassination plot against Kim Jong Un

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French media warned not to republish Macron campaign's leaked documents

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Central Intelligence Agency plotted to kill Kim Jong-un, claims North Korea

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Iran's presidential candidates spar over nuclear deal

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82 freed Chibok schoolgirls arrive in capital

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82 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls released by Boko Haram

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North Korea says detains another American citizen, KCNA reports

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82 freed schoolgirls to meet Nigerian president

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