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United Kingdom pledges $250 million in humanitarian aid for Nigeria

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Hyundai resumes production in China after supply disruption

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Floor test will happen, fall of government is imminent: Stalin

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Storm Harvey: Texas floods spread as 2000 people rescued

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Matisse signs orders to send additional troops to Afghanistan

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U.S. targets Islamic State fighters leaving Lebanon after cease-fire

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North Korea threat: Britain, Japan agree on closer security ties

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Amit Shah holds strategy meet with top leaders for Gujarat polls

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Pence, Perry visit Texas to see Harvey damage, meet with victims

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Trump insists Mexico will pay for the wall, plans to renegotiate NAFTA

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USA awards contracts for Mexico border wall prototypes

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China forced to abandon plan to enlarge BRICS

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Voters Split on Trump's Plan to Increase Troops in Afghanistan

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UN Says Iran Remains In Compliance With 2015 Nuclear Accord

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Texas Gov. Abbott Praises Trump Hurricane Response

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French President Emmanuel Macron to Visit Israel in 2018

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Members of elite search and rescue team head to Texas

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David Clarke, Milwaukee County Sheriff Once Considered For DHS Job, Resigns

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Gary Vair: The wall is Mexico's problem

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U.S. asks Russian Federation to close its consulate in San Francisco

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