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MTN Nigeria office shut down by protesters angry at South Africa xenophobic attacks
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Alt-right idealogue Richard Spencer expelled from Republican CPAC conference
Mainstream conservatives expel figurehead from anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic fringe movement.
Iraqi forces retake Mosul airport from Isis
The strategically vital site controls access to parts of Isis-controlled western Mosul.
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Isis admits defeat in Syrian stronghold of al-Bab to Turkish forces
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Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe releases secret CNN tapes – well almost
A technical glitch caused the hosting website to crash at the start of the release of 119 hours of footage.
Russian Foreign Ministry sets up database exposing 'fake news' reports in Western media
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Security details of Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders leaked to Moroccan criminal gang
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Russia building mini-Reichstag for Yunarmia youth army to reenact 1945 defeat of Germany
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Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton told 'we are not paid protestors' during combative town hall meeting
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French Senator under fire for linking Macron-Bayrou political alliance to Hutu and Tutsi conflict
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US 'nuclear sniffer' plane deployed to Europe amid radiation spike
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Trump revoked a landmark transgender bathroom rule – what does this mean for trans rights?
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'Phenomenal right now': How the White House sees US-Mexico relations
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President Buhari thanks Nigerians for prayers during phone call with Kano governor
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