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Trump’s pick for national security adviser brings controversy
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Newt Gingrich is out and Mitt Romney may be in for a post in Trump’s cabinet
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Top US intelligence official quits
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Hezbollah, backed by Iraqi, Iranian Shiite militias clash with Assad forces in Aleppo, Daraa
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Obama tries to ease fears over future US/EU relations during his farewell tour
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Brazil: Ex-Rio governor arrested in corruption investigation
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Weather stalls Mosul offensive but deadly attacks continue
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Japanese PM Abe seeking to build trust in his meeting with Trump
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Trump backer: Japanese American internment is ‘precedent’ for national Muslim registry
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Aoun , Berri accuse each other of weakening the state institutions