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Berkeley student protests force Breitbart speaker to pull out

Student protests at the University of California at Berkeley degenerated into violence on Wednesday, forcing a right-wing commentator to cancel his scheduled appearance at the liberal-leaning…

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Trump honours return of fallen Navy seal

US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka returned to Washington on Wednesday night following a trip to honour the returning remains of a navy officer killed in a weekend raid in…

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Tillerson must hit the ground running as US top diplomat

Rex Tillerson has been sworn in as America’s top diplomat.

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Ex-oil chief Tillerson confirmed as US Secretary of State

The former CEO of oil company Exxon Mobil had the backing of 56 senators, with 43 voting against him

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UN chief on Trump bans: they should be removed sooner rather than later

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has also called on the world to "show solidarity" with Syrian refugees

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Iranian singer Googoosh: Trump ban 'may stop me going home to US'

The Executive order by President Donald Trump to ban the entry of refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries to the United States, has affected the lives of thousands of…

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Trump Travel ban nets US Iranians for whom fear is an all-too-recent memory

Individuals have been talking about their traumatic experiences at the hands of US immigration since the Trump travel ban came into force.

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Senior Democrats vow to challenge Trump's Supreme Court nomination

Some Democrat senators are calling for the requirement for the nominee to win 60 votes of approval in the 100-seat Senate

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EU foreign policy chief criticises Trump travel ban, Farage trolled

The EU’s foreign policy chief has underlined opposition to Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, saying no-one should be deprived of their fundamental rights.

United Kingdom

Trump's UK state visit fuels heated exchanges in parliament

Donald Trump's invitation to the UK has split the country, with rival petitions both in support of and against the new US president's state visit to Great Britain.

Business Series

Apple bounces back, overtakes Samsung in smartphone sales

Apple is back as the number one seller of smartphones for the first time in five years, beating Samsung which recalled its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7.

Cinema

John Wick is back in a mission to honour a blood oath

John Wick the hitman returns

USA

US Army told to pave way for disputed Dakota pipeline

This could be the start of Donald Trump’s so-called ‘energy revolution’.

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Confusion reigns over Trump's travel ban

President Donald Trump’s travel ban has divided America according to opinion polls, while also causing major confusion abroad.

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Will wrestling beat the Trump travel ban?

US wrestlers say they plan to be at next month's World Cup in Iran despite Tehran's claim that it is banning US visitors. The freestyle team's participation had been in doubt, given the fallout from T

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Calexit? California paves way for independence vote

Grassroots organisers have received the green light to start campaigning for California to secede from the United States

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US Democrats boycott votes, delaying confirmation of Trump's nominees

US Democrats have stepped up their opposition to Donald Trump, by boycotting a planned committee hearing to confirm his Cabinet picks.

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Banned from the US

With the stroke of a pen, thousands of lives are now in administrative limbo since Donald Trump imposed a US immigration and travel order.

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This is what Trump has done so far

This article was updated on Wednesday February 1.

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