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Russia on the agenda at US Senate hearings for Defense Secretary and CIA Chief

Russia is a hot topic as the US Senate holds hearings with the nominees for Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA.

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Trump's news conference a 'trainwreck,' 'jaw-dropping,' 'lame' and 'strange.'

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Trump press conference showcases deepening rift with media and intelligence agencies

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Trump blasts CNN at press conference

During his first press conference since winning the White House, Donald Trump attacked the publishing of an alleged Russian report and blasted CNN.

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Trump blasts US spy agencies over Russia claims

In his first press conference since winning the White House, Donald Trump has blasted America’s spy agencies and the media, accusing them of leaking salacious allegations about…

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Volkswagen pleads guilty to US charges over emissions cheating

Volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to US charges that it cheated on diesel emission tests for a decade.

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Trump's Russia problem 'will only get bigger'

Our Washington correspondent says this is only the start of Russian problems for Donald Trump.

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American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn is back on the World Cup circuit this week in Austria just nine weeks after surgery.

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Trump faces the press for first time since win, and lays into CNN

Donald Trump broke his post-election press silence on Wednesday with a pugnacious press conference performance, at one point engaging in a shouting match with CNN.

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Trump meets press after secret dossier leak

The US-President elect is blaming intelligence agencies for news reports that Moscow has compiled compromising information on him.

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