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President threatens to declare national emergency and build wall without congressional approval: ‘I can do it if I want’ -
Nearly 30,000 people are forced into emergency shelters as the waning weather system skirts Koh Samui
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A rally against immigration at St Kilda beach prompts counter-protests but police keep rivals groups apart -
Rapper has become embroiled in the fallout over the CEO’s controversial tweet about taking Tesla private
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Girls, 15, had been celebrating a birthday at the venue in northern city of Koszalin -
Most popular mobile weather app misled users who shared location information, say Los Angeles prosecutors in lawsuit
Spotlight
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A total solar eclipse, two World Cups, several new flights and walking trails, and big birthday celebrations from Havana to the Grand Canyon – here are our top 40 destinations worth checking out this year
Around the world
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Man detained in Farnham, Surrey, on Saturday morning, following Friday’s stabbing -
Up to 150 lorries to be used in Kent test of government plans to cope with border disruption -
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Trio arrested in London on US charges as calls grow for debt claim against Mozambique to be dropped -
Girls in Narok County will be made to reveal identities of babies’ fathers and tell police about female genital mutilation -
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Opinion & analysis
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Analysis: as the shutdown’s toll becomes clearer, the president aims to keep his pledge – but Democrats have reason to resist -
The lack of global outcry over the detention of two Canadians virtually guarantees the next such case -
Many traditional parties are trying to co-opt the agenda of the radical right in order to defeat them. But various elections in 2018 reveal the limits of that approach -
US could withdraw from a second treaty while Vladimir Putin’s Russia promises a new generation of nuclear weapons
Pictures and video
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Following a meeting between top Democrats and the president that failed to break the congressional deadlock, Trump says the government shutdown could continue for years
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Youngest US Congresswoman in history posts a video of her dancing outside her office after an attempt to humiliate her on Twitter backfired
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Nancy Pelosi, the newly elected House speaker, insisted Trump's border wall would not receive funding
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The swearing in of the 116th Congress on Thursday was marked by a series of firsts, with the new freshman class the most diverse in US history
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More than 10,000 artists, craftspeople and revellers take part in the carnival, a fusion of different cultural celebrations. It takes place every year from 2 to 7 January in the city of Pasto and is on Unesco’s intangible heritage list -
Nancy Pelosi has been elected House speaker, overcoming an internal Democratic rebellion to win 220 votes, while Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader, won 192
Spite buildings and 50C cities: the most-read urban stories of 2018