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President Obama has been outlining his vision for anew chapter in the American foreign policy. Speakingto graduates of the United States military academyat West Point, he said the US must always lead onthe world stage. The BBCs Aleem Maqbool has more
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President Obama has announced that his veteransaffair secretary has resigned after a scathing reportfound widespread failings in healthcare treatmentfor retired US service men and women. RajiniVaidyanathan reports from Washington. President Obama sai
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The only American soldier to be held captive by theTaliban in Afghanistan has been freed after beingheld for nearly 5 years.Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl wasreleased in exchange for five senior Talibanmilitants from Guantanamo Bay detention center.Our corre
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The Afghan government has reacted angrily to a US deal in which five senior Taliban militants from Guantanamo Bay were handed over to Qatar in exchange for the release of an American soldier held captive by the Taliban. Sergeant Berg Dahl is now reco
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Final results in Egypt's presidential election have confirmed a landslide victory for the former army chief Abdul Fatah al-Sisi.The election commission said Mr.Sisi won 96.9% of the vote, less than half of those eligible to vote took part.In his firs
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Today, around 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced every year in spite of the fact that tobacco use kills about 5 and a half million people every year, an average of one person every 6 seconds. The BBC's Peter Tailor has been taking a new look at the
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Prosecutors in Germany are opening an investigation against persons unknown in connection with the alleged bugging of Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone by the US National Security Agency. The revelation came to light last year, damaging ties be
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The leaders of Britain and France have met President Putin face to face for the first time since the annexation of Crimea to convey their concern about Russia's actions in Ukraine. The British Prime Minister David Cameron says he's delivered an unequ
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Some of the tallest trees in the world are under threat from poachers. Parts of the redwood forest park have been closed off after a 400-year old tree was cut down. More and bigger burls are being taken near former logging towns where the economy has
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An emotional day of events commemorating the success of the D-Day landings in northern France in 1944 has ended with a banquet for 19 visiting heads of state at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Queen Elizabeth said the deeds of the allied forces would be
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As we recorded this podcast, President Obama and the environmental protection agency in the US were due to announce fresh targets to cut pollution from power plants by 30% by 2020. Environmentalists claim it as a victory. But opponents say it could h
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Ukraine's new president Petro Poroshenko has called for dialogue with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. He was speaking after his swearing-in ceremony in Kiev. But Mr. Poroshenko said Ukraine would never give up Crimea which Russia
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Gunmen in Pakistan have attacked the airport in the biggest city Karachi, killing at least five people. The attackers hurled grenades and opened fire on security guards. Some passengers and staff are reportedly still trapped inside. Flights have been
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Talks to end a crippling strike in South Africa's platinum mines have collapsed after the government abandoned mediation efforts between mine owners and workers. The government intervened in May to try to end months of deadlock. Andrew Harding report
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The United States has warned that the jihadist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS poses a threat to the entire region after its fighters seized control of another key city in northern Iraq, Mosul. Jim Muir reports. For the Shiit
