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Trump is used to shaking off criticism - but the Epstein story is different, published at 12:33 BST 10 September
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This 'tough guy' president says he's tackling corruption. Rivals say he's silencing opposition, published at 00:02 BST 10 September
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Starmer resets after Rayner row, but Labour turmoil is a gift for Reform, published at 12:59 BST 6 September
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Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election, published at 00:31 BST 5 September
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Migrant crisis: How Europe went from Merkel's 'We can do it' to pulling up the drawbridge, published at 22:00 BST 3 September
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A scheme helped prevent sex offenders committing more crimes - then it closed. Why?, published at 00:40 BST 3 September
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The trade in US body parts that's completely legal - but ripe for exploitation, published at 00:09 BST 31 August
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Taiwan is preparing for a Chinese attack but its people don't think war is coming soon, published at 23:07 BST 25 August
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How Russia is quietly trying to win over the world beyond the West, published at 00:06 BST 25 August
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The race for the two miles-a-second super weapons that Putin says turn targets to dust, published at 00:24 BST 22 August
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Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage?, published at 00:08 BST 20 August
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Lucy Letby's new expert supporters claim no babies were deliberately harmed. Who should we believe?, published at 16:39 BST 19 August
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The Green Party is at a crossroads. Is it time they get angry?, published at 00:02 BST 18 August
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Bowen: Netanyahu is presiding over a divided Israel - the fault lines are now chasms, published at 00:33 BST 15 August
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The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?, published at 00:00 BST 13 August
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What it means to be 'culturally' Irish in 2025 is complicated - as Ed Sheeran has shown, published at 00:09 BST 10 August
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Carol Kirkwood: Why weather forecasters (like me) often appear to get it wrong, published at 00:05 BST 6 August
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Putin and Trump's relationship has soured - but behind the posturing, a Ukraine deal is still possible, published at 00:22 BST 5 August
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Hackers, secret cables and security fears: The explosive fight over China's new embassy in the UK, published at 00:15 BST 4 August
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Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?, published at 00:06 BST 3 August
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'Thank you, but it's too late': Why some Palestinians aren't convinced by Starmer's promise, published at 00:36 BST 2 August
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Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price, published at 00:01 BST 1 August
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What screen time does to children's brains is more complicated than it seems, published at 00:44 BST 31 July
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Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe, published at 00:00 BST 30 July
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