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US appeals court says Trump can deploy soldiers in Portland

US appeals court says Trump can deploy soldiers in Portland

A US appeals court said Monday that President Donald Trump can send National Guard troops to Portland, despite objections from Oregon's governor.

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Colombia awaits ruling on ex-president Uribe's house arrest

Colombia awaits ruling on ex-president Uribe's house arrest

Colombia will learn on Tuesday whether influential former president Alvaro Uribe must serve 12 years under house arrest for allegedly pressuring paramilitaries to deny ties with him.

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Disgraced Andrew may face more legal woes: UK biographer

Disgraced Andrew may face more legal woes: UK biographer

Scandal-hit Prince Andrew could face more legal woes, his biographer Andrew Lownie told AFP Monday, as the British royal family braced for the publication of a posthumous memoir of damaging revelations written by his accuser Virginia Giuffre.

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Disgraced Prince Andrew may face more legal woes: UK biographer

Disgraced Prince Andrew may face more legal woes: UK biographer

Scandal-hit Prince Andrew could face more legal woes, his biographer Andrew Lownie told AFP Monday, as the British royal family braces for more damaging revelations in a posthumous memoir written by his accuser Virginia Giuffre.

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Dembele, Marquinhos return for PSG's trip to Leverkusen

Dembele, Marquinhos return for PSG's trip to Leverkusen

Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele and captain Marquinhos were on Monday included in Paris Saint-Germain's squad to face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League after injury layoffs.

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Bolivia's president-elect says will resume ties with US after nearly two decades

Bolivia's president-elect says will resume ties with US after nearly two decades

Bolivia's new center-right president-elect said Monday he would seek to reinstate diplomatic ties with the United States that were broken off nearly two decades ago under leftist ex-leader Evo Morales.

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Shaheen Afridi appointed Pakistan ODI captain for South Africa series

Shaheen Afridi appointed Pakistan ODI captain for South Africa series

Pakistan on Monday named fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as skipper for next month's three-match ODI series against South Africa, marking a third change in the format's captaincy in the past 12 months.

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Howe looking forward to facing 'incredible' Mourinho in Champions League

Howe looking forward to facing 'incredible' Mourinho in Champions League

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is eager to go up against a football great when his side play Jose Mourinho's Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Athapaththu conjures miracle as Sri Lanka snatch victory over Bangladesh

Athapaththu conjures miracle as Sri Lanka snatch victory over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to record their first win of the Women's Cricket World Cup, edging out Bangladesh by seven runs in a nerve jangling finish in Navi Mumbai on Monday.

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Trump to Australian ambassador: 'I don't like you either'

Trump to Australian ambassador: 'I don't like you either'

US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed disdain towards Australia's ambassador, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, as the two sat face-to-face across the cabinet table in the White House.

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