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  • Trump declares US-Mexico border emergency

Trump braces for wave of legal challenges to emergency declaration over border wall

US President Donald Trump said he was confident his declaration of a national emergency to unlock funds for his border wall would stand up in the Supreme Court.
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Four-cornered fight for Semenyih in Malaysia by-election

Jokowi, Prabowo to go head-to-head on economic issues in second presidential debate

Thai Raksa Chart hopefuls among 2,810 candidates to qualify for March 24 Thai election

First photos show aftermath of Thai cave rescue - over 3,000 gas tanks left behind

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Hyflux CEO Olivia Lum volunteers to contribute her entire stake of shares and securities as part of restructuring

  • In the video clip, Zhang Jiale (above) came across as haughtily defiant as she glared across the turnstile at Officer William Cristobal with bean curd streaming down his shirt front and arm.

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5 killed as gunman opens fire at Illinois warehouse

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