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Meet the US’s drug running friends: A history of narcotics involvement
Trump claims to be cracking down on drug gangs in Venezuela but pardoned a Honduran drug lord serving time in the US.
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Who was Soeharto, the late leader named Indonesia’s ‘national hero’?
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has presented former President Soeharto with the national hero title.
Indonesia makes former president Soeharto posthumous national hero
Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Prabowo, branding it betrayal of Soeharto’s victims and democracy.
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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
A divisive political figure, the Republican led the Bush administration’s ‘war on terror’ and invasion of Iraq.
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A look inside Egypt’s newly unveiled Grand Egyptian Museum
After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors to the public on Tuesday.
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How Trump’s White House ballroom compares with Obama renovations
Former President Barack Obama repaired the White House, while Trump’s ballroom plan has demolished part of the mansion.
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Indian village celebrates end of Diwali with cow dung fight
Villagers in Gummatapura, southern India, hurl cow dung at each other for the Gorehabba festival.
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Who are the private donors funding Trump’s White House ballroom?
White House releases list of donors funding $300m construction on the site of the demolished East Wing.
Paris’s Louvre Museum reopens after $102m jewel heist
The Louvre reopens after robbery, prompting debates on security amid ongoing investigations and Senate scrutiny.
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Mona Lisa to the Nazis: Robbed often, why latest Louvre theft is different
Experts say jewels stolen in heists from the iconic Parisian museum are hard to recover, as they are broken down.
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What to know about Trump’s plan to build $250m White House ballroom
It’s the first major structural change to the mansion since extensive renovations under President Truman in 1948.
