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Lawyers at The Hague say any lesser punishment for Bosnian Serb military commander would be ‘insult to his victims’
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Obama, Merkel and May among six western leaders to criticise Syrian government and backers for attacks on civilians and obstructing aid
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Reason for detention not known but Egyptian human rights groups say they are subject to worst clampdown ever
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spotlight
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Norwich has the highest proportion of residents describing themselves as having no religion, while Berlin has been called the ‘atheist capital of Europe’. But what about the rest of the world? And is such an assessment meaningful?
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Jim McCafferty, who was involved in football in Scotland and Ireland from 1980s, was arrested after presenting himself at a police station in Belfast
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Entities set up by companies representing José Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo share an address with two companies to be banned in their present form from giving loans to Premier League clubs
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The fighters will meet on the undercard to Anthony Joshua v Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena
opinion
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Just look at Austria, and at Clinton’s success in the popular vote. Politicians of the centre and left must change the narrative to sell their progressive values
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Despite the Koch brothers not backing Donald Trump financially with ads during the election, their network is emerging as a winner from his transition
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Why Steve Bannon wants to destroy secularism
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Opening statements under way at South Carolina federal courthouse near church where Dylann Roof fatally shot nine black congregants in June 2015
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Army official says there are unlikely to be any survivors of flight PK661, which was en route to Islamabad from Chitral
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explore
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The president-elect says he wants to cancel an order for new presidential planes and has said he will use his own ‘bigger’ Air Force Trump instead
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We can expect social media to go into #Megharry overdrive if it does happen in the new year. But what about the remoaning Minnies?
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Fredrik Albritton Jonsson examines Amitav Ghosh’s take on climate change and considers if the basic aims of economic development must be completely redefined to acknowledge Earth’s finite resources
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The Long Read: For Syrians in exile, food is more than a means of sustenance. It is a reminder of the rich and diverse culture being destroyed by civil war
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Call them greedy and vacuous, but the TV show’s legion of would-be musicians have produced songs of heartbreak, courage and perseverance
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As a herding lifestyle practiced for millennia is threatened by contemporary climate change, archaeology offers a long-term perspective
people
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Brand Beckham marches on with news that Cruz is releasing a Christmas single, while Brooklyn aims for the book charts. What have the rest of the clan been up to in 2016?
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The Alice Through the Looking Glass star has topped the annual Forbes list again, with Will Smith coming in at number two
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Damon blames social media ‘clickbait’ for stoking race row over role in Zhang Yimou fantasy action epic
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‘Women hate women. That’s what I think,’ says pop star crowned Billboard’s woman of the year – and once photographed in Trump’s bed
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
'Thanks to all and long live Italy' Renzi tenders resignation as PM again