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According to some internal documents, Huawei was involved in the sale of prohibited US computer equipment to Iran in 2010. The company has denied violating the US sanctions on Iran for years and this is the strongest evidence the US ahs ever found regarding the company's wrongdoing. The evidence will also be important in the US case against the company.

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The United Nations atomic watchdog that was responsible for policing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is planning to issue an imminent rebuke to Iran for their lack of cooperation. The Iranian government has refused the body access to its nuclear sites despite these visits being one of the conditions of the deal.

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According to exit polls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was leading the recent Israeli election but was still unable to secure a government majority. This will be the country's third national election in less than a year as no party has been able to secure a majority as of yet. He is currently just two seats short of a majority.

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Pete Buttigieg has announced that he will no longer be competing for the Democratic presidential nomination as he no longer expects to win. His announcement came after Joe Biden won a large victory in South Carolina. Buttigieg had managed to secure some support earlier in the race but it steadily declined as the race went on.

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Britain and the European Union will begin talks to determine their post-Brexit relationship today. These talks could determine the fate of half a trillion euros worth of trade and will inevitably be very tense. Boris Johnson has taken a hardline on Britain's sovereignty and has backpedaled on the pre-Brexit trade deal.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he and his partner Carrie Symonds are now expecting a baby and have just gotten engaged. They are expecting the child to be born sometime in the early summer. The Prime Minister is already believed to have five children with two different women

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Muhyiddin Yassin has become the new Prime Minister of Malaysia after the ruling coalition collapsed under the previous Prime Minister, who was then forced to resign. Muhyiddin claimed he had the support of Parliament and called for a vote of confidence, due to which he was declared the new Prime Minister.

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Malaysia's king has named former interior minister Muhyiuddin Yasin as the country's new PM, stating he made the decision expecting he had the support of a majority in parliament. The current PM Mahathir Muhammad, and at 94 years old the oldest PM in the world, has submitted his resignation despite protesting that he had the support of 114 delegates out of 222 in the Malaysian parliament.

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In a summit held in Doha, Qatar, attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and several Taliban leaders, the US has reached a deal with the Taliban that may spell the end to an 18-year war, with the US agreeing to withdraw its forces within 14 months if the Taliban hold up their end of the deal, which involved restricting al-Qaeda's operations in areas under Taliban control.

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The latest results from polls show former Vice President Joe Biden leading in the North Carolina primary, with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer close by in second place. North Carolina is often seen as an indicator of the black population's support for a Democratic candidate, while Biden claims his support is the largest among US's black voters compared to any other Democratic candidate

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The people of Afghanistan have long awaited the end of America's war against the Taliban and the withdrawal fo American troops from the region. The war seems like it is finally nearing this end as both sides come closer to signing a comprehensive peace deal. The deal is expected to be signed later today.

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Hotstar, the Disney-owned platform with the largest on-demand video streaming service in India, has removed the latest episode of HBO's "Late Night with John Oliver" due to its criticism of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The episode is available on HBO's own streaming service in India, where more than 4 million have watched it.

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Democratic presidential hopeful, Bernie Sanders, has remained in the lead for the Democratic presidential nomination. Although his competitors claim he will not be able to beat Trump in the 2020 election. Although according to a recent poll 27% Democrats believe Sanders is the strongest candidate to take on Trump with Bloomberg coming in second at 20%.

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The Trump campaign has said that it will be suing the New York Times due to an opinion piece that stated that the Trump campaign cooperated with Russia to help him win in 2016. Trump also said that there will likely be more lawsuits coming if more of these articles are published.

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The Boston Globe's editorial board has officially announced their endorsement for Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, retracting a statement they published in December 2018 warning against the dangers of a Warren campaign. The board has stated that Warren has now proven their fears wrong. Warren currently lags behind in polls, which are led by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders with ex-Vice President Joe Biden in second place.

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A petition endorsed by more than 200 Cherokees and other Native Americans has asked the Democratic presidential nomination candidate, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren to take back her now-falsified claims of belonging to a Native American heritage. While Warren has publicly and unreservedly apologized for claiming Native American ancestry, the petition says many of her supporters still believe and uphold her past claims.

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San Francisco has declared a local emergency due to the global coronavirus epidemic despite the fact that there are no cases of the virus in the area. The city government has said that it is preparing for the virus, just in case, it reaches the city. There are only 14 cases of the virus in the US and most of them are travel related.

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US safety regulators have suspended a new public transport program that was using 16 electric autonomous shuttles to provide better transport to an underdeveloped neighborhood. It was suspended after a passenger was injured due to an unexpected braking incident. Regulators will now re-evaluate the safety regulations that should have prevented such an incident.

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A mosque was set on fire in New Dehli on Tuesday as the death toll for the riots rose to 18. The angry mob surrounded the mosque and chanted Hindu slogans before setting it on fire. According to witnesses, the mob was also targeting local shops and there was a severe shortage of police officers in the area.

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Ex-president and long-time leader of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, who ruled the country for nearly three decades before being ousted by the military in 2011 following a mass uprising, has passed away at the age of 91, in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Mubarak had undergone surgery in late January and was photographed in recovery with his grandson.

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China has sentenced Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong bookseller, to ten years in prison for providing intelligence to overseas organizations. Gui has been in Chinese detention centers since 2015 and holds Swedish citizenship. The Swedish government has been brought on board or informed of the trial despite numerous requests.

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US President Donald Trump has announced that India will be spending $3 billion on US military equipment. Trump is also attempting to make a large trade deal with the country during his visit. India is making this giant purchase in order to modernize its military so that it can match China.

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Ex-Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree and rape in the third degree. The high profile trial recently ended and Weinstein is still awaiting sentencing. He has been admitted to a hospital that specializes in treating inmates and will be moved to Rikers after.

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France's EU affairs minister, Amelie de Montchalin, has stated that Boris Johnson's Conservative UK government will not be able to force France to accept trade terms that damage the country's long-term economic well-being, despite Johnson's government setting a non-extendable time limit, 31st December 2020, on a trade deal with the EU.

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The Iranian government announced this Sunday that the turnout for the parliamentary election was at 42%, the lowest it has been since 1979. The government claimed that this low turnout was caused by Iran's enemies who played up the coronavirus threat in order to stop people from voting. Many see the low turnout as a sign of the decreasing popularity of the regime.

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