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2017

Russia inquiry expands to Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

President Donald Trump's lawyer has received requests for information from two congressional panels investigating alleged Russian political meddling. Michael Cohen confirmed to US media that he had been asked to "provide information and…

Arsene Wenger: Arsenal manager agrees two-year contract

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed a new two-year contract, extending his 21-year reign at the club. Wenger and club owner Stan Kroenke met on Monday to determine the Frenchman's future, with the decision relayed to directors at a…

Tamir Rice shooting: Cleveland police officer Loehmann sacked

A white police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old black boy in Cleveland, Ohio, in November 2014 has been sacked for lying on his cadet application. Timothy Loehmann opened fire on Tamir Rice as he played with a pellet gun, sparking…

Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack

Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 26 people and wounding 25 others, state media report. The bus was travelling to the Monastery of St Samuel the Confessor, 135km (85 miles) south of…