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Trump mocks reporter asking about Iran strikes, as Tehran says US derailed US President Donald Trump sarcastically responded to a reporter asking about possible renewed attacks on Iran. From trans ...

Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has followed his imprisoned father's lead by refusing to concede defeat to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who ‌won a historic fourth term in ...