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Trump's withdrawal from Afghanistan ignores a dangerous threatTrump's withdrawal from Afghanistan ignores a dangerous threat
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Afghan security forces respond to reports of a suicide attack in Kabul earlier this month

Senior British officers in Afghanistan have long feared the decision of US President Donald Trump to wind down America's mission in the country.

One told me they used to talk about "the

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George HW Bush's sponsorship made me successful, says Filipino manGeorge HW Bush's sponsorship made me successful, says Filipino man
Image copyrightCompassion InternationalImage caption George HW Bush exchanged letters with Timothy Villalba for 10 years

A Filipino man sponsored by George HW Bush as a boy has described how letters from the former US president helped him to become "successful and happy".

"Out of so many kids I was the one

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Borneo's Albino orangutan released back into the wildBorneo's Albino orangutan released back into the wild

The first-ever recorded albino orangutan has been released into the wild, nearly two years after it was first discovered by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF).

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Alba was rescued by the government's Central Kalimantan Natural Resource Conservation Agency and the BOSF in April last year, when she was five years

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Papua leaders demand end to Indonesian military operationPapua leaders demand end to Indonesian military operation
Image copyrightAFPImage caption The 17 workers killed in the Papua attack earlier this month were from other parts of Indonesia

The governor of Indonesia's eastern Papua province has called for an end to an intense military operation against independence rebels in the remote jungle-covered region.

Troops are

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Chinese chemistry student charged with poisoning US roommateChinese chemistry student charged with poisoning US roommate
Image copyrightPennsylvania policeImage caption The student is a chemistry major and said he purchased the thallium to use on himself

A Chinese chemistry student at a US university tried to poison his African American roommate over a period of several months, prosecutors allege.

Yukai Yang was charged with

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Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China 'not allowed to turn lights off 'Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China 'not allowed to turn lights off '
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Michael Kovrig was arrested on 10 December in China

A former Canadian diplomat detained in China is being denied legal representation and is not allowed to turn the lights off at night, reports quoting unnamed sources say.

Michael Kovrig was detained last week on accusations

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