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FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is questioning the impartiality of Robert Mueller's investigation and says the probe is groundless, while raising doubts about whether a fired top FBI official kept personal memos outlining his interactions with Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Tweet that could bring down Trump

THE US president’s own party has warned grave consequences are looming as his tweets come under the spotlight again.

Europe

British police have issued a fresh appeal for anyone who saw Mr Mr Skripal's car on the day he was poisoned. Picture: Metropolitan Police

Spy’s BMW may be vital clue

BRITISH police believe this car may hold a vital clue into the poisoning of a Russian spy and his daughter.

Leaders

FILE - In thisThursday, March 1, 2018 file photo, journalists watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh in Moscow, Russia. President Vladimir Putin seems self-assured and confident of victory in the election on Sunday, March 18, even as the Kremlin works hard to bolster turnout to make the result as impressive as possible. Unlike the 2012 balloting when he often looked tense and nervous amid massive protests of his rule, Putin faces no such threats this time, despite an anemic economy and spiraling tensions with the West.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

One thing that could hurt Putin

THERE is no doubt over who will win the election when Russia goes to the polls today, but there is one thing that could hurt Vladimir Putin.

World Economy

Protesters hold a banner during a demonstration by South African farmers & farm workers at the Green Point stadium to protest against farmer murders in the country, on October 30, 2017, in Cape Town. Thousands of white farmers blocked roads in South Africa on October 30 to protest against what they say is an explosion of violence against their communities in rural areas. Large demonstrations under the "Black Monday" banner were held in Cape Town, Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria. Marchers dressed in black to commemorate the victims of hundreds of deadly "farm attacks" in recent years. / AFP PHOTO / DAVID HARRISON

State of fear: ‘No way to live’

SOUTH Africans reveal the brutal conditions of life in everyday in the troubled nation and fear things will only get worse.

North America

Horror moment bridge collapsed

UPDATED: Footage has emerged of the deadly seconds a bridge crashed on to a highway, killing six. At least five bodies are still buried in the rubble.

World

This July 31, 2016 US Navy handout photo shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet preparing to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) in the Arabian Gulf after a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The US-led military campaign against the Islamic State group enters its third year. Billions of dollars, more than 14,000 air strikes and thousands of deaths after its launch, the fight shows no sign of ending and, despite several important victories, highlights the limits of fighting a war mainly from the skies. / AFP PHOTO / US Navy / Petty Officer 3rd J. Alexander DELGADO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / PO3 J. ALEXANDER DELGADO" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Two dead after horror jet crash

A US NAVY training exercise has ended in tragedy after two people were killed in a horrifying crash.

World Economy

Members of the South African civic organisation, Afriforum and others in solidarity with the #Blackmonday movement carry crosses used for a demonstration against farm murders, at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria on October 30, 2017. Thousands of white farmers blocked roads in South Africa on Monday to protest against what they say is an explosion of violence against their communities in rural areas. Large demonstrations under the "Black Monday" banner were held in Cape Town, Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria. Marchers dressed in black to commemorate the victims of hundreds of deadly "farm attacks" in recent years. / AFP PHOTO / GULSHAN KHAN

South Africa rages over ‘white Australia’

SOUTH Africa has demanded that Australia retract comments that suggested white farmers deserved protection from a “civilised country”.

Travel Updates

Dubai princess vanishes after ‘last’ video

DUBAI’S Sheikha Latifa and her friend mysteriously go missing off holiday coast. Her lawyer then posts chilling video to YouTube.

Leaders

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, March 13, 2018, as he travels to California for the first time as President. Donald Trump wanted to change up his cabinet team before launching high-stakes negotiations with North Korea, a senior US official said Tuesday, after the president announced Mike Pompeo would succeed Rex Tillerson as his top diplomat. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

Everyone Donald Trump has sacked

REX Tillerson has become the latest White House casualty to get their marching orders by Donald Trump. And he probably won’t be the last.

Leaders

FILE - In this file photo taken on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova attends Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual roundup news conference summing up his ministry's work in 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Zakharova said Friday March 2, 2018, that the Foreign Ministry wouldn't disclose further details related to the joint Russian-Argentinian operation to bust a cocaine ring pending official probe. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

‘Don’t try to scare us’: Tensions rise

AN AWKWARD moment for Vladimir Putin has done nothing to shame Russia, with the nuclear power hitting back at a stark ultimatum from Great Britain.

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