The US president said the ‘contribution’ from the Qatari royal family was a ‘very nice gesture’ as Democrats decry acceptance of $400m gift

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Veteran senator and former US presidential candidate told demonstrators that disrupting meetings was anti-democratic

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Russian embassy denies involvement in hoax video call

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Move by US president avoids default economists feared could have caused unemployment rate to double

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