| Trudeau: Canada 'not going to be pushed around' Posted: 02 Jun 2018 11:41 PM PDT  Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister, tells Chuck Todd that Canada is "polite," and "welcoming" but "firm" when it comes to dealing with President Trump's trade policies, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.
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| Hundreds Of Shoes Form Memorial In Puerto Rico After Maria Death Toll Spikes Posted: 02 Jun 2018 04:27 PM PDT  Puerto Rico residents began leaving pairs of shoes outside the island's
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| Bill Maher Calls Roseanne's Ugly Tweet 'Abhorrent, Bordering On Presidential' Posted: 01 Jun 2018 09:44 PM PDT  "Real Time's" Bill Maher took a few cutting swipes at his pal Roseanne Barr --
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| Woman drives onto Maine little league field, killing one Posted: 02 Jun 2018 08:47 AM PDT  Cell phone video shows a car swerving onto the field during a Little League game, then hitting and killing a man. The driver left the scene and was arrested at her home, now charged with manslaughter.
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| China 'intimidating' neighbours with South China Sea military build up, US secretary of defense says Posted: 02 Jun 2018 08:20 AM PDT  China is expanding its military presence in the South China Sea in order to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, the US's most senior defence official has claimed. "China's policy in the South China Sea stands in stark contrast to the openness that our strategy promotes, it calls into question China's broader goals," said James Mattis, the US defence secretary.
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| 12 Baby Ducks Rescued From Sewer Grate Posted: 03 Jun 2018 12:51 PM PDT  They will be held until they are older.
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| Deployed soldier surprises son at graduation Posted: 03 Jun 2018 11:30 AM PDT  U.S. Army Sgt. Damon Solomon surprised his son Tyler at his high school graduation Saturday in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
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| New Mexico, Colorado wildfires force hundreds to evacuate Posted: 02 Jun 2018 02:06 PM PDT  The two fires, about 250 miles (400 km) apart in the drought-parched Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States, have consumed almost 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares)between them, officials said. The larger of the two, the so-called Ute Park Fire in Colfax County, New Mexico, was zero percent contained after scorching nearly 28,000 acres by Saturday near Cimarron, a town of about 1,100 people northeast of Santa Fe, according to a bulletin on the New Mexico Fire Information website. About 300 homes were threatened in Cimarron, where officials issued a mandatory evacuation on Friday.
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| Police link killings of Phoenix psychiatrist, 2 paralegals Posted: 02 Jun 2018 05:52 PM PDT  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The shooting death of a prominent forensic psychiatrist who assisted in high-profile murder cases including serial killings in Phoenix is connected to the killing of two paralegals, said authorities, who were investigating Saturday whether a fourth homicide was also related.
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| Internet boyfriend Benedict Cumberbatch literally fought off a bunch of muggers Posted: 02 Jun 2018 10:09 AM PDT  Benedict Cumberbatch helped fight off a group of muggers attacking a cyclist in London, a mere stone's throw from Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street home. "The cyclist was lucky, Benedict's a superhero," said Cumberbatch's Uber driver, who witnessed the whole thing and eventually joined to help. Yeah, we know. SEE ALSO: Benedict Cumberbatch takes a strong stand on equal pay Cumberbatch reportedly leapt out of his Uber to help the struggling cyclist, who was being attacked by no less than four assailants. Bystanders told The Sun that he shouted "Leave him alone!" and then pulled the muggers off their victim. One of the attackers tried to punch Cumberbatch before fleeing the scene (is that you, Watson?), but the man has Marvel training. Image: tumblr"It all got a bit surreal," said the Uber driver, Manuel Dias. "Here was Sherlock Holmes fighting off four attackers just round the corner from Baker Street." Surreal indeed. Dias suspected the muggers ran away, not only because they were being physically bested by a literal superhero, but because they recognized Cumberbatch. Imagine getting in a fight and then realizing you're up against a ripped Dr. Strange! After the attackers left, Cumberbatch checked that the victim was okay and gave him a hug. The cyclist sustained some minor injuries but avoided any severe harm – though we're not sure how he recovered from that hug. WATCH: You won't feel so good if you watched this before watching 'Avengers: Infinity War
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| Whale Found In Thailand Dies From Eating Over 80 Plastic Bags Posted: 03 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT  A whale found in a canal in southern Thailand has died after eating more than
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| U.S. In Early Talks To Arrange Trump, Putin Summit: Report Posted: 01 Jun 2018 11:35 PM PDT  American officials are in initial talks with Russian representatives in a bid
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| $4 verdict shocks family of man fatally shot by police Posted: 02 Jun 2018 08:49 AM PDT  The family of Gregory Hill, who was killed in 2014 after two Florida sheriff's deputies responded to a noise complaint at his home, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the sheriff's office. The jury awarded his family $4.
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| Five dead as E coli outbreak spreads across the US in contaminated lettuce Posted: 02 Jun 2018 05:12 AM PDT  Five people have died due to an E coli outbreak across the United States, thought to be spread by romaine lettuce. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 197 cases of the deadly disease across 35 states, making it the largest E coli outbreak since 2006, when 200 people were affected. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says there is no single grower or distributor to be blamed for the outbreak, and is still investigating, Arizona's Yuma growing region is thought to be the source of the contaminated lettuce.
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| Nicaragua buries victims of latest violence Posted: 01 Jun 2018 08:20 PM PDT  Mourning families held funerals across Nicaragua on Friday for 16 people killed in one of the bloodiest days of protest in the country, where weeks of anti-government demonstrations have left more than 100 dead. Anguished relatives sobbed over the caskets of their loved ones at a series of funerals in the capital Managua, shocked over the brutal repression of what was a peaceful Mother's Day march on Wednesday. "Lord give me peace in my heart... I never expected this," said his weeping mother, Yadira Cordoba, as she clung to his coffin while it was being closed.
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| Jared Kushner's Father Rips Ethics Watchdogs As 'Jerks' Who Can't Get A 'Real Job' Posted: 02 Jun 2018 05:37 PM PDT  Jared Kushner's father, real estate magnate Charles Kushner, slammed federal
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| Wounded RFK aide from shooting still pushing RFK legacy Posted: 03 Jun 2018 08:42 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Schrade had an up-close view of the Kennedy dynasty in the 1960s.
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| Dancing FBI agent accidentally shoots bar patron in Denver: police Posted: 03 Jun 2018 09:19 AM PDT ![Dancing FBI agent accidentally shoots bar patron in Denver: police]( "Dancing FBI agent accidentally shoots bar patron in Denver: police") The agent was taken to police headquarters, Putnam said, and later released to an Federal Bureau of Investigation supervisor. The Denver District Attorney's office will decide whether to press any charges against the agent. Denver district attorney spokesman Ken Lane said by email on Sunday morning that the DA's office had no comment as the incident remains under investigation by the Denver Police.
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| The Latest: New Mexico community evacuated as fire grows Posted: 02 Jun 2018 11:00 PM PDT  CIMARRON, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire in northern New Mexico (all times local):
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| Georgia Cop Fired After Video Shows Him Hitting A Suspect With His Car Posted: 03 Jun 2018 08:31 AM PDT  A Georgia police officer has lost his job after dashcam video from his patrol
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| Why Is CNN Giving Steve Bannon A 60-Minute Infomercial? Posted: 02 Jun 2018 10:38 AM PDT  When Fareed Zakaria announced via Twitter on Thursday night, "CNN Exclusive -
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| New Italy PM starts off in shadow of his powerful deputies Posted: 02 Jun 2018 03:44 PM PDT  Italy's new prime minister Giuseppe Conte mostly kept quiet on his full first day in office Saturday, while his two powerful deputies took centre stage in setting the tone of the populist government's policy. Conte, a political novice, was finally sworn in on Friday as the head of a government of ministers from the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the far-right League, ending months of uncertainty since elections in March.
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| US-Mexico border: How hope, aspiration and love drives migrants through a perilous journey Posted: 02 Jun 2018 04:47 AM PDT  As Donald Trump stood before his jubilant supporters at the end of his thank you tour in Alabama in December 2016 chants of "build the wall" echoed around the Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The boisterous crowd interrupted the then president-elect to remind him of the promise he had made during the election campaign: to clamp down on people illegally crossing the border into the US. The infamous structure, despite being practically impossible to deliver, serves as a physical and metaphorical blockade stopping undocumented immigrants entering the US from Mexico and Central America, 11 million of whom already reside in the country.
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| Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza after militants fire rockets Posted: 02 Jun 2018 03:44 PM PDT ![Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza after militants fire rockets]( "Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza after militants fire rockets") JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza militants fired rockets at Israel on Saturday drawing retaliatory Israeli air strikes on Hamas sites, the Israeli military said, a few days after the area's most intense fighting in years. At least four projectiles were fired from Gaza at Israel, the military said in a statement, adding that three were intercepted and one fell short. None of Gaza's militant groups claimed responsibility for the rocket fire.
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| Correction: Spelling Bee story Posted: 03 Jun 2018 09:17 AM PDT  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — In a story June 1 about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Jashun Paluru finished fourth. He finished in a tie for third.
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| Pope to meet 5 abused Chilean priests Posted: 02 Jun 2018 09:27 AM PDT  Pope Francis will on Saturday meet five Chilean priests who were sexually abused by another priest, Fernando Karadima, in an effort to heal their wounds and those of the church, the Vatican said. In a letter to Chileans issued last week, the pope had voiced his "shame" that the Catholic church had failed "to listen and react in time" to allegations of sexual abuse by Chilean clergy. Several members of the Chilean church hierarchy are accused by victims of ignoring and covering up child abuse by Karadima during the 1980s and 1990s.
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| Ford SVT Mustang Cobra vs. Pontiac GTO Posted: 02 Jun 2018 10:30 AM PDT  One carries on muscle-car tradition, the other seeks to redefine it.
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| Police officer fired after hitting suspect with car Posted: 02 Jun 2018 10:16 PM PDT  A police officer in Athens, Georgia, was fired after an investigation showed he intentionally hit a fleeing suspect with his cruiser.
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| Gavin Newsom Is Helping His Republican Rival. Now Other Democrats Are Crying Foul. Posted: 02 Jun 2018 12:52 PM PDT  Gavin Newsom is doing something odd.
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| AP News Guide: What to know about the year-old Qatar crisis Posted: 03 Jun 2018 04:36 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The diplomatic crisis gripping the energy-rich country of Qatar will enter its second year on June 5.
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| Best Cell-Phone Plans for Seniors Posted: 03 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Getting older has its benefits, especially if you're looking to save some money on your wireless cell-phone service. In early May, Sprint rolled out a new offer for people 55 and up, countering a...
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| Google retreating from military AI project: reports Posted: 01 Jun 2018 07:19 PM PDT  Google workers on Friday got word that the internet titan will retreat from a deal to help the US military use artificial intelligence to analyze drone video following an outcry from staff, according to reports. The collaboration with the US Department of Defense was said to have sparked rebellion inside the California-based company. An internal petition calling for Google to stay out of "the business of war" garnered thousands of signatures, and some workers reportedly quit to protest a collaboration with the military.
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| Officials: Ex-Baptist leader mishandled separate rape claims Posted: 02 Jun 2018 03:56 PM PDT ![Officials: Ex-Baptist leader mishandled separate rape claims]( "Officials: Ex-Baptist leader mishandled separate rape claims") FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The president of a leading Baptist seminary in Texas was dismissed because of his response to two rape allegations made years apart by students, according to officials at the Fort Worth-based school.
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| Trump's 'tragic' policies likely to make child poverty much worse, says UN Posted: 01 Jun 2018 10:00 PM PDT  A school bus in Cleveland, Mississippi, where 12% of teens were not in school in 2015. The Trump administration must pay urgent attention to the shockingly high number of children living in poverty in the US, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty declares in a heavyweight report on the condition of America today – warning of the prospect of the American dream "becoming the American illusion".
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| The Hills Star Brody Jenner Marries Kaitlynn Carter! Inside Their Destination Wedding Posted: 02 Jun 2018 06:48 AM PDT  Brody Jenner wed longtime girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter in a stunning ocean-view ceremony Saturday on the exotic island of Nihi Sumba, off the coast of Indonesia, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm
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| Lego Bugatti Chiron: 3599 Pieces of Awesome Posted: 03 Jun 2018 07:30 AM PDT  Comprised of 3599 pieces, with a true W16 engine and a working eight-speed gearbox, it's almost as good as the real Chiron.
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| China's Last Order of Russia's Su-35 Fighter Is Coming This Year Posted: 03 Jun 2018 04:57 AM PDT  The last of the Su-35s that China is purchasing from Russia will be delivered this year, according to a Russian state-owned corporation. During the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from May 24–26, Rostec, a state-owned company, announced that the last ten Su-35s would be delivered to China in 2018, according to reports in Russian media. Rostect was the entity that officially signed the agreement for the fighter jets with the Chinese government.
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| Syria FM: Iran has no combat forces, bases in the country Posted: 02 Jun 2018 10:49 AM PDT  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's foreign minister said Saturday Iranian military advisers are embedded with Syrian troops but Tehran has no combat forces or fixed bases in the country.
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| All-New BMW Z4 Prototype Driven: The Supra’s German Brother Posted: 03 Jun 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Now with sports-car cred.
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| The Singapore hotel where top brass, dealers and spies rub shoulders Posted: 03 Jun 2018 07:54 AM PDT  By Greg Torode SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For the region's military officers, diplomats, weapons manufacturers and spies, there are few livelier places than the lobby of Singapore's Shangri-La hotel around mid-year. Here, beneath pillared ceilings and chandeliers, they gather for an annual informal bash - called the Shangri-La Dialogue - organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. This year's chapter was held at the weekend and the chatter was particularly lively given the strategic shifts shaking Asia, from North Korea to rapidly-evolving rivalry between India and China.
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| Melania Trump unseen in public for 22 days as she skips Camp David trip Posted: 02 Jun 2018 07:17 AM PDT  Melania Trump will not join her husband at the Camp David presidential retreat this weekend, extending to 22 days the time since she last appeared in public. The First Lady was last seen on May 10 and underwent surgery for a "benign" kidney issue on May 14, spending a few days in hospital before being released. Mrs Trump's lack of appearance at events she would normally be expected to attend has created headlines in the US media and triggered conspiracy theories. She addressed them on Wednesday, tweeting: "I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I'm doing. "Rest assured, I'm here at the White House [with] my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people!" Donald Trump will be spending the weekend at Camp David – a location he rarely attends, preferring instead his Florida resort Mar-a-lago. But the White House confirmed that Mrs Trump will not be with him. News of Mrs Trump's operation last month was broken by a spokesman for the First Lady. There had been no public signs before the statement dropped that she had been unwell. Mrs Trump's communications director said at the time that the First Lady "underwent an embolisation procedure to treat a benign kidney condition". She said "the procedure was successful and there were no complications" and added: "The First Lady looks forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere." Mrs Trump was treated at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the edge of Washington. It is unclear when she will next appear in at a public event.
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| Danes seek to limit male circumcision to those 18 and over Posted: 02 Jun 2018 11:51 AM PDT ![Danes seek to limit male circumcision to those 18 and over]( "Danes seek to limit male circumcision to those 18 and over") TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Danish group says petition seeking to set a minimum age of 18 for non-medical male circumcision in the country has gathered the required 50,000 signatures to send the proposal to Parliament for debate later this year.
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| Nigeria's Senate president summoned for questioning over robbery Posted: 03 Jun 2018 03:15 PM PDT  Nigerian police on Sunday summoned the head of the upper house of parliament for questioning after members of a criminal gang implicated him following a brutal bank robbery that left 33 people dead. Senate President Bukola Saraki, the third-most powerful politician in the country who has denied the allegation, served from 2003 to 2011 as state governor of Kwara, where the brazen daylight robberies took place in the central town of Offa on April 5. National police spokesman Jimoh Moshood said 22 suspects have been arrested over the robbery of six Offa banks, including five ring leaders who alleged Saraki's involvement in the gang.
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| Trio reach Earth from ISS with football slated for World Cup Posted: 03 Jun 2018 07:26 AM PDT  Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov made it back to Earth Sunday along with an official match football that could be used later this month in the opening game of the World Cup in Moscow. Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of the United States and Norishige Kanai of Japan touched down on the Kazakh steppe on time at 1239 GMT after a 168-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Footage from the Russian space agency Roscosmos showed the Soyuz descent module carrying the three touch down as recovery helicopters circled over the landing site.
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| Britain says North Korean surveillance 'vitally important' Posted: 02 Jun 2018 04:23 AM PDT  SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain's defense secretary said Saturday that his country's military will continue monitoring North Korean vessels suspected of carrying prohibited goods as it is "vitally important" that his country helps enforce international sanctions.
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| Kashmir clashes after Indian paramilitary vehicle kills youth Posted: 02 Jun 2018 11:11 AM PDT  Police fired tear gas and chilli spray grenades to disperse thousands of mourners taking part in a funeral procession for a youth who died on Saturday after being run over by a paramilitary vehicle in Indian Kashmir. Protesters hurled back stones at Indian security forces in the latest outbreak of violence in the divided region's main city, Srinagar. "There were some incidents of stone pelting in downtown but our (policemen) exhibited restraint and used minimum force," Kashmir police inspector general S.P. Pani told AFP.
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| Canada hoping its tariff threat will prompt US back down Posted: 01 Jun 2018 06:21 PM PDT  WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's finance minister said Friday he is hopeful the threat of retaliation against U.S. trade measures will persuade the Trump administration to back away from the steel and aluminum tariffs it has imposed on its G7 allies.
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| Merkel voices support for Macron's proposed European defence force Posted: 03 Jun 2018 05:26 AM PDT  Angela Merkel on Sunday gave German support to French proposals for a joint European military "intervention force" that will take action in trouble spots around the world. Britain has already backed the planned force, which will operate independently of the European Union, despite misgivings that it could be seen as a "European army". The force is a key element of Emmanuel Macron's proposals to reform European defence and integrate the continent's many militaries more closely together. Until now German reluctance has been seen as a major obstacle, but Mrs Merkel on Sunday gave qualified support to the plans. "I am in favor of President Macron's proposal for an intervention initiative," the German chancellor told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper. "However, such an intervention force with a common military-strategic culture must fit into the structure of defense cooperation," she added. "European defense cooperation is very important. Of the 180 weapon systems that currently coexist in Europe, we must move to a situation like the United States, which has only about 30 weapons systems." The new intervention force has been touted as an opportunity to involve Britain in European defence cooperation after Brexit. FAQ | European joint defence force Earl Howe, the junior defence minister, said last month: "It will help to achieve what we are looking for, which is a deep and special partnership with our European colleagues in defence and security". Mrs Merkel said she welcomed the opportunity to involve Britain in the force. But she also stressed that the the EU's existing defence pact and any "common military strategy" are "closely related", which will stoke Brexiteer fears that the force could involve Britain in a European army by the back door. Mr Macron is thought to be keen to involve Britain in future European defence cooperation as one of the continent's most effective militaries. But he is also pushing for the force in part because of frustrations with the slow pace of EU defence integration. Twenty-three member states signed up to a defence cooperation pact last year after Britain dropped its opposition in light of Brexit. But progress has been slow amid foot-dragging from several members, including Germany, where there are traditional misgivings over the role of the military, given the country's Second World War history. Mrs Merkel emphasised that the German armed forces would remain commanded by parliament and not the government, and "would not take part in every mission".
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