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From elephants to inline skates, a history of foreign gifts to presidents

Qatar’s gift of a jet to Trump is raising legal questions, but state gifts to presidents have long been used to celebrate international friendships and share a laugh.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts says rule of law is 'endangered'

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U.S., Saudi Arabia sign economic partnership pact

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Arrest made over alleged arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister

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Aid groups hit back over development minister’s ‘charity’ comments

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MSP says her mother starved herself to death after terminal cancer diagnosis

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Why is Keir Starmer's speech being compared to Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech?

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Migrants arrive in UK as 12,000 cross Channel so far this year

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Suspect remains in custody as police probe fires at properties linked to PM

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Sandie Peggie welcomes Supreme Court judgment on biological sex

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