In Brief

Trump flies home early after leaders caught mocking him

Justin Trudeau and other leaders filmed laughing about US president

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5 Dec 2019

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Nato summit

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (from left), Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apparently talking about US President Donald Trump

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