'Beautiful and terrible' - the world's thoughts on the US at 250

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As the US marks 250 years since independence, the BBC asked people in Brazil, Egypt, India, Australia, Canada and the UK what they think of America today, revealing a mix of admiration, criticism and reflection of its place in the world.

Video by Eloise Alanna, Paulo Koba, Kellie Highet, Mahmoud elNaggar, Mohamed Kamel, Vinnie O'Dowd, and Kapil Joshi.

• SubsectionUS & Canada
• Published6 hours ago

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