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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend a cabinet meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London, Britain November 10, 2020.

06:00 GMT 29 November 2020 / updated: 06:00 GMT UK

Boris Johnson Reportedly Mulling New Laws Against Twitter Censors to Dodge Trump's 'Fact-Checking' Fate

Carter Page at the Los Angeles Convention Centre in Los Angeles

Former Trump Aide Sues DOJ, Ex-FBI Chief James Comey for $75 Mln Over Illegal Surveillance

Cars burn during a demonstration against the Global Security Bill that rights groups say would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face and would infringe journalists' freedom in France, in Paris, November 28, 2020.

Rallies Against 'Security Bill' Continue Into Night in Paris, Violent Clashes Reported - Videos

Armed men guard sacks of food delivered to Ethiopian refugees fleeing from the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, at the Fashaga camp, on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Kassala state, Sudan November 24, 2020.

Multiple Explosions Reported in Eritrean Capital Amid Brewing Tensions in Neighbouring Ethiopia

A picture of soccer legend Diego Maradona hangs in the front of the CONMEBOL headquarters following the death of Maradona, in Luque, Paraguay November 26, 2020.

Antonio Cabrini Apologises for Saying 'Maradona Would Still Be Alive if He'd Played for Juventus'

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US
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging Mail-In Votes
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has dismissed an election challenge by Republicans seeking to invalidate millions of mail-in votes.
Last update: 21:10 GMT 28.11.2020
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Middle East
Turkish Foreign Ministry Condemns Killing of Iranian Physicist, Calls for Avoiding Escalation
On Friday, Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian nuclear physicist and the head of the Iranian Defense Ministry's innovation center, was killed in a gunmen attack in the town of Absard in the Tehran region, which caused outrage and condemnation in the Middle East.
Last update: 01:54 GMT 29.11.2020
01:54 GMT 29.11.2020
US
Melania Trump Reportedly Likely to Write Memoir on First Lady Experience
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - First Lady Melania Trump is planning to write a memoir about her time at the White House, Page Six reports.
Last update: 05:20 GMT 29.11.2020
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Middle East
As Elections in Israel Draw Near, Netanyahu Counting on Ultra-Orthodox Parties for Support
The Haredi parties are loyal to Netanyahu, says an Israeli expert, primarily because he caters to their demands when it comes to budgets and exemption from the army. In return, he says, the Prime Minister gets their blind support.
Last update: 20:54 GMT 28.11.2020
20:54 GMT 28.11.2020
Military & Intelligence
UK's Typhoon Jets Scrambled to Intercept Two Russian Tu-142 Over North Sea, RAF Says
The Russian military aircraft operating near the British border did not violate the UK's airspace but the Royal Air Force (RAF) said that they could create a "hazard" by causing civilian airlines to change routes in order to avoid flying to close to the aircraft.
Last update: 04:13 GMT 29.11.2020
04:13 GMT 29.11.2020
US
Free From Restrictions: NYC Bar in COVID-19 Hotspot Declines to Close After Liquor License Revoked
Despite being situated in a coronavirus hot spot area that is on the path to orange-zone status, a Staten Island pub declared itself an “autonomous zone,” free from anti-COVID-19 measures.
Last update: 04:47 GMT 29.11.2020
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World
Coronavirus Live Updates: Germany Reports 1,042,700 Confirmed Cases
The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 1.451 million, over 62.1 million cases of the infection have been detected, and over 39.7 million people have recovered, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.
Last update: 02:04 GMT 29.11.2020
02:04 GMT 29.11.2020
Europe
UK, France Sign Agreement to Better Tackle Illegal Migration Via English Channel
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom and France have signed a new agreement on measures aimed at reinforcing the fight against illegal migration via the English Channel, specifically by increasing the number of French coastline officers and better equipping them, the UK Home Office said in a press release on Saturday.