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  Last update: 11:43 GMT 27.09.2020

  11:43 GMT 27.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Turkey Expresses ‘Full Solidarity With Azerbaijan’ Against Armenia Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Flare-up

  Yerevan declared martial law and a mobilization of its military on Sunday morning after clashes broke out between Armenian and Azeri forces in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, home to a decades-long conflict between the two Caucasus nations.

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  Last update: 10:35 GMT 27.09.2020

  10:35 GMT 27.09.2020

  Middle East

  Iran’s Rouhani Urges All Mideast Nations Hosting US Forces to Expel Them

  Washington beefed up its military presence near Iran earlier this month, deploying a carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf in a move one senior Iranian commander has called “theatrics.” At the same time, the US has been gradually paring down its permanent troop presence in Iraq amid constant attacks on its interests.

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  Last update: 11:06 GMT 27.09.2020

  11:06 GMT 27.09.2020

  Viral

  Indian Kid Nails Cristiano Ronaldo's Freestyle Skills to Perfection - Video

  Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the best players in the history of football. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner had recently reached the milestone of scoring 100 international goals for Portugal.

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  Last update: 11:10 GMT 27.09.2020

  11:10 GMT 27.09.2020

  UK

  Prince Charles Doles Out More Than $7M On Sons Over Past Year

  When Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and his wife of two years, Meghan, stepped down from their senior royal duties and moved to Los Angeles to live a “financially independent” life this year, his father was still reportedly eager to provide them with some funds. He was no less generous when they were still living in the UK.

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  Last update: 04:15 GMT 27.09.2020

  04:15 GMT 27.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  New Struggle for Independence? Poll Suggests 36% of Western Cape Voters Want Out of South Africa

  The Western Cape, a nearly 130,000-square km South African territory, has been unsupportive of the nation's governing political party, the African National Congress, according to past election results. Some activists now believe that the province is ready to “build Africa’s newest country” by seceding.

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  Last update: 09:24 GMT 27.09.2020

  09:24 GMT 27.09.2020

  US

  'Glorious ACB': Who is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee?

  A position in the US Supreme Court fell vacant on the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 18 September. US President Donald Trump has now nominated US Court of Appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick for the vacancy.

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  Last update: 11:46 GMT 27.09.2020

  11:46 GMT 27.09.2020

  Middle East

  No Regrets: Riots Were Justified, Says Palestinian Prisoner As He Looks Back At 2000 Intifada

  During the second popular uprising which began 20 years ago, the Israel Defense Force jailed hundreds of Palestinians, who had been involved or suspected in terrorist activity. Mohammed Salem was one of those who served a long sentence in an Israeli prison but he still says the intifada was "a natural response to Israel's aggression".

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  Last update: 04:38 GMT 27.09.2020

  04:38 GMT 27.09.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: US New Cases Rise by 45,377

  The global toll of coronavirus cases has reached 32,749,934, according to the latest situation update from the US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, the media and other sources.