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Independent Probe Claims FBI Showing 'Proactive Interest' in Pursuing Allegations of Voter Fraud

Servants of the holy shrine of Imam Reza carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in Mashhad, Iran 29 November 2020

Iranian Top Nuclear Scientist Killed in All-Remote Operation Lasting Three Minutes, Report Claims

'We Want Out of This Cage': Italexit Campaigner Claims Rome Set to Break Up With EU in 'Two Years'

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question-time debate at the House of Commons in London, Britain, 11 November 2020.

Boris Johnson Urges 'Unity, Resolve' From Rebel MPs Ahead of Vote on COVID Tier System to Avoid Lockdown 3

A member of public flies a giant Scottish Saltire flag outside the Houses of Parliament shortly before Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon posed with newly-elected Scottish National Party (SNP) MPs during a photocall in London on May 11, 2015

Scottish First Minister Sturgeon: The Sooner We Can Have Independence, The Better For All of Us

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Last update: 10:27 GMT 30.11.2020
10:27 GMT 30.11.2020
Middle East
Source Tells Iranian Media Weapon Used to Kill Nuclear Scientist Had Israeli Markings On It
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 62, was killed in a brazen daylight gun and bomb attack on his car in a town east of Tehran on Friday. Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the details of the assassination, including the numbers of perpetrators involved and the weapons used. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack, and threatened to avenge the “martyr.”
Last update: 11:47 GMT 30.11.2020
11:47 GMT 30.11.2020
UK
If No-Deal Brexit Contingency Plans are Needed They Will Be Adopted In Time, EU Says
On Sunday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said they were in the last week or so of substantive negotiations.
Last update: 11:26 GMT 30.11.2020
11:26 GMT 30.11.2020
US election 2020
‘Not a Great Start’: Netizens Nonplussed as Jen Psaki Tags Wrong Person When Hailing Biden Staff Picks
Projected president-elect Joe Biden on Sunday tapped key campaign staff and advisers to lead his all-female communications team, naming Jen Saki, formerly the State Department's spokeswoman under Obama, as his White House press secretary.
Last update: 11:05 GMT 30.11.2020
11:05 GMT 30.11.2020
UK
Will New UK Free Ports Turbocharge Post-Brexit Growth or Is It a Maritime Mirage?
The concept of free ports began in Italy in the 17th century and spread to the rest of Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. They were places where merchants could do business with minimal interference from the state and famous examples include Genoa, Hamburg, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Last update: 07:31 GMT 30.11.2020
07:31 GMT 30.11.2020
Military & Intelligence
Beijing Slams Reported US Plans to Blacklist Two Chinese Companies Over Alleged Ties to Military
Earlier, media outlets reported that the Trump administration is set to include Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) and China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) in its list of companies which it alleges have ties to the military.
Last update: 10:20 GMT 30.11.2020
10:20 GMT 30.11.2020
India
Battling Water Cannons & Tear Gas: Why Thousands of Indian Farmers are Protesting in Delhi
Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar – respectively India's Home, Defence and Agriculture ministers - met late on 29 November in Delhi to work out how to mollify thousands of angry farmers who are protesting in the capital. The farmers have rejected the government’s invitation to hold conditional talks.
Last update: 07:18 GMT 30.11.2020
07:18 GMT 30.11.2020
Africa
Tigray Forces Leader: Fighting Continues Near Mekelle After Seizure by Ethiopian Government
On 28 November, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali announced that the country's National Defence Forces (ENDF) had gained full control of the Tigray region’s capital of Mekelle.
Last update: 04:37 GMT 30.11.2020
04:37 GMT 30.11.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: Germany Registers 11,169 New Cases
According to Johns Hopkins University, the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 1.45 million, over 62.6 million cases have been registered, and more than 40 million people have already recovered.