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Palestinians burn cutouts depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against the United Arab Emirates' deal with Israel to normalise relations, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 14, 2020.

10:58 GMT 15 August 2020 / updated: 17:03 GMT Middle East

‘Huge Mistake’: Iran’s Rouhani Decries Israel-UAE Deal as Betrayal of Arabs

In this handout photo released by Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, phials of the world's first coronavirus vaccine registered in Russia are pictured, in Moscow, Russia.

First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccine From Gamaleya Centre Produced, Russian Health Ministry Says

In this May 28, 2020, file photo a voter casts her mail-in ballot at in a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the primary election. Just over four months before Election Day, President Donald Trump is escalating his efforts to delegitimize the upcoming presidential election

US Elections 2020: How Does Vote-by-Mail Work?

In this March 23, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump talks during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Washington, as Attorney General William Barr looks on.

Ex-FBI Lawyer Clinesmith Who Plans to Plead Guilty ‘Knows Where the Bodies Are Buried’, Graham Says

Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to reporters with Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden after they received a briefing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from public health experts during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 13, 2020.

'Something is Going On!': Trump Mocks 'Sleepy Joe' Biden's Treatment of Reporters

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Lukashenko Says Agreed With Putin That Russia Will Help Maintain Security in Belarus If Needed
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Military & Intelligence
Russia Scrambles Su-27 Fighter Jet to Intercept US Spy Plane Over Black Sea
The incident comes in the wake of weeks of intensified US and NATO reconnaissance activity near Russia's maritime borders, from the Barents and Baltic Seas in the northwest to the Black Sea in the southwest to the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan in the Far East.
Last update: 16:03 GMT 15.08.2020
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World
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Last update: 04:54 GMT 15.08.2020
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Europe
Live Updates: Lukashenko, Putin Confident Problems in Belarus Will Be Resolved Soon, Kremlin Says
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Last update: 12:07 GMT 15.08.2020
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Middle East
Jared Kushner: It’s Inevitable Israel and Saudi Arabia Normalise Diplomatic Ties
Donald Trump’s senior adviser has hinted that the United Arab Emirates may not be the last Arab nation to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel. Saudi Arabia, a major regional power, has remained silent on the UAE-Israel deal so far.
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World
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World
Mystery as Iconic Alien-Hunting Arecibo Telescope Knocked Out of Service in Overnight Accident
Arecibo Observatory, a giant radio telescope located in Puerto Rico, is well-known for being the epicentre of the tracking of potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids. The team behind its operation has also searched for signs of extra-terrestrial life for decades now, but to no avail so far.
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Sport
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