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05:57 GMT 21 October 2020 / updated: 05:57 GMT US

Giuliani Claims He Shared 'Sexually Explicit' Materials Involving Underage Girls From Hunter Biden Laptop With Police

A girl holds a banner with a picture of Samuel Paty, the French teacher who was beheaded on the streets of the Paris suburb of Conflans St Honorine, during a tribute at the Place de la Republique, in Lille, France, 18 October 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

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A woman wearing a face mask walks in Manchester, England, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020

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Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir speaks at a joint press conference following a meeting with the leaders of the Nordic countries at Rosenbad in Stockholm on 30 October 2019.

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