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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with from right, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Belgium's new Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and European Council President Charles Michel during a round table meeting at an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.

23:10 GMT 01 October 2020 / updated: 23:43 GMT World

Leaders of EU Countries Agreed During EU Summit on Sanctions Against Belarus

‘Arrogant Provocation’: Beijing Denounces US Air Force Patch Showing Grim Reaper on Drone Over China

A copy of The Room Where It Happened, by former national security adviser John Bolton, is photographed at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington

US Court Refuses to Dismiss Trump Admin Lawsuit Seeking Bolton’s Book Proceeds

FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020

US Drugmaker Moderna Says COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Ready Before 2020 Election

Ships from Russia's Caspian Flotilla launching Kalibr-NK cruise missiles against Daesh targets in Syria. File photo

Hawkish London Think Tank Frets Russian Military Now Strongest Since Soviet Days

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Society
US Drugmaker Moderna Says COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Ready Before 2020 Election
US drugmaker Moderna revealed Wednesday that it won’t seek an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine before November 25, more than three weeks after the US election.
Last update: 20:04 GMT 01.10.2020
20:04 GMT 01.10.2020
Society
‘Serious Threat’: Trump is Biggest Source of COVID-19 Misinformation, Study Finds
A recent analysis by Cornell University researchers of 38 million articles regarding the COVID-19 pandemic has determined that US President Donald Trump is the largest driver of misinformation when it comes to the deadly respiratory illness.
Last update: 19:44 GMT 01.10.2020
19:44 GMT 01.10.2020
Asia & Pacific
North Korea Showing Favoritism to Trump by Delaying Tests of Growing Nuclear Arsenal - Analysts
The suspension of denuclearization negotiations and weapons testing by North Korea will likely continue until after the US presidential election, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been able to covertly build up his country’s nuclear capabilities during US President Donald Trump’s term, according to new analyses from US-based think tanks.
Last update: 21:47 GMT 01.10.2020
21:47 GMT 01.10.2020
Military & Intelligence
‘Re-Education Camp’: US Cadet Sues Naval Academy Following Expulsion Over ‘Racist’ Tweets
A 21-year-old cadet of the US Naval Academy claims service leadership is violating his First and Fifth Amendment rights and intends to expel him from the military school over social media posts that many have deemed racist.
Last update: 21:22 GMT 01.10.2020
21:22 GMT 01.10.2020
Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melting at Fastest Rate in 12,000 Years, Study Finds
Ice loss from Greenland’s ice sheet will cause sea levels to increase more during the 21st century than any ice loss during any 100-year period in the last 12,000 years, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Last update: 20:05 GMT 01.10.2020
20:05 GMT 01.10.2020
Europe
Navalny Accuses Putin of Poisoning: Why Claim Holds No Water and Who Could Benefit From It
Russian opposition figure Navalny, who has been discharged from the Charité hospital in Berlin where he was treated after an alleged poisoning, claimed in an interview with Der Spiegel that Putin "was behind the crime". But some analysts pour scorn on the suggestion that the Russian president ordered the political figure to be poisoned.
Last update: 19:07 GMT 01.10.2020
19:07 GMT 01.10.2020
US
Fox News Journo Goes Off on Trump Defenders Over White Supremacy Remarks
After President Trump stated during Tuesday night’s debate that the right-wing political activist group Proud Boys must "stand back and stand by", the public, including a number of Trump's Republican allies, have urged the president to clarify his stance and unequivocally denounce white supremacy.
Last update: 04:52 GMT 01.10.2020
04:52 GMT 01.10.2020
World
Live Updates: Moscow Advocates for Resolution to Karabakh Conflict, Does Not Support Baku or Yerevan
Renewed clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have been underway since Sunday when both sides accused each other of aggression along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. The two subsequently announced the marshalling of their respective forces, with Baku declaring partial mobilisation and Yerevan full mobilisation.