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Trump Claims Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Available to 'Every American' by April 2021

Global COVID-19 Cases Spike to Highest Level Post-Lockdown

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US Air Force Demurs on Spy Plane Posing as Civilian Aircraft as Chinese Think Tank Confirms Claims

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an event with the youth of Venezuela's United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela, June 22, 2020.

Venezuela's President Maduro Calls Pompeo's 'War-Mongering' Tour a 'Failure'

Russia's LDPR Leader Suggests Cremating Lenin's Embalmed Body Instead of Selling It to Artist

US Congress Prepares to Approve Second-Largest Taiwan Arms Sale Valued at $7 Billion

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Last update: 20:56 GMT 18.09.2020
20:56 GMT 18.09.2020
Europe
UK, France, Germany Say Iran Sanctions Relief to Continue Past Sept 20
On Friday, the UK and France and Germany announced that sanctions relief for Iran will continue past September 20.
Last update: 08:00 GMT 18.09.2020
08:00 GMT 18.09.2020
Interviews
Exclusive: Sergei Lavrov Talks About West's Historical Revisionism, US Election and Navalny Case
During his interview with Sputnik, Russia's top diplomat has weighed in on a wide array of subjects that define the state of international affairs on a global scale at the moment - from tense presidential campaign in the US, to security in the turbulent Persian Gulf and the tumultuous relations between Russia and the US and the European powers.
Last update: 18:58 GMT 18.09.2020
18:58 GMT 18.09.2020
Africa
Nigerian State’s New Law Will Punish Rapists With Surgical Castration
Under a new law signed by the governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state, those convicted of rape will now be surgically castrated or face bilateral salpingectomy, the removal of the Fallopian tubes.
Last update: 21:40 GMT 18.09.2020
21:40 GMT 18.09.2020
Military & Intelligence
US Navy Announces Multi-Year ‘Recovery Plan’ as Embattled Fleet Short Nearly 100 Fighter Pilots
The US Navy is embarking on an ambitious, three-year plan to restore its air training program after a spate of safety and technical issues has left the service short by some 90 fighter pilots from its goal number.
Last update: 22:19 GMT 18.09.2020
22:19 GMT 18.09.2020
Society
Canadian Man Charged for Sleeping in Speeding, Self-Driving Tesla
A Tesla owner in Canada’s Alberta province has been charged with speeding and dangerous driving after he set his car to Autopilot and took a nap while traveling at speeds of 93 mph, authorities said.
Last update: 21:31 GMT 18.09.2020
21:31 GMT 18.09.2020
US
US House Is 'Very Close' to Adopting Stopgap Funding Measure to Avert Gov't Shutdown, Pelosi Says
Failure to pass a short-term spending bill by the end of the month will lead to a partial shutdown of the federal government on 1 October, as current government funding runs out after 30 September, the end of the federal fiscal year.
Last update: 20:13 GMT 18.09.2020
20:13 GMT 18.09.2020
Tech
Photo: Facebook Accused of Spying on Instagram Users Via Phone Cameras
In yet another lawsuit, Facebook is now being accused of allegedly spying on Instagram users through the cameras on their mobile phones.
Last update: 04:41 GMT 18.09.2020
04:41 GMT 18.09.2020
World
Live Updates: France Registers 13,215 COVID-19 Cases in Record Daily Rise
The number of COVID-19 cases that have been confirmed worldwide has surpassed 30 million, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.