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Putin: Russia Becomes First Country in the World to Register COVID-19 Vaccine

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

Riot police march during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk, Belarus.

Second Night of Belarus Protests Sees Riot Police, Barricades, Tear Gas, Molotov Cocktails - Photo, Video

This photo taken April 8, 2020 and received from the Presidential Photo Division on April 9, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, wearing a face mask, presides over a meeting with members of the inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in Malacanang Palace in Manila.

Philippine President Duterte Ready to be First to Test Russian COVID-19 Vaccine

Migrants (L), believed to have been picked up from boats in the Channel, are given instructions by Border Force officials on-board Coastal patrol vessel HMC Hunter, in the port of Dover, on the south-east coast of England on 9 August 2020.

Ruthless Gangmasters Offer Migrants' Kids to Cross Into UK for Free on Perilous Boat Trips - Report

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an archery session as he visits Premier Education Summer Camp at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Upminster, London, Britain August 10, 2020.

Watch Boris Johnson Practice Archery During School Visit Amid Reopening Row in UK

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Russia
Foreign Minister Lavrov Urges to Release Russian Journalists Detained in Belarus
Multiple journalists from various media outlets, including Sputnik Belarus correspondent Evgeny Oleinik, were detained by the police during the weekend amid mass protests in Minsk following the presidential election.
Last update: 09:05 GMT 11.08.2020
09:05 GMT 11.08.2020
Middle East
US Coalition Convoy Hit by Explosive Device Near Baghdad
According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred near the Taji base north of Baghdad, which repeatedly comes under fire from various militant groups.
Last update: 08:59 GMT 11.08.2020
08:59 GMT 11.08.2020
US
Ex-Aide Bolton Reveals What 'Froze Him to His Chair' During Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki
Following John Bolton's ouster last year, Donald Trump explained he had made the decision due to spiralling misunderstandings with the aide on top foreign policy issues.
Last update: 08:24 GMT 11.08.2020
08:24 GMT 11.08.2020
Military & Intelligence
Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jets Scrambled to Intercept US Global Hawk Drone Over Sea of Chukotsk
Earlier this month, the Russian military confirmed it had to scramble jets to intercept numerous American aircraft flying over the Black Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as a Norwegian Falcon 20 jet over the Barents Sea.
Last update: 06:19 GMT 11.08.2020
06:19 GMT 11.08.2020
Europe
UK Minister on Illegal Channel Crossings: We Want Greater Flexibility to Return Migrants to France
According to British Border Force figures, around 4,000 migrants have already crossed the English Channel from France since the beginning of the year, which is more than double the whole influx of migrants in 2019 via the same route.
Last update: 09:27 GMT 10.08.2020
09:27 GMT 10.08.2020
Europe
Live Updates: Belarus Opposition Leader Tikhanovskaya is 'Safe' in Lithuania, Foreign Minister Says
According to the country's election committee, early results of the election show that incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko has received 80.23 percent of votes, while his main contender, opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has won 9.9%.
Last update: 04:36 GMT 11.08.2020
04:36 GMT 11.08.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: WHO in Close Contact With Russia Over First-Ever Vaccine for Coronavirus
Amid the ongoing pandemic multiple nations and regions are re-introducing restrictive measures and halting travel to affected areas. The number of cases is spiking dramatically in Latin America, India, and the US.
Last update: 06:27 GMT 11.08.2020
06:27 GMT 11.08.2020
India
Indian Skies to 'Shine Bright Like a Diamond' With a Meteor Shower Farewell to Comet Neowise
New Delhi (Sputnik): In July, a five-kilometre wide comet, named Neowise by US space agency NASA, started its galactic voyage past Earth. The bright inter-planetary snowball which treated humans around the world to its spectacular glimpses is now ready to bid adieu to the Milky Way with a "laser show" for us.