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  Last update: 13:10 21.10.2019

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  Russia

  Russian MoD Dismisses Reports About 'Abnormal Situation' During Grom Military Drills

  Ballistic and cruise missiles were fired as part of the Grom (Thunder) 2019 strategic exercises led by Russian President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin, the Defence Ministry said on 17 October.

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  Last update: 12:29 21.10.2019

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  Middle East

  Russia Will Back Possibility to Amend Syria-Turkey Adana Pact If Sides Deem Necessary - Lavrov

  Earlier in the day, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed that Syrian Kurds had begun leaving the country's safe zones, though they continue to violate a ceasefire regime.

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  Last update: 12:30 21.10.2019

  12:30 21.10.2019

  Europe

  I've Come to Reclaim My Family's Home: Nazi Victims' Tales of Victory and Betrayal in Modern Germany

  In September, I reported on a groundbreaking restitution case making its way through Germany’s Federal Administrative Court. In brief, Friedrich Solms-Baruth, grandson of a conspirator in Operation Valkyrie, the failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, sought the return of assets stolen by the Nazis in the wake of the plot’s miscarriage.

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  Last update: 11:47 21.10.2019

  11:47 21.10.2019

  US

  Democratic Hopeful Beto O’Rourke Says Trump’s Manner ‘Perhaps Inspired by Goebbels and Third Reich’

  The former Texas congressman and Donald Trump have more than once exchanged barbs over their differing political agendas, with POTUS, most recently, referring to the Democrats, including O’Rourke as “crazy” following his calls to ban assault weapons and introduce mandatory buybacks of existing ones.

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  Last update: 10:37 21.10.2019

  10:37 21.10.2019

  World

  Facebook Takes Down Arctic-Themed Page Belonging to Rossiya Segodnya News Agency

  MOSCOW, October 21 (Sputnik) - Facebook has deleted Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya's English-language Arctic.ru page in an act that the agency labels as censorship.

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  Last update: 10:57 21.10.2019

  10:57 21.10.2019

  World

  Australian Newspapers Go Black in Support of Whistleblowers and Journalists

  The campaign organised by a non-profit organisation, Right to Know Coalition, has been supported by several radio stations, TV channels and online outlets. The HQ of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which was raided by police in June, said Australia risks becoming the world’s most secretive democracy.

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  Last update: 10:28 21.10.2019

  10:28 21.10.2019

  Middle East

  Kurds Have Begun Leaving Safe Zones in Syria - Ankara

  Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that his forces would "crush the heads" of Syrian Kurdish forces if they did not complete a pullout from the border area.

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  Last update: 10:23 21.10.2019

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  Viral

  Clinton in Hot Water After Mocking Trump's Letter to Erdogan With Parody 'Don't Be a D*ck' Note

  Last week, a letter Donald Trump sent to the Turkish president was released by reporters; it made the rounds on social media and prompted netizens to come up with a slew of jokes about the US president’s strongly-worded address. Former first lady and Trump’s political rival Hillary Clinton could not help but enter the fray to add her two cents.