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This US Department of Defense (DOD) handout photo shows, on 18 August, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when the Defense Department conducted a flight test on a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile on San Nicolas Island, California. - The test missile exited its ground-based mobile launcher and accurately impacted its target after flying over 500 kilometres. Data collected and lessons learned from this test will inform the DOD's development of future intermediate-range capabilities.

11:54 22 August 2019 / updated: 18:03 US

Pentagon Chief on Missile Test: US Wanted to Make Sure It Can ‘Deter China's Bad Behaviour’

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson before a meeting on Brexit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 22, 2019

Macron Demands Visibility on Backstop in 30 Days as Johnson Rules Out Ireland Border Checks

An Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on 18 August 2019. - Gibraltar rejected a US demand to seize the Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute as it prepared to leave the British overseas territory after weeks of detention.

Iranian Oil Tanker is 'Not Heading Towards' Greece, Prime Minister Mitsotakis Says

US financier Jeffrey Epstein looks on near his lawyer Martin Weinberg and Judge Richard Berman during a status hearing in his sex trafficking case, in this court sketch in New York, U.S., July 31, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein Case: French Group Reporting 10 New Witnesses of Sexual Violence

Manchester United's Anthony Martial, 2nd right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019

Countdown to Oblivion: English Premier League Billionaires Look on as Historic Club Faces Expulsion

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