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Missiles, SS-23 Destroyed. The 957th and last of the Soviet Union's SS-23 shorter range missiles

09:11 GMT 26 October 2020 / updated: 10:03 GMT World

Putin Says US Withdrawal From INF 'Grave Mistake', Creates Risk of Nuclear Arms Race

A Taiwanese soldier loads an AIM-09 missile onto a US-made F-16 fighter the Chiayi air force base in southern Taiwan during a demonstration on January 25, 2016

Beijing Says It Will Impose Sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon Over Arms Sales to Taiwan

In this file photo dated Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, Brexit supporters hold British and US flags during a rally in London

UK PM Johnson Says Brexit Decision 'Entirely Separate' From US Election Result

Capped vials are being pictured during filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222

UK Health Minister Dispels Rumour Hospital Trust Staff to Receive AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Soon

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Chelsea - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - October 24, 2020 Manchester United's Paul Pogba during the warm up before the match

Man Utd Star Paul Pogba Denies Quitting Team France Over Macron's Comments on Islamist Terrorism

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Erdogan Calls on Turks to Boycott French Goods in Row With Macron
Over the past several months, relations between the French and Turkish presidents have been strained because of a collision of interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, and deteriorated further after Macron's statement against radical Islam.
Last update: 10:39 GMT 26.10.2020
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Viral
'Four More Years of George': Netizens in Stitches as Biden Appears to Confuse Trump With Bush
Some social media users wondered aloud whether Biden was referring to George W. Bush or perhaps to King George III.
Last update: 10:08 GMT 26.10.2020
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Europe
Berlin Slams Erdogan’s Claim Macron Needs 'Mental Checks' Over Treatment of Muslims as 'New Low'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier lashed out at his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, commenting on his policies toward Muslims and saying that the French president should have "mental checks".
Last update: 09:42 GMT 26.10.2020
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World
Amazon Reportedly ‘Embedded’ on ‘Secretive’ Panel to Shape Post-Brexit Public Procurement in the UK
With the end of the post-Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021 looming, questions have arisen as to how the UK’s public procurement remedies system might be rebooted once the country ceases to be bound by EU law, enjoying greater autonomy to regulate its own domestic procurement laws and procedures.
Last update: 08:30 GMT 26.10.2020
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US
The Next US President? Donald Trump Jr Posts 2024 Picture
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Last update: 04:44 GMT 26.10.2020
04:44 GMT 26.10.2020
World
Live Updates: Turkish F-16 Jets Will Be Used in Case of Aggression Against Azerbaijan, Aliev Says
The US State Department announced on Sunday that a new humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh was going to enter into force at 8:00 a. m. local time (4:00 GMT) on 26 October.
Last update: 04:35 GMT 26.10.2020
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World
Live Updates: France May be Experiencing 100,000 New COVID Cases Per Day, Gov't Medical Adviser Says
The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 1.15 million; almost 43 million cases have been detected, and over 28.8 million of those have recovered, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.
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Viral
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