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This Jan. 30, 2010 file photo shows Hunter Biden, right, son of Vice President Joe Biden, center, talking with President Barack Obama, and the vice president Joe Biden during a college basketball game in Washington. Biden's youngest son Hunter is joining the Navy. The Navy says the attorney and former Washington lobbyist was selected to be commissioned into the Navy Reserve as a public affairs officer. Because he is 42, he needed a special waiver to be accepted, but that is not uncommon. He is one of seven candidates recommended for a direct commission for public affairs.

07:46 GMT 28 October 2020 / updated: 10:59 GMT US

Ex-Associate Claims Bidens Cited 'Plausible Deniability', Dismissed Concerns Over 'Business Dealings'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey 26 October 2020.

Western Countries 'Attacking' Islam Want to 'Relaunch the Crusades', Says Erdogan

The 'Kongl. Teknologkoren' choir performs in Seglora church at the open-air museum Skansen on Saint Lucy's Day in Stockholm, Sweden, 13 December 2016.

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A demonstrator holds a bouquet of flowers during a rally after the death of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man who was shot by police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 27, 2020.

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