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U.S. President Trump arrives at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida

17:01 GMT 11 July 2020 / updated: 17:01 GMT US

Pelosi Calls for Legislation Limiting US President’s Powers After Stone Sentence Commuted

FILE - This Tuesday, March 7, 2017 file photo shows Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who set up Orbis Business Intelligence and compiled a dossier on Donald Trump, in London

'Bring Back Steele': Trump Demands Extradition of Author of Notorious 'Russia Hoax' Dossier to US

Members of the United Nations Security Council, with visiting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, convene a meeting on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at U.N. headquarters

UNSC Adopts Resolution to Continue Cross-Border Aid Deliveries to Syria Via 1 Crossing

Why Slavery is Partly to Blame for US Electoral College System Which Few Understand

Investigation Finds Answer to Half-Century-Old Mystery of Dyatlov Pass Incident

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Last update: 21:29 GMT 11.07.2020
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US
Newly Released Video by Detroit Police Shows Man Firing at Officers Before They Shoot Him
According to police, the new video proves that 20-year-old Hakeem Littleton, who was fatally shot by police, was not unarmed as rumours have claimed.
Last update: 21:12 GMT 11.07.2020
21:12 GMT 11.07.2020
Middle East
Erdogan Says Conversion of Hagia Sophia Into Mosque Step Towards Making Turkey Great
ANKARA (Sputnik) - The decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a step towards making Turkey great and the opinions of other countries do not matter, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
Last update: 00:46 GMT 12.07.2020
00:46 GMT 12.07.2020
Middle East
Economic Protesters Clash With Police in Tel Aviv - Videos
A massive protest erupted in the Israeli capital on Saturday, as citizens are dissatisfied with the government who they say has failed to address the economic challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last update: 17:17 GMT 11.07.2020
17:17 GMT 11.07.2020
Business
Russia Continues to Boost Gold Reserves, Adds Further $2.7 Bln to Int’l Assets
The country’s total foreign holdings are now above the $500 billion target set by the Central Bank of Russia a few years ago.
Last update: 00:35 GMT 12.07.2020
00:35 GMT 12.07.2020
US
With Power Comes Irresponsibility? US Army Twitch Channel Won't Answer Questions About War Crimes
Recently, Trump's administration gave the green light to sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) officials over the organisation's decision to proceed with an investigation of numerous reports of war crimes committed by the American military in Afghanistan.
Last update: 20:26 GMT 11.07.2020
20:26 GMT 11.07.2020
Middle East
Explosions Reportedly Heard Over Syrian City of Jableh
Jableh is a district in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia, situated just 15 kilometres (some nine miles) from the Russian airbase Hmeimim.
Last update: 04:42 GMT 11.07.2020
04:42 GMT 11.07.2020
World
Coronavirus Live Updates: Global COVID-19 Case Total Rises By 219,983 to 12.3Mln, WHO Says
Due to new outbreaks, several areas and cities around the world have been put on lockdown, including parts of eastern Spain and the Australian city of Melbourne. Pandemic restriction measures have also been imposed in Belgium, with people obliged to wear masks in public places once again.
Last update: 19:30 GMT 11.07.2020
19:30 GMT 11.07.2020
US
Man Dies After Going to a COVID-19 Party to Prove That The Virus Was a Hoax
The infectious disease, which has killed half a million people and infected almost 13 million, has also sparked numerous rumours and conspiracy theories, the most famous of which is that the disease is a hoax and safety measures introduced by authorities to curb the spread of the disease is a way for governments to control the world’s population.