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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

Turkey's research vessel, Oruc Reis, rear, anchored off the coast of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed the return of a Turkish survey vessel to port Sunday from a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean that has been at the heart of a summer stand-off between Greece and Turkey over energy rights.

Russia Urges Greece, Turkey to Defuse Tensions in East Med, Is Ready to Help, Lavrov Says

New Photos of US Marine Corps Aircraft Show Extent of Damage Caused by F-35 Collision, Crash Landing

Explosion Occurs During Arrest of Terrorist in Turkey's Iskenderun, Criminal Neutralised

Donald Trump, left, and Piers Morgan arrive for the Perfumania party celebrating the appearance of Kim Kardashian on the reality show The Apprentice, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, in New York.

Piers Morgan Changes Tune on Election, Says Trump Can Salvage an 'Unlikely Victory' Despite Polling

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Russia
Su-27 Fighter Intercepts French Bombers Over Black Sea - Russian MoD
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that a Russian Air Force Su-27 fighter had intercepted several French attack aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea.
Last update: 16:19 GMT 26.10.2020
16:19 GMT 26.10.2020
US
Womb Raider: Who is Lisa Montgomery and Why Will She Be First Woman Executed Since 1953?
The US Justice Department has scheduled the execution of Lisa Montgomery for December. But who is she and why has she been on Death Row in a federal penitentiary since 2008?
Last update: 15:32 GMT 26.10.2020
15:32 GMT 26.10.2020
World
Moscow Considers US Attempts to Pressure China Over Arms Control 'Untenable', Russia's Envoy Says
The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between Russia and the United States broke down in 2019, after the United States left the agreement, citing Moscow's alleged violations of its terms. The claims were denied by Russia which has repeatedly urged its partner to come back to the Treaty.
Last update: 16:51 GMT 26.10.2020
16:51 GMT 26.10.2020
US
Democrats Urge Pence Not to Preside Over Senate Tuesday Due to COVID-19 Concerns, Letter Shows
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Ten Democratic senators wrote a letter to Vice President Mike Pence urging him to reconsider presiding over the US Senate session to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Tuesday after five of his closest aides tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Last update: 19:30 GMT 26.10.2020
19:30 GMT 26.10.2020
News
NASA Finds Evidence of Water on the Moon
NASA’s human lunar exploration plans under the Artemis program call for sending the first woman and next man to the surface of the Moon by 2024 and establishing sustainable exploration by the end of the decade. The agency then plans to prepare for humanity's next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.
Last update: 15:34 GMT 26.10.2020
15:34 GMT 26.10.2020
UK
'No Way': Prince Andrew's Efforts to Return to Former Role Doomed to Fail, Media Says
Both Prince Charles and Prince William reportedly believe that the Duke of York "should be kept away from any public role because of his battered reputation".
Last update: 04:44 GMT 26.10.2020
04:44 GMT 26.10.2020
World
Live Updates: Azerbaijan Intensifies Offensive Along Line of Contact, Armenia 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
04:35 GMT 26.10.2020
World
Live Updates: Merkel Reportedly Eyes 'Light Quarantine' Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases in Germany
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.