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Greece, Turkey Wrangle Over Military Games In Eastern Med
Greece said Monday that Turkey plans to carry out a maritime military exercise on Oct. 28, a Greek national holiday, just hours after NATOs secretary general said both Greece and Turkey had called off wargames on each others national holidays.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Old Tensions Behind Renewed Fighting
NagornoKarabakh is a mountainous and heavily forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
Australian Judge Orders Policeman To Stand Trial For Murder
An Australian judge on Monday ordered a police officer to stand trial for murder over the killing of an Indigenous man who was shot three times in an Outback township last year.
Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Produce Robust Immune Response In Elderly - FT
Early results from tests for a coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca Plc, show it produces a robust immune response in elderly people, the group at highest risk, the Financial Times reported on...
Trump To Escalate Campaigning As Biden Steps Up Own Travel
President Donald Trump plans to intensify an already breakneck travel schedule in the final full week of the presidential campaign, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and a fresh outbreak in his own White House.
North Dakota To Use Coronavirus Aid For Fracking, Education
North Dakota officials voted to repurpose $221 million in federal coronavirus aid to various state agencies, including a $16million grant to oil companies in support of the fracking process.
Admitting Defeat Before Polls? Trump's Chief of Staff Says 'We Are Not Going to Control Pandemic'
The comments from Donald Trump's chief of staff come as coronavirus cases surge and the administration continues to disregard advice from health experts to wear masks, social distance and avoid large gatherings.
Vaccine Nationalism Will Only Prolong Coronavirus, Not Shorten it, Warns WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the only way to recover from the pandemic was together and by making sure poorer countries had fair access to a vaccine.
Police Video Of Fatal Shooting Of Motorist In Illinois Will Be Released
The Waukegan, Illinois, police video of the shooting death of an unarmed Black teenaged motorist, who wanted to be a rapper, will be released to the public, the mayor said at a prayer vigil Sunday.
Australia Says Invasive Search Of Women At Qatar Airport Referred To Police
An incident at Doha airport in which Australian women were subjected to an invasive search on the tarmac after the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby in the terminal has been referred to Australian federal police, Australia said.
Servicewomen Killed In Alabama Plane Crash Identified
Authorities have identified the two service members who were killed when their plane crashed in a residential Alabama neighborhood.
UN: 11 Migrants Drown Off Libya; Third Shipwreck In Week
At least 11 migrants trying to reach Europe, including a pregnant woman, drowned Sunday when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the U.N. migration agency said, making it the third migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea in a week.
Sudan Says It Will Discuss Trade, Migration With Israel
Sudanese and Israeli officials will meet in the coming weeks to discuss a package of cooperation deals to achieve the mutual interests of the two peoples, Sudans Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
Zanzibar Opposition Campaign Manager Says He Was Threatened By Armed Men
An opposition party campaign manager in semiautonomous Zanzibar said on Sunday that he had been seized and threatened by armed men, while a parliamentary candidate was still missing before Tanzanian elections next week.
UK Police Deal With Incident Aboard Tanker Off English Coast
British police said on Sunday they were dealing with an incident aboard an oil tanker near the coast of the Isle of Wight, an island off the southern coast of England, and British media said a small number of stowaways had been found.
Senate Aims To Put Barrett Closer To A Final Vote On Monday
Senators were poised on Sunday to remove a key hurdle to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation as Republicans push for a final vote Monday, just over a week before the presidential election.