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Read More U.S. defence company FLIR Systems announced on 16 October that it has been awarded a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S. Army.  The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement was awarded through the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological,…

Read More Natalia Aravena rushed down a small side street to escape, she recalls. Chile’s police force, the carabineros, were dispersing a protest near Santiago’s presidential palace on Oct. 28 2019, one of hundreds that broke out over inequality and the cost of living in the South American country late last year. As Aravena, a…

Read More Natalia Aravena rushed down a small side street to escape, she recalls. Chile’s police force, the carabineros, were dispersing a protest near Santiago’s presidential palace on Oct. 28 2019, one of hundreds that broke out over inequality and the cost of living in the South American country late last year. As Aravena, a…

Read More Terrifying footage has emerged of the crash landing of a Mexican Navy Mi-17 helicopter on Saturday. Video of a Mi-17 MTV-1 Mexican Navy that was severely damaged during landing at Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport, Tabasco surfaced on Youtube Saturday morning. The details were given in a 17 October media release by the Mexican…

Read More The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is arriving Saturday in Sudan to discuss cooperation with local authorities over bringing to trial those internationally wanted for war crimes and genocide in the country’s Darfur conflict, the Sudanese government said. Prime Minister Abdallla Hamdok’s office said in a statement that ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and other…

Read MoreHundreds of Hashd demonstrators swept past a security detail and stormed the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.Hundreds of Hashd demonstrators swept past a security detail and stormed the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

Read More Trump to hold Wisconsin rally despite Covid warnings Can Biden overcome racist legacy of crime bill he backed? Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 1.13pm BST … and welcome to another day of coverage of electoral politics and Covid crisis in America. The election is two weeks…

Read More Joe Anderson announces death day after urging people to follow rules to prevent spread Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has announced the death of his brother in hospital after contracting Covid-19. On Friday, Anderson urged people to follow the rules to prevent the…

Read MoreArmenia rejects claims it was behind the attack that prompted Azerbaijan president to vow ‘revenge’.Armenia rejects claims it was behind the attack that prompted Azerbaijan president to vow ‘revenge’.

Read More<p>Vincenzo De Luca announces coronavirus measures amid spike in regional cases</p><p>Vincenzo De Luca announces coronavirus measures amid spike in regional cases</p>

Read MoreKenya’s Peres Jepchirchir breaks her own world record for a women-only half marathon in Gdynia, Poland.Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir breaks her own world record for a women-only half marathon in Gdynia, Poland.

Read MoreHer popularity soared earlier this year after she led a successful effort to stamp out the coronavirus.Her popularity soared earlier this year after she led a successful effort to stamp out the coronavirus.

Read More For the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is argued that Josep Borrell pay attention to discursive and social factors in the EU’s long-standing foreign policy commitment.For the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is argued that Josep Borrell pay attention to discursive and social factors in the EU’s long-standing foreign policy commitment.

Read More Finnish defense contractor Patria has announced that it signed with Finland and Latvia agreement on developing common armoured vehicle system. The purpose of the product development agreement is to develop, in line with the common requirements of the countries, the prototype Patria 6×6 vehicle manufactured by Patria Land Oy to a common armoured vehicle platform,…

Read More The Spanish Air Force has received the first NH90 that will boost their search and rescue (SAR) and combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission capabilities. “Today the NH90 Lobo has joined the 48th Wing ((Ala 48) of Spain. We wish you success in future missions SAR, inside and outside our borders,” the Spanish…

Read More The senator’s response to the supreme court hearings has sparked calls for her retirement. Many of her progressive colleagues have sought it for years It was a hug that would have shocked many, even in a year without social distancing: Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, ending a contentious…

Read More If everything had gone to plan, Jacinda Ardern would have been re-elected Prime Minister of New Zealand on Sept. 19, the 127th anniversary of Kiwi women becoming the first on the planet to have both the right to vote and two x-chromosomes. The pandemic nixed that shrewdly orchestrated historical moment, but Ardern’s re-election…

Read More If everything had gone to plan, Jacinda Ardern would have been re-elected Prime Minister of New Zealand on Sept. 19, the 127th anniversary of Kiwi women becoming the first on the planet to have both the right to vote and two x-chromosomes. The pandemic nixed that shrewdly orchestrated historical moment, but Ardern’s re-election…

Read MoreArden’s opponent Collins concedes defeat after lagging behind Ardern with a quarter of the votes to be counted.Arden’s opponent Collins concedes defeat after lagging behind Ardern with a quarter of the votes to be counted.

Read More As a Kiwi overseas you soon get used to the questions. From trendy Colombian nightclubs, to dingy departure lounges of East African airports and bustling Turkish bazaars, as soon as people hear you’re from New Zealand, they’re eager to share their unbridled enthusiasm for Jacinda Ardern.“We are so grateful for what she did…

Read MoreParents complained after the teacher at the French school used Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class.Parents complained after the teacher at the French school used Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class.

Read More<p>Incumbent Ardern’s Labour party have led by wide margins throughout</p><p>Incumbent Ardern’s Labour party have led by wide margins throughout</p>

Read More Terrorism investigation opened after 18-year-old attacker shot dead by police The history teacher decapitated outside his secondary school near Paris by a terrorist on Friday after he reportedly showed a caricature of the prophet Muhammad to his pupils has been named. Samuel Paty, 47, who taught history and geography at the school in…

Read More The 1994 crime bill paved the way to mass incarceration of Black Americans. Biden says his support was a ‘mistake’ In 1994, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware stood proudly behind Bill Clinton as he signed into law a reform bill that touched nearly every aspect of the US criminal justice system. Related: Trump…

Read More Wisconsin placed in ‘red zone’ for high infection rates Experts urge people to avoid crowds to stop ‘preventable deaths’ Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday evening, despite state health officials declaring a crisis over the coronavirus pandemic and his own experts warning that public gatherings there risk causing “preventable…

Read More A year after the country’s first indigenous president was controversially ousted, his party is well placed to win a rerun presidential election David Ticona Mamani felt despair and foreboding when Evo Morales was forced from his Andean homeland last November amid civil unrest, electoral meltdown and what supporters of Bolivia’s first indigenous president…

Read MoreThe CNRP has been outlawed, its leaders jailed and exiled, functionaries targeted, but it continues to survive.The CNRP has been outlawed, its leaders jailed and exiled, functionaries targeted, but it continues to survive.

Read MoreA resurgence in coronavirus cases in Europe is darkening the prospects for the economy just as it was emerging from its sharpest recession in modern historyA resurgence in coronavirus cases in Europe is darkening the prospects for the economy just as it was emerging from its sharpest recession in modern history

Read More A spontaneous and hopeful nationwide movement was born, denouncing an entire political establishment that had for decades pushed Lebanon toward collapse. Today, as crises multiply and the country dives deeper into uncertainty and poverty, protests seem to have petered out. It is both bewildering and frustrating for those who believe only a sustained…

Read MoreAll eyes are on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose Labour Party is on course to win comfortably.All eyes are on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose Labour Party is on course to win comfortably.

Read MoreArmenian defence ministry denies the claim, accuses Baku of shelling areas inside Nagorno-Karabakh.Armenian defence ministry denies the claim, accuses Baku of shelling areas inside Nagorno-Karabakh.

Read More Turkish Cypriots vote on Sunday in a leadership runoff that could decide whether they retain more control over their own affairs or steer even closer to an increasingly domineering Turkey. Veteran incumbent Mustafa Akinci, 72, backs the long-held federal framework for a deal with rival Greek Cypriots to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus. Turkish…

Read More Elite Models boss Gérald Marie was one of the most powerful men in fashion. Was he also a sexual predator? As French prosecutors investigate, four women tell their stories for the first time A special investigation by Lucy Osborne In the spring of 1980, Wendy Walsh and her mother flew to Paris from…

Read More A consistent polling lead for Biden has raised Democrats’ hopes but fears persist that any victory could be disputed by Trump, plunging the US into crisis With more than 18 million votes already cast, Donald Trump is struggling to find a coherent closing argument for the US presidential election as opinion polls put…

Read More Authorities upgraded the fire to ‘watch and act’ level, but say the blaze is under control and no homes are under threat A hazard reduction burn around North Head on Sydney’s northern beaches which jumped containment lines has prompted the evacuation of nearby residents. New South Wales police said in a statement that…