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Read More Rescuers pull men, women and children out of rows of houses turned to rubble in latest escalation of conflict Azerbaijan has said at least 12 people have died after shelling levelled a row of homes in the city of Ganja, with 40 more wounded in a sharp escalation of the conflict with Armenia…

Read More Aotearoa heads to the polls. Referendums also being held on legalising cannabis and euthanasia. Follow results live: New Zealand’s MMP electoral system: what is it and how does it work Voters head to the polls as Ardern, Collins call halt to campaign 6.21am BST Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a record number of voters…

Read More Call him low-key, understated, maybe even “boring.” First-term Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is betting voters care more about his effectiveness, as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority. The bespectacled, bearded 61-year-old former investment adviser is a rare Senate candidate this cycle,…

Read More Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. The White House won’t say when Trump last met with the task force. In the week since he emerged from coronavirus isolation, Trump has demonstrated new determination to minimize…

Read More So much as anyone can, the New York governor has had a good pandemic. His book trumpets successes – and settles scores On Thursday, the US reported 65,000 new cases of Covid-19 and Donald Trump falsely told a television town hall 85% of people who wear masks contract the disease. With more than…

Read More Businesswoman appears to confirm relationship in interview with Daily Mail Jennifer Arcuri has reportedly admitted having an affair with Boris Johnson after allegations that he used his position as London mayor to get the businesswoman favourable treatment. The prime minister avoided a criminal investigation after the police watchdog found no evidence that he…

Read More Italy’s southern orchards have been affected by hailstorms, drought and the Xylella bacteria Italy, the world’s second-largest exporter of olive oil, has seen output drop by a quarter this year, an agricultural lobby said, due to bad weather and a deadly bacteria. Italian production for 2020 is estimated at 270,000 tonnes, down 26%…

Read More From the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett to early voting, these are some of the most powerful photos of this week. View Entire Post › From the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett to early voting, these are some of the most powerful photos of this week.View Entire Post ›

Read MoreCanadian PM defiant after China’s ambassador to Ottawa, Cong Peiwu, warned against the granting asylum to HK activists.Canadian PM defiant after China’s ambassador to Ottawa, Cong Peiwu, warned against the granting asylum to HK activists.

Read MoreThe suspected attacker was shot to death by police after Friday’s beheading.The suspected attacker was shot to death by police after Friday’s beheading.

Read More Police allege Mark De Hesselle collected 139 boxes of the pulp and searched through them to remove the drug A Sydney man is facing life in prison after federal police intercepted cocaine worth $248m concealed in frozen fruit products from Brazil. AFP and Border Force officers seized 552kg of the drug hidden in…

Read MoreHuman rights advocates condemn as cruel the treatment of jailed activist Reina Mae Nasino as she lays to rest her baby.Human rights advocates condemn as cruel the treatment of jailed activist Reina Mae Nasino as she lays to rest her baby.

Read More “They’ve lost hope in the system and are abandoning their entire asylum case in favor of human smugglers.” View Entire Post › “They’ve lost hope in the system and are abandoning their entire asylum case in favor of human smugglers.”View Entire Post ›

Read More Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris, his Senate colleague and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Friday by repeatedly mispronouncing her name at a Georgia rally for President Donald Trump. A spokesperson for Perdue said the first-term senator “didn’t mean anything by it.” Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are among the…

Read More Victorian premier says he does not know location of the group and has written to Scott Morrison to express disappointment Victorian premier says he received ‘no warning’ before New Zealanders arrived. Follow live The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has condemned failures that allowed a mystery group of 17 New Zealanders to fly into…

Read More Minnesota authorities tackling rally-based ‘outbreak’; calls to ease restrictions in Australian state of Victoria; UK accuses Russia of trying to disrupt vaccine research Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage 2.14am BST Chief medical officer Dr Brett Sutton says that Victoria is still not ready to relax restrictions to the same…

Read MoreThe teacher killed in a Paris suburb reportedly showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.The teacher killed in a Paris suburb reportedly showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Read More<p>Case is connected to Robert Brockman, the CEO of a private equity firm, who is also facing tax fraud charges</p><p>Case is connected to Robert Brockman, the CEO of a private equity firm, who is also facing tax fraud charges</p>

Read More In November 2017, the House Intelligence Committee released fake advertisements found on Facebook in the walk up to the 2016 election. As politicians on each side argued over whether the ads changed the election results, the heart of the revelation was way more disturbing. The Russian ads targeted the American public to deepen…

Read More Prime minister says Canada will ‘stand up loudly’ for human rights after China’s ambassador against welcoming Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Canada will continue to defend human rights in China, prime minister Justin Trudeau has pledged, after a top Chinese diplomat warned Ottawa against welcoming Hong Kong pro-democracy activists. China’s ambassador to Ottawa, Cong…

Read MoreThe trip from October 17-20 seeks to bolster recent US-brokered normalisation deals between the three countries.The trip from October 17-20 seeks to bolster recent US-brokered normalisation deals between the three countries.

Read More French police have detained four people, including a minor, in connection with brutal slaying of a schoolteacher in Conflans-Saint-Honorine near Paris that was described by President Emmanuel Macron as Islamist terrorism. The perpetrator, who attacked the teacher on Friday afternoon while allegedly shouting “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is Great,” was later confronted and killed…

Read More United Nations experts issued a mandate expressing “serious concern” regarding heightened racist and xenophobic attacks against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. In the document made public this week, experts appointed by the Human Rights Council wrote that violence and attacks against people of Asian descent have reached an “alarming level” since the…

Read MoreChris Christie says he was “wrong” to shun masks after battling Covid-19 in intensive care for days.Chris Christie says he was “wrong” to shun masks after battling Covid-19 in intensive care for days.

Read MoreTrump reversed his administration’s previous denial of relief aid to California, which has been badly damaged by fires.Trump reversed his administration’s previous denial of relief aid to California, which has been badly damaged by fires.

Read MoreLuis Arce leads in the polls, but the MAS candidate may not be able to avoid a risky, second-round runoff.Luis Arce leads in the polls, but the MAS candidate may not be able to avoid a risky, second-round runoff.

Read MoreFrench restaurants and bars faced a busy evening before a month-long curfew started in nine cities.French restaurants and bars faced a busy evening before a month-long curfew started in nine cities.

Read MoreS&P Global Ratings took Oman down to a B+ as lower crude revenue and the coronavirus pandemic hit country’s finances.S&P Global Ratings took Oman down to a B+ as lower crude revenue and the coronavirus pandemic hit country’s finances.

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Read More Hagiography is a dirty word in the documentary-filmmaking world. But it’s hard to know how anyone could make a documentary featuring Bruce Springsteen that doesn’t present him in burnished, reverent tones. His legend as a man who sings Songs of the People has already been fully shellacked—there’s not much we can do about…

Read More President Donald Trump’s campaign is ramping up the pace of the President’s travel, preparing to hold three rallies a day next week. But Republican strategists warn that more Trump isn’t what the campaign needs right now. What he needs, they say, is to stick to the script — something the President is not…

Read More Former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who has been arrested in Los Angeles, is now facing five charges in the US related to drug trafficking, Mexico’s foreign minister has said. The arrested general is expected to be transferred to New York shortly, a senior diplomat, Marcelo Ebrard, said on Twitter, citing the…

Read More Ali Riza Polat, believed to be an accomplice of the terrorists who carried out deadly attacks in Paris in early 2015, has threatened a police witness as she was testifying in a French court. The 35-year-old suspect delivered an angry outburst on Friday while a policewoman from an anti-terror unit gave her account…

Read More<p>French presidents visits scene of what he described as an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’</p><p>French presidents visits scene of what he described as an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’</p>

Read More French President Emmanuel Macron has said the teacher murdered in a Parisian suburb on Friday was “assassinated because he taught his students freedom of expression.” The killing is being investigated by anti-terrorism police. “One of our fellow citizens was assassinated because he taught his students freedom of expression,” Macron said after he arrived…