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The Turkish defence ministry rejected claims that the S-400 systems will jeopardise NATO systems [File: Handout via AP]

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian S-400 defence missiles

Turkey condemns US move, calling it a ‘grave mistake’ and threatens to retaliate as necessary.

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A joint rescue operation was launched Saturday by Nigeria’s police, air force and army, according to the government [File: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters]

Boko Haram claims kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students

Armed group claims responsibility for abduction of more than 300 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria, says AFP.

There are 538 electors in the Electoral College and a majority of 270 is required to win the presidency [Roberto Schmidt/AFP]
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According to reports and witness testimonies, there are more than a million Uighurs held against their will in different camps in Xinjiang [File: Human Rights Watch]

ICC prosecutor rejects Uighur genocide complaint against China

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast in which two of Mohebi's guards were also injured [Rahmat Gul/AP Photo]

Kabul’s deputy governor killed in Afghanistan blast

This video grab taken on December 4, 2020 from an AFPTV video shows Rohingya refugees in a boat in Chakmarkul on August 26, 2020 [AFP]

Video shows smugglers beating Rohingya on trafficking boat

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Doha, Qatar [Palestinian President Office /Handout via Reuters]

Qatar reiterates stance ‘in supporting Palestinian people’

Human rights advocates say as many as 27,000 people were killed in the drug war as of mid-2019 - including the victims killed by 'unknown gunmen' [File: Bullit Marquez/AP]

ICC prosecutor sees ‘crimes against humanity’ in Philippines

ICRC teams on Monday delivered aid to Mekelle to fortify the city's paralysed healthcare facilities [Courtesy ICRC]

Mekelle’s plight: A doctor’s account of Ethiopia’s Tigray war

A member of the Halgurd Brigade of the Peshmerga stands guard at a newly constructed outpost close to the town of Sidekan [Adam Gnych/Al Jazeera]

Fighting intensifies between Peshmerga and PKK in northern Iraq


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A joint rescue operation was launched Saturday by Nigeria’s police, air force and army, according to the government [File: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters]

Boko Haram claims kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students

There are 538 electors in the Electoral College and a majority of 270 is required to win the presidency [Roberto Schmidt/AFP]
Simply 2020

Electoral College officially confirms Biden presidential victory

According to reports and witness testimonies, there are more than a million Uighurs held against their will in different camps in Xinjiang [File: Human Rights Watch]

ICC prosecutor rejects Uighur genocide complaint against China

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast in which two of Mohebi's guards were also injured [Rahmat Gul/AP Photo]

Kabul’s deputy governor killed in Afghanistan blast

This video grab taken on December 4, 2020 from an AFPTV video shows Rohingya refugees in a boat in Chakmarkul on August 26, 2020 [AFP]

Video shows smugglers beating Rohingya on trafficking boat

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Doha, Qatar [Palestinian President Office /Handout via Reuters]

Qatar reiterates stance ‘in supporting Palestinian people’

Human rights advocates say as many as 27,000 people were killed in the drug war as of mid-2019 - including the victims killed by 'unknown gunmen' [File: Bullit Marquez/AP]

ICC prosecutor sees ‘crimes against humanity’ in Philippines

ICRC teams on Monday delivered aid to Mekelle to fortify the city's paralysed healthcare facilities [Courtesy ICRC]

Mekelle’s plight: A doctor’s account of Ethiopia’s Tigray war

A member of the Halgurd Brigade of the Peshmerga stands guard at a newly constructed outpost close to the town of Sidekan [Adam Gnych/Al Jazeera]

Fighting intensifies between Peshmerga and PKK in northern Iraq

A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

Coronavirus: The vaccine roll-out

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The United Kingdom started vaccinating people over 80 and healthcare workers on December 8 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and its regulators are also evaluating other vaccines [Henry Nicholls/Reuters]

UK identifies new coronavirus variant; London on toughest curbs

Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester from Northwell Health at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park [Mark Lennihan/Pool via Reuters]

‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine

Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo in Michigan [Morry Gash/AP Photo]

US COVID-19 vaccine programme head optimistic as shipping begins

Pfizer has said that its two-dose regimen is safe and is 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

US issues emergency authorisation of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to hold a meeting on December 17 to discuss Moderna's request for an emergency use authorisation for its vaccine [File: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters]

US to buy 100m more doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Ignoring accusations by the UK of Russian-linked hackers targeting vaccine research, Moscow has said it is open to cooperation with Western countries [File: Justin Tallis/AFP]

AstraZeneca to trial combination with Russian COVID-19 vaccine

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‘Lose-lose’: Australia slams reported China coal import curbs

Chinese media say top economic planner has approved coal imports without restrictions except for those from Australia.

About a third of Australia's thermal coal exports go to China [File: David Gray/Bloomberg]

Survivors reflect on Australia sex abuse inquiry, three years on

The landmark inquiry gave survivors a chance to talk, while legal changes have allowed them to seek redress.

Australia's prime minister delivered a formal apology to those who were sexually abused as children while in institutional care [File: Sean Davey/ AFP]

UK identifies new coronavirus variant; London on toughest curbs

Health officials say new variant of the virus may contribute to a rapid increase of infections in parts of the country.

The United Kingdom started vaccinating people over 80 and healthcare workers on December 8 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and its regulators are also evaluating other vaccines [Henry Nicholls/Reuters]

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US Attorney General William Barr to step down next week

President Donald Trump posts Barr’s resignation letter on Twitter, says relationship with AG was ‘very good’.

Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump about US seniors in June 2020 [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]

US deaths from COVID-19 pass 300,000 as vaccine rolls out

Experts say the death toll is a grim reminder to follow restrictions despite optimistic inoculation outlook.

Healthcare personnel perform CPR on a patient inside a COVID-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas [Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters]

S Korea bans flying anti-N Korea leaflets across border

Ban will take effect in three months and violators face three years in prison or 30 million won ($27,400) in fines.

A balloon containing leaflets denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea [File: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters]

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