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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump says will leave office if Biden confirmed + French police arrested after 'shock' beating video + Barrack bullet holes mark start of Ethiopia conflict + Germany passes million virus cases as pandemic surges + Thousands bid farewell to icon Maradona US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says for the first time that he would leave the White House if Joe Biden is officially confirmed the winner of the US election, even as he railed against the "rigged" vote. 510 words moved by Ben Sheppard. Picture France-police-racism,WRAP PARIS French officers seen in a video of the beating and racial abuse of a black music producer in Paris are arrested, sources say, as pressure builds over a case that has shocked the nation. 600 words 1600 GMT by Stuart Williams Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,SCENE-EXCLUSIVE DANSHA, Ethiopia It was late when Ethiopian federal soldier Captain Hussen Besheir was on duty outside a military camp and saw headlights approaching. Just minutes later, the first shots were fired in a conflict that has engulfed northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, killing many hundreds of people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes. 1,000 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe's coronavirus nightmare, logs its millionth case as Russia announces a deal with India to mass produce its controversial Sputnik vaccine. 800 words 1630 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ARG-Argentina-Maradona-death,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Huge crowds bid a grief-filled farewell to Argentina's favourite son Diego Maradona before the football legend is buried on the outskirts of Buenos Aires after a chaotic public wake. 850 words moved by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Fbl-death-ARG-Barcelona-Maradona-Messi,INTERVIEW -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany-vaccine,FOCUS BERLIN A large "Welcome" sign still hangs outside Berlin's Tegel airport, which closed for good in November. But thousands of people are soon expected to start walking through its doors again every day, once its Terminal C building has been refitted as a vaccination centre against the novel coronavirus from mid-December. 650 words moved by Yannick Pasquet. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-Gibraltar,INTERVIEW GIBRALTAR Securing an agreement to preserve free movement across Gibraltar's border with Spain after Brexit comes into effect is "not easy" but is still within reach, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has said. 650 words 1430 GMT by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Iran-trial-attack-Belgium-France,WRAP ANTWERP, Belgium An Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium accused of plotting to bomb an Iranian opposition rally outside Paris, in a case that has stoked tensions with Tehran. 700 words 1600 GMT by Matthieu Deemestere. Video. Picture Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-talks,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier returns to London for face-to-face trade talks, in what he described as the last chance to unblock eight months of stalemate. 600 words 1530 GMT by Alex Pigman Armenia-Azerbaijan-Russia-Karabakh-France,FOCUS PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron faces a major challenge to retain influence over resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with Paris accused by Azerbaijan of bias while needing to take account of the large Armenian minority in France. 600 words moved by Valerie Leroux -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-demonstration-vote,WRAP NASIRIYAH One person is shot dead and nearly 50 wounded in clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of a firebrand cleric in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, medics say. 400 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video. Libya-conflict-school-social,FOCUS TRIPOLI At the Martyrs' School near Tripoli, teachers and parents are using the limited means at hand to repair buildings devastated by a year-long battle for the Libyan capital. 500 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video Iraq-Kurds-Israel-politics,FOCUS ARBIL, Iraq Decades ago, Iraq's Kurds and Israel shared a common enemy and what felt like being targeted in parallel persecutions. Today, Iraqi Kurds -- long accused of cosy ties with the Jewish state -- are watching on as Israel befriends historically hostile Arab countries. 700 words moved by Qassim Khidir. Picture. File picture Health-virus-Palestinians-Gaza-marriage,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories To the sound of drums and flutes, a freshly coiffed Palestinian groom dances with his brothers, cousins and friends, anxiously waiting for his veiled bride to arrive in her shimmering gown. 500 words moved by Adel Zaanoun and Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with African Union envoys to discuss the conflict in Tigray, where the army is poised for what he has called the final offensive against regional forces. 750 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet 1600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugees,FOCUS LUGDI, Sudan Ten-year-old Samarwat Tkhal fled fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region this month -- now she sells food to survive, among tens of thousands of fellow refugees building a new life in neighbouring Sudan. 600 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video Health-virus-Senegal,FOCUS DAKAR Senegal has been widely praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with few infections and life returning to normal, but the reason behind its success still divides experts. 650 words moved by Philippe Siuberski. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-consumers-retail,WRAP NEW YORK Uncertainty over the coronavirus hangs over this year's holiday shopping season, potentially limiting overall retail sales despite higher spending expected by well-off consumers who have more disposable income. 550 words 1700 GMT by John Biers US-minorities-loans-health,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It has been a rough year for Black-owned small businesses in the United States, and the latest surge in coronavirus cases suggests a festive season without much celebration. 750 words moved by Patrick Fallon with John Biers in Washington. Picture -- ASIA -- India-economy,WRAP MUMBAI India's economy contracted 7.5 percent between July and September, performing the poorest among major advanced and emerging economies and entering a technical recession for the first time since independence, official data shows. 450 words moved. China-Australia-trade,FOCUS SYDNEY Biting new Chinese trade tariffs are stoking fears that Australia's virus-weakened economy is being targeted for political retribution and the two countries may be sliding into a shadow trade war. 600 words moved by Andrew Beatty. afp
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