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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump targets Republican critics as well as Biden + Karabakh rivals trade barbs over truce violations + Thousands rally in France after teacher beheading + Europe struggles as virus death toll tops 250,000 + Liverpool title defence rocked by van Dijk injury US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump lashes out at Republicans who have criticized him and demands party unity as he barrels ahead with attacks on opponent Joe Biden in an escalating battle over crucial swing states. 650 words 0200 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating a new ceasefire as they try for the second time in a week to bring a halt to fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 800 words moved by Emmanuel Peuchot, with Dmitry Zaks in Terter, Azerbaijan. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-hill,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-funeral,SCENE France-attack,WRAP PARIS Thousands rally in central Paris in a defiant show of solidarity with a teacher beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. 800 words 0230 GMT by Marine Pennetier and Fanny Lattach. Picture. Video Also moved: France-attack-investigation,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Coronavirus deaths in Europe surge past 250,000 as the continent faces a powerful second wave of infections, forcing Italy and Switzerland to announce a further tightening of restrictions. 650 words 0400 GMT by Erin Conroy, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool-VanDijk,WRAP LONDON Liverpool's Premier League title defence is rocked as the club confirmed key defender Virgil van Dijk has suffered knee ligament damage amid reports the Dutchman could miss the rest of the season. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture -- US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION -- US-vote-climate,FOCUS PARIS The US presidential election will be "make or break" for the planet after four years during which Donald Trump frustrated global efforts to slash emissions, climate experts warn, fearing his re-election may imperil the world's chances of avoiding catastrophic warming. 800 words 0300 GMT by Kelly Macnamara and Amelie Bottollier-Depois US-vote-religion-Islam,FOCUS WASHINGTON Pamela and Afshin Ragehbi will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary this December -- but whether it's a joyful occasion or one marred by the pain of their ongoing forced separation depends on the outcome of the November 3 election. 750 words 0200 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture US-vote-religion-Catholic-Biden,FOCUS WILMINGTON, Delaware, United States A rosary around his wrist, Joe Biden often speaks of the great comfort his Catholic faith has brought him in overcoming the tragedies that have deeply marked his life. When Americans vote on November 3, the Democratic presidential candidate hopes he will have persuaded enough of his fellow Catholics to back him -- a majority of them supported Donald Trump in 2016. 750 words 0200 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. File Picture US-vote-EU-Germany-NATO,FOCUS FRANKFURT Back in 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted Donald Trump's victory with an extraordinary warning: that she would work with the US president on the condition that he respect democratic values. Things did not improve from there. 850 words 0300 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. File Picture **Please see our US Election Special Advisory for more coverage** -- AMERICAS -- Bolivia-vote,WRAP LA PAZ Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez calls for "patience" and urges citizens to avoid violence as early results from Sunday's general election emerge. 800 words 0130 GMT by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,WRAP BANGKOK Tens of thousands of protesters defy a ban on gatherings of more than four people to mass at a major Bangkok landmark, carrying posters portraying activists detained in four straight days of strident anti-government rallies. 750 words moved by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Lifestyle-Britain-royals-Tower-ravens,FOCUS LONDON Chris Skaife has one of the most important jobs in Britain. As Yeoman Warder Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, he is responsible for the country's most famous birds. 600 words 0230 GMT by Linda Abi Assi. Picture. Video Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,2NDLEAD LONDON Britain still wants to reach a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, despite the current deadlock, a senior government minister insisted ahead of fresh talks Monday. 500 words 0230 GMT Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarusian police detain more than 200 people as tens of thousands march against strongman Alexander Lukashenko in defiance of police threats to open fire after weeks of demonstrations. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Cyprus-TRNC-vote-Turkey,WRAP NICOSIA Turkish Cypriots in breakaway northern Cyprus narrowly elect Ankara-backed right-wing nationalist Ersin Tatar in a run-off poll, at a time of heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. 700 words moved by Mathilde Dumazet and Odul Asik Ulker. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic Also moved: Cyprus-TRNC-vote-Tatar,PROFILE Israel-Bahrain-diplomacy,WRAP MANAMA Israel and Bahrain cement a deal officially establishing relations and sign seven memorandums of understanding, further opening up the wealthy Gulf region to the Jewish state. 700 words moved by AFP correspondent in Manama, with Ben Simon in Jerusalem Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Arab-diplomacy,CHRONO Iran-US-UN-nuclear-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says a longstanding UN embargo on arms sales to and from the Islamic republic has expired in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers from which Washington has withdrawn. 650 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. File Picture -- AFRICA -- Guinea-vote,WRAP CONAKRY Polls closed in Guinea to fears of a looming electoral dispute, after a high-stakes vote in which the 82-year-old President Alpha Conde is seeking a controversial third term. 750 words moved by Laurent Lozano. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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