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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro scoffed at fresh EU sanctions, saying they made him "laugh" and accusing the European Union of doing the bidding of US President Donald Trump

Ireland's Phil Hogan -- named to be EU commissioner for trade -- will be one of the first to appear in the hearings

Demonstrators have rallied in Ustinov's support

Ustinov (C) was released after prosecutors suddenly asked a court to give Ustinov a non-custodial sentence, saying his punishment was too harsh

NASA’s collision monitoring system has detected an asteroid that can cause over 100 potential impacts on Earth. Based on the asteroid’s size, it will most likely create a huge fireball in the sky if it hits the planet.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to take a chartered flight to Moscow on Tuesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Duterte has called his “favorite hero”.

As Georgia's players celebrated a bonus-point win that lifted them to third in their pool, they were stunned as World Rugby organisers played a Russian song

The Syrian flag flies at Aleppo's citadel

NASA has detected three asteroids that are currently heading toward Earth. Based on the size of the space rocks, they will most likely explode mid-air after breaching Earth’s atmosphere.

The United States 4x400m mixed relay quartet celebrate their record-breaking gold

The coffin of former French President Jacques Chirac lies in state during a memorial ceremony at the Saint-Louis-des-Invalides cathedral at the Invalides memorial complex in central Paris on September 29, 2019

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is the unexpected foreign leader at the heart of the impeachment proceedings being leveled against President Donald Trump.

A planned meeting between Turkish President Recip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York did not take place

The French public on Sunday began bidding a final farewell to late former president Jacques Chirac, fondly remembered as a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy.Chirac's death on Thursday aged 86 prompted a flood of tributes to a man whose high-profile political career spanned three decades capped by 12 years as president from 1995-2007.But it also sparked questions about how much this consumate political operator had actually achieved during a long spell in office and again threw the spotlight on a 2011 conviction for graft over his time as Paris mayor.

Japan played with a real swagger in possession and displayed tenacious defence to see the game out

US President Donald Trump (C) speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak during their meeting at the White House in May 2017, in a photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry

The e-commerce giant expects its customer base to keep growing at a 3% yearly rate over the next five years.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the United States not to release transcripts of conversations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (pictured September 26, 2019) has long emphasised that US-Iran talks cannot happen until Washington lifts sanctions and ends its policy of "maximum pressure" on Tehran

A Morning Consult poll indicates voters are evenly split over impeachment with two-thirds of Democrats voicing support compared to 5% of Republicans.

The FP1 session for the Russian Grand Prix ended with Charles LeClerc setting the fastest lap. Max Verstappen came in Second and Sebastian Vettel was third. Their performance shows a still strong Ferrari front ahead of the Russian GP.