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Vettel has said that it will be "very difficult to turn things around" with Mercedes' current form.

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said some European countries have 'clear hostility' towards Iran

North Korean fishermen who were fishing illegally inside the Russian exclusive economic zone attacked Russian Coast Guardsmen who had detained another North Korean fishing schooner. Several of the Russian crew were injured by gunfire as were several North Koreans, one of them fatally.

China has put a deep-water oil rig into operation on Saturday somewhere in the South China Sea. The rig is called the ‘Haiyang Shiyou 982’, or ‘Ocean Oil 982’ and according to Chang An Jian, a social media account run by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the rig is in waters that are about 3,000 meters (9,850 feet) deep.

South Africa's Faf de Klerk was dismissed as "too Baywatch"

Ferrari have returned to contention after winning all three Grand Prix after the summer break in Belgium, Italy and most surprisingly in Singapore.

An Emirati has made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station, after blasting off from Kazakhstan.The Russian spacecraft carrying Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates, who was accompanied by Russia's Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, docked Wednesday after a six-hour trip.The three "entered the orbiting lab and joined six of their station crewmates for a joyful crew greeting ceremony today," NASA tweeted.

A video grab from the sting operation that netted Strache, seen here gesturing

IAAF President Sebastian Coe said after being elected to a second term: "I want the sport to grow."

Netanyahu has campaigned with a combination of divisive populism and attempts to portray himself as a world statesman by talking up his relationships with foreign leaders including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves the 74th Session of the General Assembly during the United Nations General Assembly September 25, 2019

Chuprikov was caught by security cameras taking the painting by Arkhip Kuindzh straight off the wall during an exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in January

China and Russia pose the biggest threat to cybersecurity in the Czech Republic, the EU member's intelligence agency says

Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates will become the first Arab to board the International Space Station

Hours after releasing the reconstructed transcript of his July 25 call with Ukraine's president, Trump demanded transparency from Biden and the Democrats.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomed embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the Kremlin urging dialogue with the opposition

Syrian commanders are determined that government control will be restored in Idlib, by military means if necessary

Administrator Jim Bridenstine of NASA criticized China’s current space programs and missions. The NASA official accused China of being too aggressive and using its space activities for military purposes.

Norbert Hofer hopes his far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) will head a coalition government after this month's general election

Former head of the the far-right Freedom Party Austria (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache (Left) greets new party leader Norbert Hofer (Right) during the FPOe Oktoberfest in Vienna ahead of snap polls on Sunday

Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi Tuesday announced the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, saying he betrayed his oath of office by seeking help from a foreign power to hurt his Democratic rival Joe Biden.The dramatic move -- the first step in a complex process that stands little chance of driving Trump from office -- pushed US politics into a perilous new chapter just 14 months before new elections for control of the White House and Congress.