RUSSIA

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte revealed he was suffering from an autoimmune illness during a visit to Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged letters

US gymnastics queen Simone Biles landed a triple-twisting double back on the floor at the world gymnastics championships in Stuttgart

Claude Chirac paid a tearful tribute to her father

The purpose of Duterte's visit was to seek greater defense ties with Russia but some pictures of a somewhat disheveled Philippine President drew some attention on social media by Russian Twitter users.

The EU is throwing a spanner in the works

Surgeons were able to pull out a ball of hair that was measured at 50x10x10 centimeters. 

A group Microsoft dubbed "Phosphorous" tried to identify email accounts belonging to US officials, journalists covering global politics, prominent Iranians living outside that country, and a presidential campaign

The state-backed hackers attempted to identify more than 2,700 accounts and attacked 241.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Montenegro's Prime Minister after their meeting in Podgorica on October 4, 2019, as part of Pompeo's four-nation tour of Europe

Michael Atkinson to testify about his investigation of whistleblower complaint that triggered impeachment inquiry.

Singer Beyonce, seen here with one of her many Grammy awards, is one of the inspirational women included in the book

According to the police statement, the man confessed that he killed both his parents in their apartment in Appleford Road, Ladbroke Groove, West London.

Richard Grenell will maintain his job as US ambassador to Germany while serving as a special envoy on the negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that ocean warming and changes in sea chemistry -- caused by the absorption of vast quantites of carbon dioxide -- is already harming ocean life and the people who depend on it

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for this year's prize

Kosovo's election is the fourth since it formally broke away from Serbia in 2008

This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)shows the test-firing of "the new-type SLBM Pukguksong-3" in the waters off Wonsan Bay of the Sea of Japan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin could potentially meet for the first time this month in talks aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine

Russia in 2013 introduced a law against 'gay propaganda', which officially bans the 'promotion of non-traditional lifestyles to minors' but in effect outlaws LGBT activism

A shaman opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is not of sound mind; Putin is pictured October 2, 2019