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  • In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Col. Todd Benson, the U.S. Air Force Central Command director of space forces, center, leads airmen through their enlistment ceremony as they became members of the Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Space Force, the first new U.S. military service since the creation of the Air Force in 1947, now has some 20 members stationed at the Qatari base in its first foreign deployment. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP)

    America's 'Space Force' deploys troops in new frontier: the Arabian Desert

  • An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. China and India have been engaged in a tense standoff in the cold-desert Ladakh region since May, and their defense ministers met Friday in Moscow in the first high-level direct contact between the sides since the standoff began. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

    Indian and Chinese officers hold talks aimed at ending deadly border standoff

  • Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks speaks with journalists after a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. European Union foreign ministers on Monday were weighing whether to impose sanctions on dozens of Belarus officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, after holding talks with the country's exiled opposition leader. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

    Belarus opposition leader asks EU leaders for help, fresh elections

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    UK science advisers warn of darker COVID-19 days ahead

  • A man takes a picture of a hole at the Sanam Luang field in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. A plaque symbolizing Thailand's transition to democracy has been removed less than 24 hours after it was installed by anti-government demonstrators in a historic royal field. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

    Plaque symbolizing Thai democracy removed in less than a day

  • The Bobcat Fire burns behind a Joshua tree in Juniper Hills, Calif., Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

    California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity

  • FILE - This Jan. 27, 2020, file photo shows a General Motors logo at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Mich. Shares in electric- and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola plunged on Monday Sept. 21, 2020, after the company's founder Trevor Milton resigned amid allegations of fraud - just two weeks after signing a $2 billion partnership with General Motors. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

    Founder of GM electric truck partner quits amid fraud allegations

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    U.S. sanctions drop Iran's currency to lowest level ever

  • An empty Bourke Street Mall with shops sits closed as lockdown due to the continuing spread of COVID-19 prepares to start Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Melbourne. Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hot spot, announced on Monday that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

    Australia's Melbourne reports just 14 new COVID-19 cases, India reports 92,000

  • A soldier walks past two A-29 Super Tucanos on display during a hand over from Resolute Support (RS) to Afghan army at the military Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

    Airstrikes kill 24 civilians in Afghanistan, including 5 children