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Putin's first speech at the United Nations General Assemble since 2005. Putin is comments on the most pressing international issues including the Syrian and Ukrainian crises, sanctions and the fragmentation of the global economy.

As the Syrian crisis enters its fifth year, tension in the country is still growing. Bashar Assad, the President of Syria, gives an interview to key Russian media, revealing his view on political progress, the Syrian crisis, its allies and its war on terrorism.

Germany is once again in the midst of massive anti-immigration rallies, which are often met with counter-marches, dividing the country in two. The latest demonstrations saw thousands of right-wing protesters expressing anger over the influx of refugees.

The US government is going up against Microsoft over access to the tech giant's servers in Europe. Rights activists and customers don't see why their private data should be handed over...especially to a foreign government. Marina Portnaya has the details.

Around 12,000 troops, 500 military vehicles and over 200 military aircraft were showcased in a spectacular parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japan at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Thursday

The US has been carrying out airstrikes against ISIS in Syria for almost a year, and the latest decision to bomb Syrian government forces in order to “protect” US-trained “moderate rebels” does not require any additional legal justification, the State Department believes.

The September vote on Iran nuclear deal is heading towards a bitter standoff between US President Obama and Congress.

China’s yuan led the biggest two-day selloff in Asian currencies since 1997, fuelling concern that financial-market volatility will curb global economic growth and a possible "currency war" if other countries devalue exchange rates to stay competitive in global export markets.

NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. The newly discovered Kepler-452b is the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone -- the area around a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of an orbiting planet -- of a G2-type star, like our sun. The confirmation of Kepler-452b brings the total number of confirmed planets to 1,030. This video shows an artist's concept that depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b.

UK government spending has come under the spotlight. It's emerged that Westminster seems more willing to spend money on bombing, rather than re-building.

The Iran Nuclear Deal has been signed and is now waiting for final approval. But why is it so important and why is Obama so adamant about getting it done? Here's a look at the real reason behind the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Today’s "BWest Byte" is 5, for the number of black holes seen by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array known as NuSTAR. Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on "Bloomberg West."

Over 260,000 Austrians have signed a petition calling for the EU exit for the country, and now the Austrian parliament must discuss a referendum on the issue. Lizzie Phelan reports.

Here's the truth about the currency wars and its not what you think. Read this to learn why every one has the currency war meme wrong and what its really all about.

Russia and Greece have signed a deal to create a joint enterprise for construction of the Turkish Stream pipeline across Greek territory, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said. The pipeline will have a capacity of 47 billion cubic meters a year.

Short-selling accounted for 38.3 percent of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the highest ratio since the bourse began keeping daily records more than six years ago. Bloomberg's David Ingles has more on "First Up."

Everything you need to know about the MERS virus, or Middle East Respiratory System Coronavirus, as the outbreak continues to spread in South Korea.

Iraqi troops have managed to win back key parts of the northern refinery town of Baiji from Islamic State. Meanwhile, ISIS fighters continue to move closer to Baghdad, which is already said to have been infiltrated.