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Leader of Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders attended an LGBT event as part of the Republican National Convention programme in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday. Addressing a group of Republicans, Wilders voiced his support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Wilders also used his speech to criticise the presence of Muslim communities in Europe.
Crowds gather for an anti-Islam demonstration outside Phoenix mosque. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Crowds gather for an anti-Islam demonstration outside Phoenix mosque. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries into anti-competitive tactics, notably using third party seller data to improve its own sales, as announced by the bloc's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Vestager says that the Commission has "accepted commitments offered by Amazon" which address its concerns about "concerns about Amazon's practises and its e-commerce marketplace". SOUNDBITE
Anti-lslam leader Geert Wilders, whose Freedom Party (PVV) is the second biggest in the Dutch parliament, casts his vote on the final day of a coronavirus-dominated election. IMAGES
In the first half of 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be coasting toward a presidency-for-life. But according to CNN, what followed instead was Putin's most challenging year to date. Putin's political durability is often attributed to a simple bargain between him and his citizens. At its essence, it is to accept limited political competition in exchange for stability and steady increases in the standard of living. But in the face of the government's ability to control the coronavirus pandemic, that deal has begun to unravel. In August, protests in Belarus frayed the deal's edges. And the August poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny came close to ripping it up completely.