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The White House attacks a devastating special counsel report for making "gratuitous and inappropriate" comments about US President Joe Biden's age and memory. "When the inevitable conclusion is that the facts and the evidence don't support any charges, you're left to wonder why this report spends time making gratuitous and inappropriate criticisms of the president," White House spokesperson Ian Sams tells reporters during a press conference. SOUNDBITE
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken says an Israeli strike that killed a journalist and wounded six others on October 13 in southern Lebanon should be "fully and thoroughly investigated." "It is important and appropriate that it be fully and thoroughly investigated. My understanding is that Israel has initiated such an investigation and it will be important to see that investigation come to a conclusion and to see the results of the investigation," he says when asked about the case at a news conference in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
The head of the European Parliament vows that MEPs will be subject to new rules against "corruption" and "foreign interference" after a graft scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco. SOUNDBITE
Britain's top diplomat calls on Iran's leadership to choose "another path" including embracing a nuclear deal as protests grip the nation after the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomes Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, to the State Department. Pompeo is hosting talks with his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan in a new international bid to halt an eruption of fighting. IMAGES [COMPLETES VIDI8TP6V7_EN]