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Standing apart on the debate stage, President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden looked out at an odd sight one section of the room dutifully in masks, the other section flagrantly without.

Authorities deployed hundreds of law enforcement personnel, including six sniper teams and Border Patrol agents, during George Floyds June burial in suburban Houston, due in part to online rumors of possible protests and riots, according to documents obta...

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An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos Friday with President Donald Trump declaring that hes tested positive for the coronavirus after consistently playing down the threat.

Face masks will have to be worn at all times out of doors in the Italian capital Rome and the surrounding Lazio region, local authorities ruled on Friday in an effort to counter rising coronavirus infections.

Voters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a threedecade decolonization effort.

Police in Ethiopia's Oromiya region have arrested 503 people on accusations they planned to cause violence during an annual thanksgiving festival this weekend and seized guns and hand grenades, the staterun news agency reported.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to speak to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday to take stock of negotiations on a postBrexit free trade deal and to discuss next steps, a British government spokesman said.

In the span of 30 seconds, Ali Jasb, a young rights lawyer, vanished into the night in southern Iraq.

Mainland China reported 10 new COVID19 cases on Oct. 1, down from 11 a day earlier, the country's health authority reported on Friday.

Venezuela on Thursday insisted it will hold legislative elections on Dec. 6, following a call by the European Union for a delay to ensure a free and fair vote.

Mexico's Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly backed a bid by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to hold a referendum on whether to allow the prosecution of five of his predecessors, delivering a boost to him ahead of 2021 midterm elections.

Hope Hicks, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing symptoms, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

With COVID19 patients now filling about onethird of the intensive care units in the Paris area, Frances health minister threatened Thursday to close bars and ban family gatherings, if the situation doesnt improve.

The lead investigator into the August blast at Beiruts port that killed and wounded many people issued two arrest warrants Thursday for the captain and owner of a ship that carried thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut seven years ago, the state...

All the 15 injured have been rushed to hospitals and are in stable condition. Investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.