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White House coronavirus aid offer is panned by Pelosi, Senate GOP

Pelosi said she is still hopeful that progress can be made toward a deal but it''s as clear as ever that GOP conservatives don''t want a deal on her terms

Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology in open letter

In the letter on Saturday, President Andres Manuel López Obrador also asks the pope to lend Mexico ancient pre-Hispanic Mexican or colonial-era documents

Nancy Pelosi dismisses latest White House offer on coronavirus aid

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday dismissed the latest White House offer in COVID-19 aid talks as one step forward, two steps back, but said she is still hopeful that progress can be made toward a deal.

Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd coronavirus wave hits

Europe's second wave of coronavirus infections has struck well before flu season even started, with intensive care wards filling up again and bars shutting down

North Korea celebrates 75th party anniversary amid economic woes

North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of its ruling party with outside observers expecting leader Kim Jong Un to take centrestage in a massive military parade in capital Pyongyang

China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea; deploys ships

China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the US guided-missile destroyer John S McCain as it passed near Chinese-held islands in the South China Sea

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana

Hurricane Delta has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura only six weeks earlier

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karbakh starting at noon Saturday

Twitter tightens limits on candidates ahead of US presidential election

Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and tighten its measures against spreading misinformation

Donald Trump credits antibody drug for quick recovery from coronavirus

President Donald Trump says doctors have told him that he could've become very ill with Covid-19 and credits an experimental antibody drug for helping him recover

Donald Trump says FEMA is prepared to deal with Hurricane Delta

President Donald Trump says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is prepared as Hurricane Delta churns toward the US Gulf Coast

Louisiana braces to relive a nightmare as Hurricane Delta nears

Residents in south Louisiana braced to relive a nightmare Friday as rain bands from an approaching Hurricane Delta began soaking

Brazil's poor squeezed by less Coronavirus aid, surging food costs

Many people in Brazil are struggling to cope with less pandemic aid from the government and jumping food prices, with millions expected to slip back into poverty

Kyrgyz president declares state of emergency for 2 weeks amid protests

The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan ordered a nearly two-week state of emergency Friday in the capital in a bid to end the political turmoil that has been sparked by a disputed parliamentary polls

FIFA: International transfer spending drops by almost $1.9 billion

Soccer clubs spent nearly $1.9 billion less than last year on international player transfers during the European summer trading window, according to FIFA research published on Friday

First time in my life I've been without words: WFP head on Nobel prize win

The head of the UN World Food Programme, David Beasley, has told The Associated Press that he was left speechless by the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to his organisation

US elections: Facebook removes fake accounts linked to conservative group

Facebook has removed 276 accounts that used fake profiles to pose as right-leaning Americans and comment on news articles, often in favour of President Donald Trump, the company announced on Thursday

Covid-19 update: China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance

China, which has four coronavirus vaccine candidates in stage 3 clinical trials, said on Friday that it is joining the Covid-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX

Michigan governor links Donald Trump to foiled kidnapping plot

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer linked a plot to kidnap her to Trump, arguing in a speech hours after arrests were announced that Trump's words had been a "rallying cry" for extremists

Nancy Pelosi 'at the table' even after Donald Trump scrapped virus talks

Nancy Pelosi has said she's "at the table" ready to negotiate a coronavirus aid package after Trump abruptly halted talks and left the economy reeling