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Read More President refuses to say whether he will accept election result Repeats claim that virus is ‘going to disappear, and I’ll be right’ US politics – live coverage Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 15% among registered voters nationally and holds a 20-point lead when it comes to who Americans trust to handle the…

Read More President speaks to Fox News Sunday as mural defaced Biden enjoys large poll lead and earns pandemic trust US politics – live coverage Donald Trump has equated the Black Lives Matter movement with displays of the Confederate flag, saying: “I’m not offended either by Black Lives Matter, that’s freedom of speech. You know…

Read More Lam says situation out of control, while Melbourne makes face masks compulsory Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus situation in Hong Kong is “really critical”, with a record 100 new infections recorded on Sunday, the territory’s leader, Carrie Lam, said, as Melbourne became the first city in Australia…

Read More Government launches multimillion pound campaign to reach 1m British citizens in EU The UK government is launching a multimillion pound communications campaign to reach the estimated 1 million British citizens living in the EU to ensure they know what steps to take if they wish to remain in their host countries after Brexit.…

Read More (TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran suspended the execution of three young men who participated in a November protest after the country’s Supreme Court decided to review their case, state TV reported on Sunday. An appeals court had upheld their death sentence over leading riots, committing robbery and sending video of their activities to foreign…

Read More (TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran suspended the execution of three young men who participated in a November protest after the country’s Supreme Court decided to review their case, state TV reported on Sunday. An appeals court had upheld their death sentence over leading riots, committing robbery and sending video of their activities to foreign…

Read MorePandemic managed to stop the entertainment industry in its tracks, with some films forced to delay their releases.Pandemic managed to stop the entertainment industry in its tracks, with some films forced to delay their releases.

Read More President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs at polls showing him lagging behind Democrat Joe Biden. Trump says it’s too early to make such an ironclad guarantee. It…

Read More (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Oregon’s largest city, police said, as demonstrations that have been taking place since the death of George Floyd intensified for another night in Portland. The fire at the Portland Police Association building was…

Read MoreDonald Trump has claimed that people who display Confederate flags are “not talking about racism” and threatened to veto any measures to rename military bases named after Confederate leaders.Donald Trump has claimed that people who display Confederate flags are “not talking about racism” and threatened to veto any measures to rename military bases named…

Read More The enormous caves left behind in the aftermath of lava flows could be havens for alien life forms on other planets. Experts say we should be aiming to explore these fascinating extraterrestrial caverns. After molten lava erupts out of the earth and spills into the surrounding countryside, it often leaves behind huge, underground…

Read MoreDonald Trump continues to insist the coronavirus will disappear one day, despite the recent surge in cases in several states like California, Texas, Arizona and Florida, and has said his predictions will be vindicated when all is said and done.Donald Trump continues to insist the coronavirus will disappear one day, despite the recent surge…

Read More When white doctors walked into Camopi, a majority Indigenous town in French Guiana near the border with Brazil, townspeople felt worry instead of relief. With French Guiana facing a wave of coronavirus infections, the doctors from the French mainland were there to administer tests and treat the sick. “There is still in the…

Read More Trump tweets ‘we are trying to help Portland, not hurt it’ but the presence of militarized federal agents has prompted shock and anger Juniper Simonis was drawing a line in chalk in front of a federal building on a recent Friday in Portland, Oregon, to mark the property’s boundary and thus where they…

Read MoreThe Rwandan refugee was responsible for closing up the cathedral the day before the fire.The Rwandan refugee was responsible for closing up the cathedral the day before the fire.

Read More Things got out of hand in a Frankfurt square where thousands had been enjoying the summer weather and some beer on Saturday night. A number of revelers engaged in a violent fight, triggering a massive police response. Roughly 3,000 Frankfurt residents had flooded the Opernplatz, the square surrounding an opera house turned concert…

Read More Victim of incident at the Royal Sussex is in his 50s but injuries are understood not to be life threatening A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a staff member of a Brighton hospital was stabbed on Sunday morning. The victim who is in his fifties sustained injuries that…

Read More White House reportedly against billions for pandemic efforts More than 3.7 million cases in US and 140,000 dead Trump’s strategy: paint Biden as puppet of ‘radical left’ Robert Reich: Donald Trump has unified America – against him 1.18pm BST …and welcome to another day of coverage of politics in the US, which means…

Read More Calls for investigation into claims senior independence figures were targeted using powerful spyware As a leading Catalan politician renewed calls for an investigation, Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government has emphatically denied any involvement in the use of spyware to target senior members of the Catalan independence movement, saying: “This government doesn’t spy on anyone.”…

Read More Rep. John Lewis of Georgia embraced a message of love and unity, but also discomfort and disruption, without which there can be no true social justice. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia embraced a message of love and unity, but also discomfort and disruption, without which there can be no true social justice.

Read More Unmarried couples have been hard-hit by the travel restrictions introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Once such couple has been finally reunited in Greece. Unmarried couples have been hard-hit by the travel restrictions introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Once such couple has been finally reunited in Greece.

Read More Professor Bill Sutherland, of the University of Cambridge, talks about his foray into Mesopotamian cooking during lockdown. Professor Bill Sutherland, of the University of Cambridge, talks about his foray into Mesopotamian cooking during lockdown.

Read MoreIt comes after a hashtag against their execution was used millions of times online.It comes after a hashtag against their execution was used millions of times online.

Read More Many international students won’t be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR) Many international students won’t be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions…

Read More Pro sports leagues are jumping the line to get COVID-19 tests back within hours. Pro sports leagues are jumping the line to get COVID-19 tests back within hours.

Read More The 17-year-old South African tennis star on climbing the world rankings, meeting Nick Kyrgios and finding his self-belief Khololwam Montsi has always been a dreamer. Before he had ever entered a tennis tournament, he was imagining himself winning Wimbledon. In lieu of any role models or a path trodden before them, dreams are…

Read More (Miss this week’s The Leadership Brief? This interview above was delivered to the inbox of Leadership Brief subscribers on Sunday morning, July 19; to receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here. The YMCA, under CEO Kevin Washington, has played an important role in propping up…

Read MoreThe suspect is a Rwandan refugee who worked as a volunteer and was in charge of locking up the cathedral.The suspect is a Rwandan refugee who worked as a volunteer and was in charge of locking up the cathedral.

Read More PM says reimposition of national measures is ‘nuclear deterrent’ he hopes never to use Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has insisted he can avoid imposing another England-wide lockdown this winter, describing it as a “nuclear deterrent” that he hopes never to use. Despite chief scientific adviser Patrick…

Read More The star of the award-winning film Clemency talks about the US prison system, her enslaved great-grandfather and her hopes for Black Lives Matter Read Mark Kermode’s five-star review of Clemency The focus of Black Lives Matter protests has inevitably fallen on the most visible injustice – instances of police brutality. More systemic racial…

Read More Mobile devices used by personnel at Russian military sites, government premises and foreign embassies in Moscow were reportedly shadowed by researchers who used commercially available software as part of a Pentagon-funded study. According to the Wall Street Journal, a research team based in Starkville, Mississippi deployed a little-known spying tool called Locate X…

Read MoreA fierce debate rages in the US over when to head back to school and whether it is safe to do so.A fierce debate rages in the US over when to head back to school and whether it is safe to do so.

Read More Arson investigation launched after blaze at gothic Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul French investigators are questioning a man who worked at the cathedral in Nantes, which was badly damaged by fire on Saturday, a prosecutor said. The man “was responsible for locking up the cathedral on Friday evening and investigators wanted…

Read MoreThe Israeli prime minister is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals.The Israeli prime minister is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals.

Read MoreAtlanta residents pay tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis.Atlanta residents pay tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis.