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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a service to mark the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Britain, at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain
UK PM Johnson calls on rich countries to meet $100 billion climate pledge

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Monday for wealthy countries to meet a pledge to spend $100 billion a year to tackle climate change as he prepares to host a United Nations summit starting at the end of October.

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San Marino abortion debate heats up ahead of historic referendum

One of Europe's staunchest opponents to legal abortion could fall on Sunday when San Marino, a tiny and deeply Catholic republic landlocked in Italy, holds a referendum to overturn a law dating back to 1865.

Staff members chat behind Chinese and U.S. flags displayed at the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China
U.S. sanctions several Hong Kong-based Chinese entities over Iran -website

The United States issued Iran-related sanctions targeting several Hong Kong-based Chinese entities, according to a notice posted on the U.S. Department of Treasury website on Friday.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S.
Pelosi predicts 'what's his name' would fail in a 2024 White House run

Former U.S. President Donald Trump might make another White House run in 2024, but if he does, he will take his place in American history as a two-time loser, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted on Thursday.

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Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S
Five congressional Republicans targeted by Trump's revenge endorsements

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed challengers to five congressional Republicans, part of his effort to assert dominance over the party after losing his re-election bid last year to Democrat Joe Biden.

Schoolboys watch Afghanistan's Charlie Chaplin, Karim Asir, 25, perform at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan September 5, 2018. Picture taken
Taliban say Afghan boys' schools to reopen, no mention of girls

Afghan schools will open for boys from Saturday, the new Taliban ministry of education said in a statement that gave no indication of when girls might be able to go back to their classes.

Blinken: U.S. will help foster further Israeli ties with Arab states

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on Friday to encourage more Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel as he hosted a virtual meeting with Israeli and Arab counterparts to mark the first anniversary of a set of landmark diplomatic agreements.

Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. rest near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S. as they wait to be processed, in Del Rio, Texas, U.S.
Over 10,000 mostly Haitian migrants sleeping under Texas bridge, more expected

Haitians fleeing a country hammered by political turmoil and two natural disasters made up most of over 10,000 migrants sleeping on the ground and desperate for food in a squalid camp under a bridge in southern Texas on Friday, in a growing humanitarian and political challenge for U.S. President Joe Biden.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY22 budget request for the Treasury Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S.
U.S. debt ceiling impasse? Fed's 'loathsome' game plan for the 'unthinkable'

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says failure to raise the U.S. debt limit could lead to the unthinkable: a default on government payment obligations. That's an outcome the White House on Friday warned could plunge the economy into recession.

A sign of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen outside of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington,
Ex-lawyer for Clinton campaign law firm pleads not guilty to charge in Trump-Russia probe

A former lawyer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign law firm pleaded not guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI, a charge by a U.S. special counsel investigating the origins of a FBI probe of potential ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy during a speech in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S.
Biden asks world leaders to cut methane in climate fight

U.S. President Joe Biden urged world leaders on Friday to join the United States and European Union in a pledge to cut methane emissions, hoping to build momentum before an international summit on climate change begins next month.

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S.
No plans for U.S., Iran to meet at U.N. next week, says U.S. envoy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no plans to meet with his new Iranian counterpart next week at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday.

Security fencing is seen near the U.S. Capitol ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the January 6 Capitol attack defendants in Washington, U.S.
'Threats of violence' at U.S. Capitol pro-Trump rally, police warn

Police warned of threats of violence at a planned Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, and the National Guard put 100 troops on standby to provide support, after the building was breached during a Jan. 6 riot.

Newly-installed razor wire tops the unscalable fence surrounding the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the January 6th riot and ahead of the upcoming inauguration in Washington, U.S.
U.S. Capitol Police cite threats amid planned pro-Trump rally

There have been threats tied to Saturday's planned pro-Trump rally to support those charged in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said but offered no specific details.

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy delivers remarks during a news conference with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the White House in Washington, U.S.
White House says U.S. can roll out COVID boosters next week

The United States is ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots next week but only if health regulators approve the plan, White House officials said on Friday.

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