Image copyright Reuters The campaign team for Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden has issued a scathing response after US President Donald Trump amplified a conspiracy theory about his running mate.
Mr Trump said he had "heard" that Kamala Harris - a US-born citizen whose parents were immigrants - "doesn't qualify" to serve as US vice-president.
The fringe theory has been dismissed by constitutional experts
The son of Angola's former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country's Sovereign Wealth Fund.
José Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was accused of trying to embezzle up to $1.5bn (£1.1bn) while overseeing the $5bn
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya speaks out from exile via a video she uploaded to YouTube.
Image copyright Getty Images Health authorities in Australia have been heavily criticised in an official inquiry into the Ruby Princess cruise ship coronavirus outbreak.
The inquiry found "serious errors" by New South Wales Health in its handling of suspected cases on board.
All 2,700 passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney in March without sufficient screening. More than 100 of them felt unwell.
A total of 914 later tested positive. Twenty
Image copyright Reuters New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a 12-day extension of the country’s Covid-19 restrictions, after a cluster of cases grew to 29.
There are four “alert levels” in New Zealand, and Auckland has been on Level 3 since Wednesday.
The rest of the country is on Level 2, and Ms Ardern said both would be extended.
New Zealand has had
Image copyright Reuters President Donald Trump says he has heard Democratic running mate Kamala Harris "doesn't qualify" to serve as US vice-president, amplifying a fringe legal theory critics decry as racist.
Ms Harris was born to a Jamaican father and Indian mother in Oakland, California, on 20 October 1964.
But a conservative law professor has questioned her eligibility.
For years, Mr Trump promoted a false "birther" theory that President Barack Obama was not born in the US.
Ms Harris,
Image copyright AFP The US administration has suspended all private charter flights between the United States and Cuba, to increase economic pressure on Havana.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that "the Castro regime uses tourism and travel funds to finance its abuses and interference in Venezuela".
Last October the US banned regular scheduled flights to all cities in communist-run Cuba except Havana.
Tourism to Cuba has already been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Image copyright Getty Images The US has designated the Confucius Institute (CI), the Chinese government-run global education programme, as a foreign propaganda mission.
The order says CI, which offers language and cultural programmes overseas, is "owned or effectively controlled" by a foreign government .
Staff will be required to register and adhere to restrictions similar to those placed on diplomatic embassies.
It comes amid worsening relations between China and the US.
In a
Image copyright Reuters/Getty Images Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a deal to normalise relations, with Israel agreeing to suspend its controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
In a surprise statement by US President Donald Trump, who helped broker it, the countries called the accord "historic" and a breakthrough toward peace.
Until now Israel has had no diplomatic relations with Gulf Arab countries.
But shared worries over Iran have
Image copyright AFP President Donald Trump says he opposes additional funds for the US Postal Service as it would boost mail-in voting he claims would help Democrats.
Mr Trump has previously claimed that mail-in voting would hurt his campaign, which polls show to be in a tight race with Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Democrats denounced Mr Trump's comment, saying his position is an attempt to prevent Americans from voting him out.
A record number of people are