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Pope Francis departed Thursday for Mongolia, beginning the first papal visit to the vast, isolated Central Asian nation landlocked between superpowers China and Russia. The 86-year-old pontiff’s trip through Monday to the Buddhist-majority nation is a gesture of support for

England coach Sarina Wiegman has said the crisis surrounding the World Cup kiss after Spain’s win against her team in the final “really hurts” her as a wife, mother, coach and human being.

The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said.

Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion, seeks separate trial  Reuters Trump pleads not guilty to election charges in Georgia, waives arraignment  CNBC Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Election Case  The Wall Street Journal

Idalia headed out to sea Thursday after thrashing parts of Florida and Georgia with punishing rains and destructive winds, leaving residents to begin the arduous process of clearing fallen trees, restoring power and picking through the debris of devastated homes.

Idalia headed out to sea Thursday after thrashing parts of Florida and Georgia with punishing rains and destructive winds, leaving residents to begin the arduous process of clearing fallen trees, restoring power and picking through the debris of devastated homes.

Trump asks to sever Georgia election case from co-defendants seeking speedy trial  CNBC BREAKING: Trump waives arraignment appearance in Georgia, pleads not guilty  MSNBC All Trump proceedings in Georgia case will have YouTube stream, judge says  11Alive.com WXIA What would Trump’s TV trial

Trump attacks special counsel over report that an investigator had a meeting at the White House  NBC News

White House Touts ‘Flattening’ US Overdose Deaths  Barron’s

Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher were reimagined as soulless vampires in a biting satire that premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. Netflix movie “El Conde” depicts Pinochet, who ruled Chile as the head