Chey Phillips

More than 3.8 million Americans have already cast their votes in the presidential election through the mail. That's a significantly higher number than in the previous election in 2016. At that time, 75,000 voters had voted by mail,…

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has gone into self-isolation, she announced on Twitter. "I have been informed that I attended a meeting last Tuesday where a person was present who tested positive for…

The number of new corona infections in Germany has increased by 2,673 in the past 24 hours. That is a lot higher than the 2,503 infections reported the day before. The death toll rose by eight and now stands at 9508. The total…

Facebook bans ads from far-right militias in the US such as the Proud Boys and ads from the far-right conspiracy theorist group Qanon, the American news channel CNBC reports. The advertising bans are the latest step in a campaign…

US President Donald Trump has stated in the first election debate that his Democratic challenger Joe Biden is a threat to the economic recovery from the corona crisis. Trump accused Biden of wanting to shut down the economy. Trump…

A wildfire in northern California has killed three people, local authorities report. The fire broke out near the town of Redding, some 200 miles north of San Francisco. All summer long, the western United States has been plagued by…

South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants to reopen the military hotline with North Korea. Moon said on Monday that he wants to prevent more unexpected incidents from happening. Moon's statements follow the shooting of an employee…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apologized for shooting a South Korean who may have wanted to defect to the north. That happened earlier this week. The government employee disappeared from a South Korean ship. According to…

A group of former top soldiers supports Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. According to the letter seen by Reuters news agency, this includes the former second man of the Pentagon, retired general Paul Selva. Selva's…

The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hope to have a draft agreement on the sale of advanced F35 fighters in early December. Possibilities to make those devices more visible to Israeli radar systems are still being…