Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires and the fire-weary state braced for a new bout of dry, windy weather.
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence forged ahead with campaigning on Sunday despite a COVID-19 outbreak among his aides, and President Donald Trump claimed progress as the U.S. set records for daily infections, prompting Democratic challenger Joe Biden to accuse Trump of surrendering to the pandemic.
All police officers in Nigeria have been ordered to mobilize amid unrest and protests over police brutality. Nigerians had been protesting the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS, which has now been disbanded.
Italy on Sunday ordered bars and restaurants to close by 6 p.m. and shut public gyms, cinemas and swimming pools to try to halt a rapid resurgence in the coronavirus that has pushed daily infection rates to new records.
Fighting over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region continued Sunday, as Armenia and Azerbaijan reiterated their commitment to a peaceful resolution of their decades-old conflict and blamed each other for hindering one after four weeks of hostilities.
Iraqi security forces clashed with anti-government demonstrators in Baghdad on Sunday with at least 39 people, most of them police officers, injured by projectiles unleashed from each side, security officials said.
The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn more attention to the age-old American political battle over access to the ballot box, with hundreds of lawsuits playing out in courtrooms ahead of election day on Nov. 3.
For actor Emma Corrin, preparing to take on the role of Diana, Princess of Wales, for Season 4 of The Crown was a daunting prospect, and something of a lesson in trying to determine the psychology behind events in the life of an iconic, high-profile member of the Royal Family.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a cabinet meeting Sunday to prepare a new state of emergency to stem surging coronavirus infections, a move that could impose curfews and other restrictions across the country.
Afghanistan claims it has killed a top al-Qaeda propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country's east.
