U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Thursday at the Vatican to meet with top Holy See officials, a day after tensions over American opposition to the Vatican's China policy spilled out in public.
Clare Bronfman, a wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere and the American daughter of the late Edgar Bronfman, has been sentenced to almost seven years for her role in the NXIVM case.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday.
COVID-19 cases in Italy are on the rise from the summer, but the increase is not as steep as in neighbouring countries. Italy's leaders attribute that to a quick, long lockdown, gradual easing of restrictions, mandatory masks and a rigorous testing and tracing system.
Canadians living in the United Kingdom are weighing whether to return home as they watch coronavirus case numbers rise sharply in the country.
