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Alyssa Milano opens up about her friendship with Joe Biden amid backlash for defending misconduct allegations Alyssa Milano is opening up about her friendship with former Vice President Joe Biden.

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry didn’t give Archie royal title in hopes for ‘greater chance of a normal life’ Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry debuted their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to the world on Wednesday — but unlike his famous cousins, the baby has no royal title.

Flight operations at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest hub, have resumed after a drone sighting near the airport prompted an air traffic stoppage, operating company Fraport said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PRbOUX

The Yemeni government has accused the United Arab Emirates of landing around 100 separatist troops on a remote island in the Arabian Sea this week, a claim the UAE denied, deepening a rift between nominal allies in Yemen's war. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vKgmmI

Venezuelan intelligence agents detained opposition leader Juan Guaido's congressional deputy on Wednesday, using a tow truck to drag his vehicle away with him inside, prompting the U.S. government to warn of "consequences" if he was not released. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Hdm2wh

Eight former Brazilian environment ministers blasted new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his administration in a letter on Wednesday, saying it is dismantling the country's environmental protections. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/304IJdf

South African elections officials counted ballot papers early on Thursday, a day after a vote seen as the toughest test yet for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party 25 years after it swept to power at the end of white minority rule. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H9bRZm

Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledged on Thursday to slim the government during his second term and cut red tape hampering investment to achieve an ambitious growth target in Southeast Asia's biggest economy by 2045. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H9zAsl

A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row falsely charged with blasphemy has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YhnjIk

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte seemed unfazed when a finger-sized cockroach scrambled onto his shoulder as he spoke at a campaign rally on Wednesday night. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/3081LQ0

Google said on Thursday an anti-fake news law passed by Singapore's parliament could stunt innovation, a quality that the city-state wants to nurture under plans to expand its tech industry. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J9Lbdb

Singapore's parliament on Wednesday passed an anti-fake news bill that has been criticized by rights groups, journalists and tech firms over fears it could be used to clamp down on freedom of speech. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LvMSDI

Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro will speak at a foreign affairs event in Texas next week, organizers said on Wednesday, after he canceled a heavily criticized visit to New York City. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YhAoBo

U.S. prosecutors have filed money laundering charges against two Israelis who allegedly made millions of dollars operating a website connecting customers to sellers of fentanyl, heroin, guns and other illegal goods, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VQgW12