The White House was briefly put on lockdown on Tuesday following reports of an airspace violation.
Fighter jets were scrambled after a small aircraft in the Washington area failed to communicate with federal air traffic controllers.
Officials later said the plane was not hostile.
The lockdown was lifted less than 30 minutes after it was first reported.
Vance repudiates Iran war after US electoral defeat
US Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump's war on Iran on Wednesday, blaming it for Republicans' election losses that handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.
90 million displaced people at risk from climate threats, UN refugee agency says
Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people are living in countries increasingly exposed to climate-related droughts, floods and extreme heat, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike
Nationwide demonstrations in France unfolded largely peacefully, despite some clashes with police in Paris and Lyon, on Thursday during a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.
UK doctor with Ebola returns from Congo to London for treatment
A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working on the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo returned to Britain on Thursday, with health authorities saying the risk of the deadly disease spreading to the wider public remains low.
2 Egyptian officers killed in gold-mining crackdown on southern border
Two Egyptian army officers, including a high-ranking border guard officer, were killed during a military crackdown on illegal gold mining along Egypt's southern border with Sudan, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
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