The White House on Friday says the U.S. has offered assistance to Egypt on reopening the Suez Canal, as CNN reported that U.S. Navy dredging experts could visit the trade waterway as soon as Saturday to help out.
EU leaders gave lukewarm support to a plan to better control the exports of COVID-19 shots to the rest of the world, as new restrictions are looming to avoid a third wave of the pandemic.
German health officials have warned that the country's third wave of coronavirus disease could be the worst yet, placing the country's hospitals under severe strain, if left unchecked.
As Democrats mull how big to go with a second big legislative package this year, they face not only questions on what to include but how to, and even whether, to pay for it.