iBestTravel News Highlight: Biden and Global Events (October 21-28)
It has been a busy few days for US President Joe Biden, whose domestic agenda was hanging in the balance just as he headed abroad for his second foreign trip as President.
Biden has been trying to get members of his party on board with a sweeping spending package that he has been pushing for months.
It remained up in the air as the President boarded Air Force One for his trip to Italy and the United Kingdom. Biden met with the Pope on Friday before attending a G20 summit in Rome. On Monday, he will attend a climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
Headlines from October 21-28
Here are some of the other stories that made headlines from October 21-28, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
Houston outfielder Michael Brantley makes a throw after catching a ball in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday, October 27. Houston is facing Atlanta in this year’s Fall Classic. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesThis aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch, a Western movie set outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Saturday, October 23. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed last week during a shooting on the set of the movie ‘Rust.’ Officials are investigating the incident. Jae C. Hong/APInternally displaced people wait to receive food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, October 21. According to UN Secretary General António Guterres, poverty rates in Afghanistan have drastically increased following the Taliban’s takeover, with a third of the population uncertain about their next meal. Stringer/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockA boy picks up a heavy pumpkin at a farm in Crawley, England, on Friday, October 22. Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesBurning tires, set on fire by anti-coup protesters, block a road in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Monday, October 25. Sudan’s military dissolved its power-sharing government and declared a state of emergency that day. AFP/Getty ImagesA stray dog named Boji rides a tram in Istanbul on Thursday, October 21. Boji has become something of a celebrity in the Turkish city, also traveling around on ferries, buses, and subway cars.People gather inside a mosque in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, October 22. This marked the first Friday prayers since authorities eased COVID-19 restrictions. AFP/Getty ImagesThe American flag covers the outfield at Houston’s Minute Maid Park before the first game of the World Series on Tuesday, October 26. Alex Trautwig/Getty ImagesJapan’s Princess Mako and her husband, Kei Komuro, announce their marriage at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday, October 26. Mako declined a million-dollar payout from the government, which she was entitled to as a departing royal, adhering to Japanese law.Members of the local film community mourn the loss of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a vigil in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday, October 23. Hutchins was tragically killed on the set of the movie ‘Rust.’ Mostafa Bassim Adly/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
