Weekly News Highlights Significant Events from Around the World Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the House Benghazi Committee on Thursday, October 22. Clinton mounted a passionate defense of her response to the attack, which claimed the lives of four Americans in 2012. A young boy is seen through a bus window as refugees and migrants arrive at the port of Pireaus, Greece, on Monday, October 19. Europe is facing its largest migration crisis since World War II. A dead man hangs from the waist under a Mexico City overpass on Monday, October 19. This is the first time a body has appeared on a bridge or overpass in Mexico's capital. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow on Wednesday, October 21. Russia is assisting the Assad regime, which has been embroiled in a brutal civil war for four and a half years. Justin Trudeau watches election results with his wife, Sophie, and their son Xavier on Monday, October 19. Trudeau will be the country's next Prime Minister after his party won an absolute majority. Comedian Larry David plays Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during a Saturday Night Live skit on Saturday, October 17. Sanders appreciated the impression. New York City police officers salute as the body of Officer Randolph Holder, 33, is taken away in an ambulance on Wednesday, October 21. Chinese President Xi Jinping rides in a coach with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during his state visit to the United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 20. Nuns at the Vatican attend a canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, October 18. A migrant's child sleeps inside a rain cover at a border crossing in Trnovec, Croatia, on Monday, October 19. Refugees and migrants in Europe face challenges from increasingly wintry weather. People watch as rescue workers search for victims after an explosion in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, October 19. Officials suspected a gas leak was the cause. © 2024 iBestTravel. All Rights Reserved.