President Trump has made a series of recent claims about the potential for rampant mail-in voting fraud ahead of the 2020 presidential election. These claims are unsubstantiated, according to The Associated Press, AFP, @factcheckdotorg and others. State officials and elections experts say mail-in voting is safe and secure.

Hong Kong has banned dine-in services at restaurants, restricted social gatherings to no more than two people and will enforce masks in public places. This comes after Hong Kong registered more than 100 new cases for the fifth day in a row.

This comes a month after the government banned 59 Chinese applications as relationships between India and China remain strained. The government is also reportedly considering action against another 250 Chinese apps.

Vietnam will evacuate 80,000 people from the central city of Danang after the country registered its first locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections since April. The country had been widely praised for controlling the spread of the virus with swift lockdown measures and restrictions.

Staff at the consulate in Chengdu cleared the premises over the weekend and the US flag was lowered early on Monday morning as the 10 am closure deadline approached, according to state media. Beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for the shutdown of the Chinese consulate in Houston, the latest in a series of recent tensions between the two nations.

The fighter aircrafts took off from the Mérignac airbase in southern France and will arrive in India on July 29. This batch of jets include 3 single-seater and 2 twin-seater aircrafts. India purchased 36 Rafale jets in a deal worth 7.87 billion euros.

The state's death count is rising faster.

Astros beat writer Chandler Rome initially reported that the reigning American League Cy Young winner Justin Verlander would be out for the rest of the season with an elbow injury. However, after Sunday's game, manager Dusty Baker said Verlander is dealing with a forearm strain and will "shut down" for a couple weeks.

According to The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty, The Reagan Foundation issued a warning to the Trump administration and Republican National Committee to halt the use of the 40th president's name and likeness to raise money.

The Oscar-winning actor, who rose to fame during the golden age of Hollywood, passed away on Saturday, her publicist confirmed.

The 40-year-old has started off the 2020 MLB season with a bang, hitting three home runs and driving in 10 runs during Minnesota's first three games. On Sunday against the White Sox, Cruz became the oldest player in MLB history to record four extra-base hits and four RBIs in the same game.

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Thousands of Hungarians took part in protest for press freedom following the resignation of over 70 journalists of the country’s most popular news website Index.hu. The mass resignation happened after the publication’s editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull was fired, a move that experts say is a push by the government to further censor media in the European country. Most of Hungary's independent outlets have been closed or purchased by government allies in the recent years.

Kepa Arrizabalaga has been dropped by Chelsea with the London side chasing a Champions League spot. On the final day of the Premier League season, Willy Cabellero starts for Frank Lampard's team, raising questions about the Spanish keeper's future.

A celebration of live begins on Saturday in Troy, Alabama for civil rights legend and Georgia congressman Rep. John Lewis who died at the age of 80 on July 17. A six-day celebration of his legacy will be held in Georgia, Alabama and Washington, D.C, followed by a funeral in Atlanta on July 30.

On Sunday, Houston beat Chicago 2-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, thanks to an early goal from Sophie Schmidt and a stoppage-time score from Shea Groom.

According to state-run news agency KCNA, North Korea reported its first case of suspected COVID-19 in a person who returned to the reclusive state on July 19. Leader Kim Jong Un held an emergency meeting to discuss new measures, and placed the city of Kaesŏng under lockdown.