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The Department of Defense said on Saturday that U.S. forces had rescued an American held in Northern Nigeria in an early morning operation. The American had been taken captive in Niger earlier this week.

U.S. Special Operations Forces Rescue American Hostage In Nigeria

President Trump celebrated the mission at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, saying "we got our young man back."

A medical worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a patient at a vaccination facility in Beijing, in January. Two pharmaceutical companies in China announced Wednesday they are seeking market approval for new vaccines.

Chinese Pharmaceutical Makers Seek Approval For New Coronavirus Vaccines

If approved, the new vaccine candidates would give China a total of four OK'd for general distribution. Even so, the country's vaccine drive appears to be falling short.

A pro-democracy activist holds placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside the Chinese central government's liaison office, in Hong Kong, Monday. Activists demand the release of Zhang, as well as the 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities.

U.S. And EU Condemn Jailing Of Lawyer Who Reported On Coronavirus In Wuhan

Zhang Zhan was detained in May after reporting on the coronavirus response in China. Now, she faces years in prison as officials try to silence reports that differ from their own.

Scotland will make period products free to all who need them, after its parliament unanimously passed a bill that will require tampons and pads to be available in public places. Campaigners rallied outside Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in support of the bill in February.

Scotland Becomes 1st Country To Make Period Products Free

"A proud day for Scotland and a signal to the world that free universal access to period products can be achieved," said Monica Lennon, who championed the bill in the Scottish Parliament.

European Council President Charles Michel, on screen bottom, participates in a virtual G-20 meeting, hosted by Saudi Arabia, at the European Council building in Brussels on Saturday.

G-20 Summit Opens With Calls For United Response To Pandemic

Saudi Arabia, which is hosting this year's virtual summit, opened up the two-day meeting urging leaders to mount a global response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a primary election night campaign rally Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles.

World Leaders Hope For Fresh Start After Biden Win

World leaders are cheering Joe Biden’s election as U.S. president as a chance to fortify democracy and cooperation on climate change, the coronavirus and other problems.

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, poses for The Associated Press following an interview in Istanbul on Tuesday.

A Year After Jamal Khashoggi's Death, His Fiancée Is Still Searching For Answers

The Washington Post columnist, who was a critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018.

A Black Hawk helicopter of the U.S. Air Force flies over Kabul in April.

Some Afghans Dread The Departure Of Foreign Forces. Others See It As Liberation

Some Kabul residents fear a Taliban takeover. Others are eager for the departure of troops they see as foreign intruders. "Afghans will have to come together and listen to each other," says a cleric.

On the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tells PBS in a documentary airing next week, "I get all the responsibility because it happened under my watch."

Saudi Crown Prince On Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi: 'It Happened Under My Watch'

In an interview that appears in an upcoming PBS documentary, Mohammed bin Salman denies he had prior knowledge of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

A view of the Edward Theatre in Mumbai from the vantage point of its stage and screen. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of single-screen cinemas across India dwindled from about 10,000 to less than 7,000. Dozens more have announced they're shutting down this year after a deadly second wave of infections.

India's Single-Screen Cinemas Were Struggling Before COVID-19. Now They're Dying Out

Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.

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