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As global cases top 13 million, countries are rolling back reopenings and imposing draconian restrictions in scenes recalling the dark days of March and April.
The US president has long resisted being photographed with a face covering.
The country that was once the global epicenter of COVID-19 is lifting travel restrictions, hoping to be at the vanguard of a post-virus recovery.
China had reportedly ignored offers of help from the World Health Organization and the CDC until recently.
Destroying cultural property during armed conflict is considered a war crime under international law, one the U.S. has decried in the past.
"This is a war crime," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted to Trump after he threatened to destroy Iranian cultural sites. "It makes you a monster."
US lawmakers accused the president of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
It was ruled as a penalty for manipulating laboratory data.
The conversation, which involved Trudeau, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte, was recorded on video and snippets were audible.
Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson, Mark Rutte and Princess Anne appear in the clip that's been seen millions of times.