Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (pictured) called on Russia to immediately abandon the plan proposed by President Vladimir Putin for a possible military intervention in Belarus.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya (pictured), who was a former candidate for the presidency of Belarus and the main opponent in the elections of Alexander Lukashenko, called herself "the elected president of the people."

US President Donald Trump (pictured right) called on Joe Biden (pictured left), who is his opponent, to both take a drug test ahead of the upcoming debate.

Hurricane Laura, which has increased to the penultimate category, hit the United States, the National Hurricane Warning Center (NHC) said. Earlier, "Laura" received the fourth category on a five-point scale.