Morning news brief: US reports spike in COVID-19 cases, Twitter deletes thousands of accounts and more

Several US states report spike in coronavirus cases as stocks plunge

Several US states witnessed a spike in coronavirus cases as the COVID-19 death toll climbed to over 1 million on Thursday. Read more

COVID-19: Death toll in Brazil crosses 40,000; Peru reports deaths of 170 cops

As the number of coronavirus cases in Latin America crossed 1.5 million, Brazil on Thursday reported 40,000 total deaths due to COVID-19 and 800,000 cases. Read more

US vows to reduce troops from Iraq in coming months

The United States on Thursday vowed that in the coming months it would withdraw troops from Iraq. Read more