Deval Patrick is the latest US Democrat to join the race for the 2020 presidential election.
He officially announced his candidacy on Thursday.
Patrick is a two-time former governor of Massachusetts and a friend of former US President Barack Obama.
He joins 17 other Democrats who are trying to prevent Donald Trump from securing four more years in the White House.
Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says
Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Sunday, raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.
Pakistan forces kill 29 militants in border operation, Kabul says dozens of civilians dead
Pakistan's security forces killed at least 29 militants in ground and air operations along the Afghanistan border, it said on Monday, while the Afghan Taliban said at least 38 civilians were killed in airstrikes.
Putin rejects Ukraine proposal to limit long-range strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will continue its military push to fully capture four Ukrainian regions, rejecting what he described as a Ukrainian proposal to scale back long-range attacks.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina vows to return home this year
Ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh this year, brushing aside a death sentence handed down in absentia and denouncing the ruling as "illegal, unconstitutional and politically motivated".
1 killed, 1 injured in Qatar from shrapnel due to 'military operations'
A Qatari citizen has been killed after sustaining injuries from shrapnel due to "military operations in the area".
