A six-year-old rape victim has died in hospital ten days after being attacked, sparking furious protests in India which saw her family lay the girl’s body in the street. The girl w... Read more
Oscar winner Spike Lee has paid tribute to actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, who has been shot and killed in the US. Writing on Instagram, Lee called the actor his “beloved brother”,... Read more
Medical experts are questioning Donald Trump’s decision to greet supporters in a drive-past outside the hospital where he is being treated for Covid-19. There are concerns the US presi... Read more
A technical glitch that meant nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus went unreported has delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive. Public Health England said 15,841 cases... Read more
A feverish US President Donald Trump has been flown to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. The White House said the president was “fatigued but in good spirits” and... Read more
Lebanon has requested the arrest of the foreign owner and captain of the ship which brought material which blew up at Beirut port causing devastation. The judge leading the probe into the bl... Read more
The EU says it could impose sanctions on Turkey over “provocations and pressures” in a row with Greece over energy resources and maritime borders. European Commission President U... Read more
US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine. The president, aged 74 and therefore in a high-risk group,... Read more
Leading Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny says he believes President Vladimir Putin was responsible for his poisoning. “I assert that Putin is behind this act, I don’t s... Read more
The death of a second Dalit woman in a few days after an alleged gang rape has shocked and angered India. The 22-year-old was dragged into a vehicle after going to apply for admission at a l... Read more
The commission that oversees US presidential debates says it will change the format to ensure the remaining two encounters between Donald Trump and Joe Biden are more orderly. One new measur... Read more
The EU has begun legal proceedings against the UK over its plans to override sections of the Brexit divorce deal it signed in January. It comes after an EU request for the government to remo... Read more
The countdown to the end of the furlough financial lifeline has begun, with employers facing increased costs amid a warning that millions of jobs now hang in the balance. From Thursday, the... Read more
Russia has offered to host talks on ending fighting in a disputed region of south-east Europe.Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the offer to the governments of the two countries claiming t... Read more
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