An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows. Daniel Prude, 41, was suffering from ment... Read more
Jamaicans go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament as the country grapples with a surge in coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for the early vote last m... Read more
The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the court of... Read more
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, Germany’s government says.It said toxicology tests at a military laboratory showed “unequiv... Read more
Thailand’s king has reinstated his royal consort to the position, nearly a year after she was stripped of her titles in a dramatic fall from grace. King Vajiralongkorn returned Sineena... Read more
Fourteen people are on trial in France over the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo more than five years ago. Most of the alleged accomplices are in court in Paris, but thr... Read more
Comrade Duch, a former senior figure of the Khmer Rouge convicted of crimes against humanity in Cambodia, has died. He was serving a life sentence after being sentenced by a UN-backed court.... Read more
US President Donald Trump has visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, to back law enforcement after the police shooting of a black man sparked civil strife. The Republican president blamed “domest... Read more
A tell-all memoir by an ex-associate of First Lady Melania Trump has disclosed unflattering details about the White House as her husband seeks re-election. In Melania and Me, published Tuesd... Read more
US President Donald Trump has branded the Democratic mayor of Kenosha “a fool”, accusing him of standing up for “radical anarchists”. Speaking en route to the city, M... Read more
Ministers are considering reimposing quarantine measures for those arriving in the UK from Portugal as coronavirus cases rise, sources have told the BBC. The country has recorded more than 2... Read more
Ethnic Mongolians in northern China have staged rare rallies against measures to reduce teaching in the Mongolian language in favour of Chinese. As schools began a new term on Tuesday some p... Read more
Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have announced the birth of their first child – a daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. The singer said the couple were on “cloud... Read more
Coronavirus: Lockdown Pupils Are Three Months Behind, Say Teachers Children in England are three months behind in their studies after lockdown, with boys and poor pupils worst hit, a teacher... Read more
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