Some of the world’s richest people have urged governments to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for measures aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic. A group of 83 millionaires... Read more
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died at the age of 59. She died... Read more
Iranian officials have denied reports of an explosion west of the capital Tehran on Thursday, the latest in a series of mysterious blasts to hit the country in recent weeks. Social media use... Read more
A Turkish court has annulled the museum status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a world-famous cultural site, enabling it to be converted into a mosque. It is a controversial move, as 1,500-year... Read more
Students in Hong Kong are now banned from any political activity in schools including singing, posting slogans and boycotting classes, the territory’s education minister has said. Thou... Read more
A senior official fired from the White House after testifying against Donald Trump during impeachment hearings has quit the military. Lt Col Alexander Vindman was the victim of a “camp... Read more
A German man has been convicted of murdering Dr Fritz von Weizsäcker, the son of Germany’s former president. A Berlin court handed Gregor S a 12 year sentence and sent him to a psychia... Read more
Diners will get a 50% discount off their restaurant bill during August under government plans to bolster the embattled hospitality sector. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the “eat out... Read more
The director of the FBI has said that acts of espionage and theft by China’s government pose the “greatest long-term threat” to the future of the US. Speaking to the Hudson... Read more
Some 150 writers, academics and activists – including authors JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood – have signed an open letter denouncing the “restriction of deb... Read more
A leading Iraqi expert on armed groups, who advised governments and appeared frequently in the media, has been shot dead in the capital, Baghdad. Hisham al-Hashimi was killed near his home i... Read more
A spokesman for the head of the Russian space agency has been arrested for treason, the agency says. Roskosmos said in a statement (in Russian) that former journalist Ivan Safronov... Read more
The owner of the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express is to cut 12% of its workforce as it struggles with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Reach, which also owns the Daily Star, OK! Mag... Read more
At least three pubs in England have announced they have had to shut their doors again after customers tested positive for coronavirus. They were among hundreds of venues that reope... Read more
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