Belgium’s King Philippe has expressed his “deepest regrets” to the Democratic Republic of Congo for his country’s colonial abuses. The reigning monarch made the comme... Read more
A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The r... Read more
China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong, deepening fears for the city’s freedoms, the BBC has learned. It is set to criminalise secession, sub... Read more
The US Supreme Court has ruled that a law restricting abortions in Louisiana is unconstitutional in a landmark decision. The law required that doctors providing abortions have admitting priv... Read more
French ex-Prime Minister François Fillon and his Welsh wife have received jail sentences in a “fake jobs” case. The conservative politician was found guilty of paying Penelope Fi... Read more
A plane crash that killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, according to an initial report into the disaster. They failed to... Read more
EU ambassadors meet on Wednesday to plan reopening external borders on 1 July, and travellers from the US could be among those not allowed in. A number of European countries are keen to open... Read more
A US soldier has been charged with terrorism offences for planning a deadly ambush on his unit by sending information to a neo-Nazi group. Ethan Melzer, 22, stands accused of sending sensiti... Read more
German authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia are bringing back lockdown measures after a coronavirus outbreak linked to a meatpacking plant. More than 1,500 employees of the Tönnies plant ha... Read more
Sajid Javid – who was the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer until February – has called for a tax cut to make it cheaper for businesses to employ staff. In a report with the... Read more
Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an “unprecedented” case, according to local health authorities. Medical experts are investigating whether the d... Read more
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more... Read more
The US Supreme Court has ruled against US President Donald Trump’s bid to end a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. The justices upheld... Read more
Jean Kennedy Smith, a US envoy who played a key role in Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 92. Her daughter Kym confirmed her death to the New York Times on Thursday. Ms Smith was... Read more
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