US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. But he said the “strong but necessary” restri... Read more
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter jet has crashed near a park in the capital Islamabad, killing the pilot. In a statement, the PAF said the aircraft was carrying out rehearsals for the... Read more
Two Russian pranksters claim they duped the Duke of Sussex into making comments about quitting the Royal Family. One of the pair, Alexey Stolyarov, told the BBC Prince Harry discussed variou... Read more
Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions after findin... Read more
Joe Biden has cemented his position as a front-runner in the Democratic race to take on President Donald Trump in November’s White House election. The former vice-president won Michiga... Read more
President Xi Jinping has visited Wuhan, the centre of the Coronavirus outbreak, sending a message that Beijing has the situation under control. His visit comes as China records its lowest nu... Read more
Italy’s government has pledged to further increase spending in a “massive shock therapy” to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The country is strugglin... Read more
Shares in London have plummeted in early trading, with the FTSE 100 index of shares plunging 8% to its lowest level in three years. It comes after big falls in Asia, with Japan’s Nikke... Read more
The White House has acknowledged the nation does not have enough coronavirus test kits as cases of the disease ticked upwards on both US coasts. Vice-President Mike Pence said the Trump admi... Read more
Abduction, forced return, torture and a campaign of intimidation. On Thursday the damning allegations made against the billionaire ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, by h... Read more
An investigation of alleged war crimes by the US and others in the Afghan conflict can go ahead, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled. The ICC overturned on appeal a previous dec... Read more
Coronavirus has spread to more than 60 countries and the UK government says more cases are “likely”. There is currently no vaccine available to protect people against the disease... Read more
UK airline Flybe has gone into administration, putting 2,000 jobs at risk, after a bid for fresh financial support failed. The carrier said the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on demand f... Read more
California has declared a state of emergency after announcing its first coronavirus death, bringing the US death toll from the disease to 11. The 71-year-old man, who died in a hospital near... Read more
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