Demonstrations in Chile against inequality have turned violent as vandals burned two churches, virtually destroying one of them. A police headquarters was also firebombed and shops were looted in the

Israel and Bahrain on Sunday agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations, making the Gulf country the fourth Arab state to normalize ties with Israel. The US-brokered agreement capped a one-day

Italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. A mask-wearing PM Giuseppe Conte said the measures were needed “to avoid a

Thousands of people gathered across France on Sunday to defend freedom of expression after the killing of Samuel Paty, a history teacher beheaded by a suspected Islamist on Friday. From

Anti-police brutality demonstrations were held in major cities in the United States on Sunday in solidarity with the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. In the capital, Washington DC, hundreds gathered at

The US is to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said. Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before

US President Donald Trump, who played down the coronavirus pandemic from its onset, criticized Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Saturday for her policies to curb the outbreak, drawing shouts

The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night as a new curfew was enforced. The controversial overnight curfew is aimed at curbing the soaring

Global accounting and consulting firm Deloitte will close four of its 50 British offices as it reviews its real estate portfolio in the coronavirus pandemic, but will retain the staff

Since widespread protests against police brutality erupted in Nigeria more than a week ago, citizens in several cities across the world have taken to the streets in demonstrations in solidarity

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other on Saturday of fresh attacks in violation of a week-old Russian-brokered truce that has failed to halt the worst fighting in the South Caucasus

US President Donald Trump takes his re-election push to Michigan and Wisconsin on Saturday before launching a tour of western states to shore up support as national polls show him

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election. With most ballots tallied, Ardern’s Labour Party has won 49% of the vote and

  Anti-viral drug remdesivir has little to no effect on Covid patients’ chances of survival, according to a study of more than 11,000 people in 30 countries sponsored by the World

A teacher has been beheaded in a suburb north-west of the French capital Paris, with the attacker shot dead by police. The teacher had shown pupils in his class cartoons

The United States on Friday surpassed 8 million recorded Covid-19 cases- a milestone that comes as daily infection rates are rising. With deaths at 218,000, the US leads the world in

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the UK must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from

Nigeria’s candidate for the leadership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and board chair of the Vaccine Alliance, known as GAVI. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged multilateral institutions and developed countries to

US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden competed for TV audiences in duelling town halls instead of meeting face to face for their second debate as originally planned.

US Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris will temporarily halt campaign travel until Monday after two members of her staff tested positive for Covid-19. Harris had planned an aggressive travel schedule