The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial Pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a

The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, lost control in the midst of a dust storm and high winds on March 23, and became wedged across the

Sadiq Khan has been re-elected mayor of London, in a tighter-than-expected race, providing a boost to the opposition Labour party after a series of disappointing results in Thursday’s local elections.

The death toll in a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital has soared to 50, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old, the

Dozens of Palestinians have been injured in Israeli police crackdown on protesters outside the Old City of Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa

A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem left more than 200 Palestinians wounded, as the city braced for

Lurking beneath Facebook’s decision on whether to continue Donald Trump’s suspension from its platform is a far more complex and consequential question: Do the protections carved out for companies when

A federal grand jury indicted four former Minneapolis police officers on charges they violated George Floyd’s civil rights, according to a three-count indictment unsealed on Friday. Floyd was killed on

The World Health Organization has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm. Friday’s decision by a WHO technical advisory group, a first for a Chinese

The Maldives police have said an explosion that wounded former President Mohamed Nasheed was an act of terrorism but no suspects were identified.  Nasheed, the former president and current speaker

Pakistan’s prime minister has started a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia to boost economic ties, the foreign ministry said. The two countries are expected to sign new agreements to bolster trade and

Japan’s government is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to curb a surge in coronavirus cases just months before the

Australia will lift a ban on its citizens returning from Covid-ravaged India next week, as state officials reported that an outbreak in Sydney appeared to be contained. Prime Minister Scott

At least 25 people have been killed after hundreds of heavily armed police stormed into one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum areas, reportedly targeting drug traffickers. Local media showed

Public health experts have recommended a version of the Indian Covid variant found in the UK to be made a “variant of concern”, the BBC has been told. Public Health

Germany on Thursday rejected a US proposal to waive patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, saying the greatest constraints on production were not intellectual property but increasing capacity and ensuring quality.

A Chinese rocket, thought to be out of control, is set to crash back to Earth this weekend. Space agencies are tracking debris from the Long March 5B, which last

Anti-government protests took place across Colombia for the eighth straight day on Wednesday, as rights groups continue to raise concerns about excessive violence by security forces. Riot police used tear

India has said a “double mutant variant” of the coronavirus first discovered there in March may be “linked” to a deadly second wave there. Samples containing the mutant – or

Canada’s health regulator has authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and older. Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, on Wednesday confirmed the decision for the ages