Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily)

George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, a medical expert testified at former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek

 Less than 2% of the 690 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to date globally have been in Africa, where most countries received vaccines only five weeks ago and in small

Myanmar’s ambassador in London has spent the night in his car after saying he was locked out of his embassy. Kyaw Zwar Minn said staff were asked to leave the

Tiger Woods was driving close to double the 45mph speed limit when he crashed in February, according to Los Angeles County’s sheriff. The 15-time major champion, 45, had to be

Europe’s drug regulator on Wednesday found a possible link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who had received the shot and said it had taken

Canada is facing “a very serious third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, as the country’s most populous province is struggling to respond to

US President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday that the target to make COVID-19 vaccines available to everyone age 16 and older will be moved up by nearly two weeks,

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah has signed a letter in which he promised to abide by the traditions and approaches of the ruling Hashemite monarch family, the royal court said in a

The police chief of Minneapolis has testified that ex-officer Derek Chauvin violated the agency’s policy on force during the arrest of George Floyd. Chief Medaria Arradondo said the way Mr

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing him to run for two more terms in the Kremlin once his current term ends in 2024. The legislation, which could

Everyone in England is to be given access to two rapid coronavirus tests a week from Friday, under an extension of the government’s testing programme. The lateral flow kits, which

Europe’s lackluster vaccination program has presented one of the continent’s greatest foes with a golden opportunity to score a serious diplomatic victory. Earlier this week, the Kremlin released a readout

There was palpable anxiety among Nigerians on Friday following unsubstantiated video evidence by Boko Haram showing how it shot down the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that crashed in Borno

A faction of the terrorist group Boko Haram and led by Abubakar Shekau has released a video where it claimed responsibility for downing a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet.

Mohamed Bazoum has been sworn-in as Niger President in a democratic watershed overshadowed by armed groups’ violence and an alleged coup bid two days ago. The inauguration on Friday marks

At least 36 people were killed and some 70 remain trapped in wreckage after a Taiwan train derailed in a tunnel on Friday when it apparently hit a truck. The

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm on Europe’s “unacceptably slow” rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as it warned of a “worrying” surge in coronavirus infections. WHO Regional Director

A Minneapolis court has been shown new police bodycam footage of George Floyd pleading with officers during his arrest, saying: “I’m not a bad guy”. The video shows police officer