The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons triggering its entry into force in 90 days, a move hailed…
Nigeria’s police chief ordered the immediate mobilisation of all force resources on Saturday to try to control the worst street violence in Africa’s most populous country in two decades stemming from protests against police brutality.The...
President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden gave starkly contrasting messages on Saturday about the coronavirus pandemic, taking their campaigns for the White House on the…
An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country – Honduras – allowing it to enter into force after 90 days, a United Nations official said on Saturday.“Today is a victory for humanity, and a promise of...
China has doubled down on its environmental diplomacy, making pledges on global issues such as climate change and biodiversity and projecting itself as a world leader.In his address to the United Nations General Assembly last month,...
The day after Thailand’s military government shut down Bangkok’s rail system to restrain the growing anti-government movement last week, a message supportive of the campaign was graffitied on a bridge 1,550km from the kingdom.The hashtag...
Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents operate, officials and parents said.Arriving on...
An estimated 7,000 Cape fur seals have been discovered dead at a breeding colony in central Namibia, scientists said on Saturday.Conservationist Naude Dreyer of the charity Ocean Conservation Namibia began noticing dead seals littering...
Japan will recruit a group of potential astronauts in 2021 with an eye on sending them to outer space as part of a U.S.-led lunar exploration project, the…
Heavily protected crews in Washington state worked Saturday to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States. The state Agriculture Department had spent…
Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents…
Ethiopia on Saturday accused Donald Trump of inciting "war" over a massive Nile River mega-dam after the U.S. president spoke out against the project and suggested Egypt might…
Poland's President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus, an aide said Saturday, as the EU country faces a record rise in cases and mass protests despite a…
Nigeria's police chief ordered the immediate mobilization of all force resources on Saturday to try to control the worst street violence in two decades stemming from protests against…
President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law, both top White House aides, are threatening to sue a group of anti-Trump Republicans for posting billboard ads in New York City's…
The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan's capital has risen to at least 18 killed and 57 people wounded, including students, the interior ministry said.…
A police force in England says it will try to stop people from leaving Wales, which has started a 17-day lockdown to slow a surging rate of coronavirus…
France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the…
Heavily protected crews in Washington state worked on Saturday to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States.The state Agriculture Department had spent weeks searching, trapping and using dental...
More than 150 monuments and buildings across Europe were lit up blue on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.The UN’s Palais des Nations headquarters in Geneva, the Grand Place in Brussels and Dublin Castle were...
More than 60 years after first raising awareness about a neurological disease caused by industrial mercury poisoning, photojournalist Aileen M. Smith still wants answers.
Since overseas travel has become virtually impossible, some people have been diverting more of their disposable income into luxury items such as new cars.
The government’s Go To Travel campaign prompted plenty of skepticism ahead of its debut in July. Understandably so — new cases of COVID-19 infections were ...
One of Venezuela’s most prominent opposition activists has abandoned the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas and is leaving the country, two people familiar with the situation said on Saturday.The sources spoke on the condition of...
Calls to boycott French goods are growing in the Arab world and beyond, after President Emmanuel Macron criticised Islamists and vowed not to “give up cartoons” depicting the Prophet Mohammed.Macron’s comments, on October 24, came in...
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Garrett M. Graff on politico.com on October 23, 2020.The coronavirus pandemic was always going to make the 2020 election uniquely complicated,...
Poland's President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus, his spokesman said on Saturday.The spokesman, Blazej Spychalski, said on Twitter that the 48-year-old conservative leader ...
A suicide bomber struck near an education centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 18 people in an attack claimed by the extremist Islamic State that rocked the conflict-wracked country.Violence on the ground has...
Donald Trump said he has not been a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen – even before a clip from the British comedian’s new Borat movie forced the US president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani into an awkward explanation.Asked about the clip – which shows...
Close quarters, poor ventilation and no masks: in the cellars of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province, residents who have not fled fierce fighting may be safe from shelling, but not coronavirus.Adjoining...
Beijing’s restraint over intervening in the prosecution of national security cases in Hong Kong is proof the city’s high degree of autonomy has not been undermined by the new law, a legal heavyweight has told a forum.Another expert said...
US President Donald Trump voted in his adopted home of Florida before hitting the campaign trail for rallies in three swing states on Saturday, joining more than 54 million Americans who have cast early ballots at a record-setting pace...
Tokyo confirmed 203 new cases of the coronavirus Saturday, the metropolitan government said, hitting a one-week high after reporting 186 cases a day earlier.The figure ...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there’s nothing the public needs to know about his health after photos taken earlier this week captured what appeared ...
The campaigns of U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the possibility that the race ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan launched a fresh attack on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, saying he needed mental treatment over his attitude towards Muslims and Islam.Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight...
Kashgar city imposed travel restrictions on Saturday while citywide Covid-19 tests were carried out.Residents were requested to stay in their residential areas while medical staff carried out nucleic tests, a staff member with Kashgar...
A memorial was held Saturday for Shigeru Yokota, a prominent figure due to his tireless campaigning for the return of his daughter, Megumi, and her ...
Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire behind Alibaba and Ant Group, has questioned whether international financial regulations are suitable for the Chinese economy and suggested traditional banks should change their “pawnshop” operating...
Ethiopia vowed on Saturday not to “cave in to aggressions of any kind” after US President Donald Trump lashed out over the country’s Nile River mega-dam and suggested Egypt might destroy it.Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office defended the...
After experiencing setbacks in the United States, Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok is also now facing difficulties with its European operations.The company’s plan to set up a European headquarters in Dublin is in doubt, with Irish...
Just like the young Dick Whittington of English folklore who found out the hard way centuries ago that the streets of London were not in fact paved with gold, many Hongkongers getting excited over Britain’s great offer of a “pathway to...
Most tickets sold before the games' postponement remain valid for rescheduled events. Refunds will be considered for buyers unable to attend because of the postponement.
Just south of the Galapagos’ Marchena Island, there’s a dive spot known by locals as the “fish arena.”There, within the choppy, cool waters of the Pacific, thousands of colourful fish swim in schools, lobsters poke their long antennae...
Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan made his first speech in nearly a year on Saturday, sending a message that Beijing will focus more on economic self-reliance and financial risk ahead of a crucial Communist Party gathering.Speaking...