US woman faces first federal execution since 1953
The US is to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department…
France teacher attack: Suspect ‘asked pupils to point Samuel Paty out’
The man who beheaded a teacher in a street in France waited outside the school and asked pupils to identify…
New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party scores landslide win
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election. With all votes tallied,…
Nawaz Sharif accuses Pakistan’s army chief of toppling his government
By Mubasher Bukhari GUJRANWALA/LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday accused the country’s army chief…
Ardern’s party seizes big lead in New Zealand election initial returns
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party held a big early lead in New Zealand’s general…
Macron calls Paris beheading ‘Islamist terrorist attack’
French President Emmanuel Macron has called the beheading of a teacher in a north-western suburb of Paris an “Islamist terrorist…
Kamala Harris Cancels Travel Plans After Top Aide Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Democratic vice presidential candidate’s communications director and a non-staff flight crew member have tested positive for the coronavirus. By…
Remdesivir Has ‘Little Or No Effect’ On Covid Patient Mortality, Says World Health Organisation
Clinical trials have shown the drug cuts the duration of symptoms, but there’s previously been no data on survival. By…
Thais defy protest ban in tens of thousands in Bangkok
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Thai protesters cheered and chanted into the night in…
Covid-19 pandemic: Tracking the global coronavirus outbreak
By The Visual and Data Journalism Team BBC News Coronavirus pandemic Tough restrictions are “absolutely necessary” to save lives, the…