China says a US travel ban on Communist Party members would be 'pathetic'
China says any US travel ban on members of its Communist Party would be "pathetic", in the latest sharp exchange amid souring bilateral ties. ...
Coronavirus: Russian spies target Covid-19 vaccine research
Russian spies are targeting organisations trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, US and Canada, security services have warned. ...
Azerbaijan general among troops killed in Armenia border clash
Azerbaijan says one of its generals and five other officers have been killed in a third day of fighting with Armenian forces on the countries' border. ...
Bastille Day: France honours health workers amid pandemic
France has honoured its health workers at scaled-down events to mark the national celebration Bastille Day, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ...
South African church attack: Five dead after 'hostage situation'
Five people have been killed after attackers stormed a South African church, reportedly amid an argument over its leadership. ...
France: Bus driver dies after 'attack over face masks' in Bayonne
A bus driver has died in France, five days after he was attacked by passengers who reportedly refused to wear face masks, his family says. ...
Coronavirus: UK opts out of EU Covid-19 vaccine scheme
The UK will not join the EU Covid-19 vaccine scheme, the UK's ambassador to the EU Sir Tim Barrow has said. ...
Park Won-soon: Mayor of Seoul found dead after going missing
Police in the South Korea's capital Seoul have found the body of the city's mayor after he went missing on Thursday. ...
Trump taxes: Supreme Court says New York prosecutors can see records
The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump's financial records can be examined by prosecutors in New York. ...
Hong Kong pupils banned from political activity
Students in Hong Kong are now banned from any political activity in schools including singing, posting slogans and boycotting classes, the territory's education minister has said. ...
US surpasses three million coronavirus cases
More than three million people in the US have tested positive for Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. ...
Coronavirus: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. ...
India coronavirus: Life-saving Covid-19 drugs sold on Delhi black market
AFP investigation has found that two life-saving drugs used to treat Covid-19 patients in India - remdesivir and tocilizumab - are in short supply and being sold for excessive rates on a thriving black market. Vikas Pandey reports from the capital Delhi. ...
Hong Kong: Chinese ambassador warns UK over 'interference'
China has warned the UK not to interfere with Hong Kong following the imposition of a new national security law, as one pro-democracy campaigner begged for international support. ...
Coronavirus: FDA chief refuses to back Trump's vaccine prediction
The head of the US drugs regulator has cast doubt on President Donald Trump's prediction that a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready this year. ...
Hong Kong security law: Pro-democracy books pulled from libraries
Books by pro-democracy figures have been removed from public libraries in Hong Kong in the wake of a controversial new security law. ...
Fourth of July: Trump vows to defeat 'radical left' in Independence Day speech
US President Donald Trump has used an Independence Day address to vow to defeat the "radical left" as protests sweep the country. ...
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise
Authorities in the Australian city of Melbourne have confined people living in nine housing estate tower blocks because of an outbreak of coronavirus. ...
Donald Trump orders creation of national heroes garden
US President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a "National Garden of American Heroes" to defend what he calls "our great national story" against those who vandalise statues. ...
France's Macron picks Jean Castex as PM after Philippe resigns
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has tendered his resignation after heading President Emmanuel Macron's government for three years. ...