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Coronavirus cases spike in South Korea as US tightens restrictions

South Korea has reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months, while South Africa also announced a surge...

Donald Trump, 74, makes dementia a campaign issue in duel with Joe Biden, 77

President Donald Trump’s phrase “Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.” is getting an unlikely moment in the spotlight as the politics of dementia enters the...

Goldman Sachs reaches deal with Malaysia over sovereign wealth fund ‘fraud’

Goldman Sachs has reached a 3.9 billion US dollar settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money. Malaysian...

Anti-vaxxers are ‘nuts’ – Boris Johnson

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has said people opposed to vaccinations are “nuts” as he promoted an expanded programme of NHS flu jabs. During a...

School named after Confederate general is now rebranded for John Lewis

A US state’s largest school system is removing the name of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favour...

Trump calls off Florida segment of Republican National Convention

US president Donald Trump has scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that had been set to draw more than...

Prayers held at Hagia Sophia after mosque reconversion

Hundreds of Muslims are to take part in prayers at Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia after its controversial reconversion into a mosque. The Friday prayers...

Israeli police use water cannon to disperse anti-Netanyahu protest

Israeli police have used water cannons to disperse protesters in central Jerusalem as clashes broke out overnight after thousands staged a demonstration against Prime...

China orders US to close Chengdu consulate

China has told the US to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in the latest development in an increasingly tense diplomatic...

Judge ‘will not silence anyone’ in Ghislaine Maxwell trial

The judge presiding over the criminal sex abuse case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has declined a request by a defence lawyer to ban...

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