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UK passports in demand in Hong Kong as police deny permission for vigil

Hong Kong police rejected an application for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents...

Rome takes first steps to reopening major tourist attractions

A long queue of masked visitors snaked outside the Vatican Museums as one of Italy’s biggest tourist draws reopens after a three-month coronavirus shutdown. Museum...

South Korea spike continues as US protests raises fear of new Covid-19 surge

Protests around the US against police brutality have sparked fears of a further spread of Covid-19, while South Korea is reporting a steady rise...

Seven dead in flooding as first tropical storm of season hits Central America

At least seven people have died and hundreds have been evacuated in El Salvador as the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific season...

Daily 200,000 coronavirus testing capacity target in UK hit a day early, says Hancock

The target to build coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000 tests per day in the UK has been reached a day early, said the British...

SpaceX: Nasa astronauts arrive at space station after 19-hour journey

Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have reached the International Space Station (ISS), nearly 19 hours after lift-off. The pair began their journey on...

Latest violent protests over George Floyd death leave cities charred across US

Another night of unrest has left charred and shattered landscapes in dozens of US cities, as years of festering frustrations over the mistreatment of...

Massive protests raise fears of new coronavirus outbreaks

The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of US cities hit by massive protests after the police killing of a black man, has warned...

Strict measures in place as mosques reopen across Saudi Arabia

Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia have reopened for the first time in more than two months, but worshippers have been ordered...

Trump postpones G7 meeting while flagging discussion about China

US President Donald Trump has said he will postpone a meeting of the G7 nations until the autumn. He has also called for an expansion...

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