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Pompeo tells Congress that US no longer considers Hong Kong to be autonomous

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China. The move...

WHO creates new foundation in a bid for more funds

The World Health Organisation has called on members of the public to start donating funds to its new foundation. It comes after Donald Trump threatened...

Iran president calls for harsher measures to combat ‘honour’ killings

Iran’s president urged his Cabinet to speed up harsher laws in so-called honour killings, after a particularly disturbing murder of a 14-year-old girl by...

Protesters gather in Hong Kong before anthem law is debated

Thousands of protesters shouted pro-democracy slogans in Hong Kong before legislators later debate a bill criminalising abuse of the Chinese national anthem in the...

Man arrested over fatal arson attack at Kyoto anime studio

Police have arrested a man suspected of starting a fire that killed 36 people in an animation studio in Japan. Officers in Kyoto said Shinji...

Virus expands grip in many areas as US nears 100,000 deaths

South Korea reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections in weeks on Wednesday and India reported another record single-day jump of more than...

Media watchdog rules against China Global Television Network over Hong Kong coverage

Ofcom has ruled against China Global Television Network over its coverage of protests in Hong Kong. A spokesman for the media watchdog said in a...

Coronavirus cluster found on cargo ship in Australia

A coronavirus cluster has been detected on a freight ship berthed in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle. Six of 48 crew members from...

Weekly UK coronavirus deaths at lowest level in six weeks new figures show

The number of deaths involving coronavirus in the UK reached its lowest weekly level for six weeks in May, new figures show. There were 4,210...

WHO executive warns first wave of coronavirus is not yet over

A health expert has warned that the world is still in the midst of the “first wave” of the coronavirus pandemic. World Health Organisation (WHO)...

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