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Coronavirus vaccine could take up to 12-18 months, says WHO

A vaccine against coronavirus could take more than a year to develop, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Addressing a press conference in Geneva,...

Boris Johnson speaks with President Xi Jinping for first time since Stanley Johnson’s warning

Boris Johnson has spoken to President Xi Jinping for the first time since his father met with China’s ambassador to the UK, Number 10...

20 killed in stampede at Niger refugee camp

At least 20 people have died in a stampede in Niger as they were being given food and goods at a refugee camp, a...

Bomb kills Pakistani policeman assigned to anti-polio team

A roadside bomb targeted a police vehicle in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one policeman and injuring three others, officials said. The officers had been...

Coronavirus claims life of hospital chief in Wuhan

China reported 1,886 new cases of coronavirus and 98 more deaths on Tuesday, taking the number of deaths on the mainland to 1,868 and...

Controversial Downing Street aide ‘jumped before he was pushed’

A controversial Downing Street adviser “jumped before he was pushed”, a minister has said, after a slew of “reprehensible” past comments fuelled a political...

Salmond appears in court ahead of trial next month

Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has made a further court appearance ahead of his trial next month over attempted rape and sexual...

Julian Assange’s extradition would be like death sentence, says father

Extradition to the United States will be akin to a “death sentence” for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, his father has said. John Shipton said his...

Leaked data shows China’s Uighurs detained due to religion

A leaked database has exposed in detail reasons for the detentions of hundreds of people in the Chinese territory of Xinjiang. The database profiles the...

Assad predicts total victory after gains in northern Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad has congratulated his forces over recent gains in north-estern Syria that led to his troops consolidating control over Aleppo province. And...

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