International

The coronavirus has brought cities to a standstill, spread to nearly 30 countries and claimed hundreds of lives. As of today, more than 14,000 people had caught the virus, which is thought to have been […]

Police have shot dead a terrorist recently released from prison and under surveillance by MI5 after he stabbed two people on a busy shopping street. Sudesh Amman, 20, was wearing a fake suicide vest when […]

he line that best sums up last week’s Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump probably comes from the lips of Omar Little, the stickup artist who robs drug dealers in HBO’s the Wire. “You come […]

The US house of representatives says it will soon establish a “no ban act” against the immigrant visa ban of President Donald Trump. Trump had included Nigeria among the six countries he imposed an immigrant […]

LONDON (AP) — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to […]

Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United Kingdom. In a statement on Friday, Chris Witty, chief medical officer for England, said the patients are members of the same family. Whitty added that […]

Kobe Bryant, who has died aged 41 in a helicopter crash, was a basketball phenomenon – a transcendent, if enigmatic, superstar whose rare talent bridged the gap between Michael Jordan and LeBron James in America’s […]

Africa is the coming continent. Its population is predicted to double to 2 billion people over the next three decades. That growth will mean enormous opportunities for business and investment, but will also create huge […]

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle would no longer be addressed as His and Her Royal Highness following their shocking announcement to step down from their duties as senior members of the royal family, Buckingham Palace […]

LONDON — Prince Harry was back at work Thursday, making his first public appearance since the big reveal that he and his wife, Meghan, are stepping back from front-line royal service and fleeing part time […]

In 1999, Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin appointed a competent, little-known security official named Vladimir Putin as acting prime minister, before steering him into the presidency. Here, Yeltsin thought, was a loyalist who would protect him […]

Parents have reacted angrily after a hospital told them to put away their mobile phones when feeding their newborn babies. Staff at Yeovil District Hospital placed posters in its neonatal unit that read: “Mummy & […]

A recruitment expert who spent five years crafting what is being hailed the ‘world’s best CV’ promises it’s the ticket to land jobseekers a six-figure salary role. The template is based on the findings of […]

An Italian court has ruled that prolonged use of mobile phones can cause head tumours despite scientists overwhelmingly agreeing there is no evidence to back this up. The Turin court of appeal on Tuesday upheld […]

The world’s oceans reached their highest temperature last year since modern records began more than 60 years ago. The record was broken for the third year running and scientists attributed the warmth to the sea’s […]

BOSTON — Helen Obando, a shy slip of a girl, lay curled in a hospital bed in June waiting for a bag of stem cells from her bone marrow, modified by gene therapy, to start […]

Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky says Iran must bring those responsible for bringing down the Ukrainian passenger plane to justice. Speaking via Twitter, Zelensky said Iran is expected to issue an official apology, return all dead […]

The British government has summoned Iran’s ambassador over the arrest of Rob Macaire, its envoy in Tehran. Britain condemned the arrest of the UK ambassador, describing it as a “flagrant violation of international law”. Macaire […]

Nearly a quarter of a million people with arthritis, 100,000 cancer patients and 50,000 multiple sclerosis sufferers are among 1.4 million unwell Britons who are being forced to buy cannabis illegally to treat their symptoms. […]