The United States on Monday rejected China’s disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, a move that Beijing criticised as inciting tensions in the region and which...
Macron to lay out Covid-19 crisis response at downsized Bastille Day
President Emmanuel Macron will host Tuesday a Bastille Day ceremony scaled-down because of the coronavirus pandemic and also address the French in a rare television interview as fears grow over a potential second wave...
Coronavirus: White House targets US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci – BBC News
US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci is being targeted by the Trump administration as tensions rise between the health expert and the president. The White House has been increasingly critical of Dr Fauci, and on...
Germany’s press office employee probed over Egypt spying
Germany investigates an employee of the government’s press office who worked for years for an Egyptian intelligence service
‘I hope someone kills your whole f***ing family!’ | Disabled BLM protester berates police
Shocking eyewitness footage captured during this past weekend’s unrest in Portland shows a Black Lives Matter protester, who claimed to be disabled, wishing death on police officers and their families. As police were...
PM says face masks must be worn in shops after days of confusion – BBC News
After days of being accused of giving mixed messages the prime minister now says face coverings must be worn in shops in England to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The policy is to be mandatory, despite a...
The Syrian girl who fled civil war for a new life in the UK – BBC News
For the past few years we’ve been following the life of a Syrian refugee, Rouaa, who’s now 9 years old. She was born in the year the Syrian conflict started – a civil war that’s led to the world’s biggest...