Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases. Beginning Friday, the start of the Jewish High Holiday season...
Coronavirus: South Korea’s Covid detectives – BBC News
South Korea, a country held up as a model for its response to Covid-19, has been struggling to contain a new nationwide outbreak. At the forefront are a team of dedicated government contact tracers, who have the...
Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
Greece is raising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean with increased military activity on Meis. The island is the closest land mass to Turkey and should, by international agreements, remain demilitarised.
High winds threaten to worsen US wildfires
High winds are forecast on the west coast of America which could further spread forest fires engulfing almost half a continent. Tens of thousands of Oregonians have been driven from their homes and hundreds will find...
Belarus: Tens of thousands continue to protest
Tens of thousands of people have been marching in Belarus in the latest mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. There are reports of 400 arrests – in what the protesters are calling the march of...
Interstate convoy for ‘four more years’ convened by Trump supporters
Dozens of trucks, cars and motorcycles gather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the ‘Trump Train Parade’, passing through Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana on a circular route.
Police tear-gas demonstrators in Lyon, France, as Yellow Vests protests resume
Police use tear gas to disperse the crowds as anti-government protests make a comeback after a pandemic-induced hiatus.