Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Wednesday that schools should be closed to rein in the spread of the Covid-19 virus, speaking ahead of possible new restrictive measures to be

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defense minister, causing widespread apprehension of a military shakeup to

Prosecution witnesses on Tuesday described in searing detail their horror in watching the final moments of George Floyd’s life as they testified against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman charged

US President Joe Biden does not intend to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to the White House Asked if Biden’s diplomatic approach to North Korea would include

Authorities in Berlin and Munich are again suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for residents under age 60 due to new reports of unusual blood clots in people who

The second day of one of the most high-profile trials in recent US history- that of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd- has begun. On Monday,

Canada has suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for people under age 55 following concerns it might be linked to rare blood clots. The National Advisory Committee on

Experts are boarding the massive container ship that had blocked Egypt’s vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question: What went

China has passed several changes to Hong Kong’s electoral rules which will tighten its control over the city, state media has said. The aim of the reforms is to ensure

Two people have died in fresh clashes between protesters and Bangladesh police, raising the death toll from religious hardline protests against the visit of India’s Hindu-nationalist leader to 13, officials

Firefighters in Indonesia are working to put out a massive fire that has broken out at one of the country’s largest oil refineries. The fire broke out at the Balongan

Mexico has published revised figures indicating that the number of deaths caused by coronavirus is 60% higher than previously reported. More than 321,000 people are now believed to have died

Across Myanmar, opponents of the ruling junta on Sunday mourned the killings of at least 114 people by security forces in the bloodiest day since the military coup on Feb.

Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding fourteen people on the first day of the Easter Holy

The US has said that it is “horrified” by the killing of scores of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Saturday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the military of “a

Efforts to dislodge a giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have allowed its stern and rudder to move, but it remains unclear when the vessel will be refloated, the

The large container ship trapped in the Suez Canal could be dislodged as soon as Saturday, the vessel’s Japanese owners have said. Yukito Higaki, president of Shoei Kisen, told a

Several civilians were reported killed across Myanmar on Saturday as the military government puts on a major show of strength for the annual Armed Forces Day, even as it struggles

 President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the

Ten people were arrested in the city of Bristol in southwest England on Friday after protests over a new policing bill turned violent with people throwing glass bottles and bricks