A presidential election is taking place in government-held parts of Syria, with Bashar al-Assad seen as certain to win a fourth seven-year term. Mr Assad is facing two little-known challengers, Abdullah Salloum Abdullah and Mahmoud Ahmed Mari. The ...
A court in the Netherlands has ruled in a landmark case that the oil giant Shell must reduce its emissions. Dutch media reported that this was the first time an oil company had been held liable for climate change. Environmental group Friends of th...
Joe Biden said last month that he would be meeting face to face with Russian President Vladimir Putin at some point soon. Now we have a date – and a location. The first US-Russia summit of the Biden presidency will take place in Geneva, Switzerland,...
Police in the US state of New Hampshire have issued an active arrest warrant for singer Marilyn Manson in connection with assault charges. Mr Manson, 52, is accused of two counts of "class A misdemeanour simple assault" involving a videographer duri...
The US will seek to rebuild its relations with the Palestinians by reopening its consulate in Jerusalem and providing aid to help rebuild Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. After meeting President Mahmoud Abbas, Mr Blinken stressed the ne...
China has overtaken Germany to become the UK's biggest single import market for the first time since records began. Goods imported from China rose 66% from the start of 2018 to £16.9bn ($24bn) in the first quarter of this year, the Office for Nation...
Several French social media influencers say they have received a mysterious financial offer to spread negative publicity about the Pfizer vaccine. They say an agency claiming to be based in the UK has contacted them by email offering a "partnership"...
Today is Georgia's Independence Day. The main event dedicated to the national holiday of the country will be traditionally held at Freedom Square in the capital. 247 recruits will take the military oath in front of the God and the nation and will bec...
Prosecutors in New York have convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges, local media report. They say the jury will consider evidence gathered during investigations into Mr Trump's business...
George Floyd's sister has boycotted a meeting with US President Joe Biden, saying he "broke a promise" to enact police reform legislation by the anniversary of her brother's death. While Bridgett Floyd attended a rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, oth...
