The breakdown in US-China relations is due to some people in the United States treating China as an “imaginary enemy,” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng was quoted as saying during a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Mon...
As the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations in Europe shows signs of a slowdown, leaders are racing to find answers to a key dilemma of the rollout’s next phase: how to convince reluctant citizens to roll up their sleeves. From cash payments to phone da...
Israel will cut carbon emissions by 85% from 2015 levels by the middle of the century, its government says. Its prime minister said the decision would help the country gradually shift to a low-carbon economy. Targets include cutting the vast majori...
A category three typhoon is expected to hit Tokyo on Tuesday but Olympics organisers have said it is unlikely to cause much disruption. Rowing and archery events had already been moved but unless the forecast changes, there are no further plans to ...
Australian actor Dieter Brummer, who was best known for his role as Shane Parrish on TV soap Home And Away, has died aged 45. Brummer was found dead at a house in Sydney on Saturday, Australian media reported. His death was not being treated as sus...
Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent protests broke out across the country. Thousands of protesters, angry at the government’s mishandling of Covid-19, had flooded onto the streets and clashed wit...
The US is heading “in the wrong direction” on the coronavirus pandemic as infections surge among the unvaccinated, the country’s top infectious disease expert has warned. Dr Anthony Fauci said the Delta variant of Covid-19 was driving the spike in ar...
Two London hospitals have asked patients to stay away after their emergency departments were hit by flooding on Sunday. East London’s Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals urged patients to use other A&Es for urgent care, and ambulances are being redire...
LGBT people and their supporters have marched through the capital city of Hungary to defend their rights. It comes as the government tries to limit discussion of homosexuality and transgender issues in schools. A law to limit teaching on the subject ...
The parents of a missing 11-year-old girl said they were in a “state of shock” as police stepped up their search for her. Fatuma Kadir left her home in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on Thursday and travelled to London by train overnight. Her parents...
