The US says it has reached a deal with Germany to prevent Russia from using its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as political leverage over Europe. The near-complete 1,230km (764 miles) pipeline under the Baltic Sea will double Russian gas exports to Ger...
Chinese are using social media to help speed up rescue efforts after deadly floods engulfed Henan province. At least 33 people have died in the province after Zhengzhou city saw a year’s worth of rainfall in three days. From sharing public healt...
France will double the number of police patrolling its beaches as part of a deal with the UK to stem the number of migrants crossing the English Channel. It comes as the number of people crossing the Channel this year has now overtaken 2020’s total....
China’s internet watchdog has ordered some of the country’s biggest online platforms to remove inappropriate child-related content. Kuaishou, Tencent’s messaging tool QQ, Alibaba’s Taobao and Weibo have been summoned by the Cyberspace Administration...
More than 4,300 people have died of the deadly “black fungus” in India in a growing epidemic that mainly affects Covid-19 patients. India has reported 45,374 cases of this rare and dangerous infection, called mucormycosis, Health Minister Mansukh Ma...
A US couple whose gender reveal party last year was blamed for starting a deadly California wildfire face up to 20 years in prison, officials say. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr and Angela Renee Jimenez have been charged with several offences, including ...
Karen Donfried, Candidate for US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, says electoral and judicial reform is crucial for Georgia. Donfried says that if her candidacy is approved, she will continue her efforts to implement th...
A member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee James Risch made a statement about Georgia’s recent situation at a committee meeting. I am more and more worried about the steps taken backwards in Georgia. More than 50 journalists have been ...
French President Emmanuel Macron is one of several world leaders believed to have been targeted for phone hacking using spyware, media reports say. The software, known as Pegasus, infects phones and allows operators to spy on their targets. The le...
More than 13 million Australians – about half the population – are in lockdown after a third state imposed restrictions to curb a Delta outbreak. South Australia, home to 1.7 million people, joined Victoria and parts of New South Wales in lockdown o...
