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Nxivm cult: Actress Allison Mack sentenced to three years in prison

Miami building collapse: Four more bodies found in rubble

Bill Cosby: The rise, fall and release of 'America's Dad'

Wall Street registers fifth straight quarterly gain

‘Abuse and torture’: US reacts to Donald Rumsfeld’s death

World Wide Web source code NFT fetches $5.4M at auction

‘A long time coming’: US to allow ‘X’ option on passports

Gates Foundation pledges $2.1B for gender equality

Retail giant Amazon’s carbon emissions rose 19% during pandemic

Canada: 182 unmarked graves found at another residential school

Death toll at 16 a week after Florida condo collapse: Mayor

Trudeau pays respects to Canada heatwave victims

US House forms panel to probe January 6 attack on Capitol

Ex-US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88

Obituary: Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld, US defence chief during Iraq war, dead at 88

Sudan protesters demand gov’t step down over economic reforms

Haitian journalist, activist killed in Port-au-Prince shootings

Saudi Arabia: Unemployment falls to lowest in five years

Robinhood to pay record $70M to settle range of allegations

Could fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray trigger a wider conflict?

Bahraini 400m world champ Salwa Eid Naser gets 2-year doping ban

Trump company, CFO expected to face criminal charges: Reports

North Korea’s Kim fumes about ‘grave lapses’ in pandemic defences

Convertible flying car takes to the sky

Hong Kong: How life has changed under the national security law

Lady Boss documentary film "recasts Jackie Collins as feminist icon

Pinjra Tod: Women's rights activists finally free in India

Afghanistan: US commander warns of possible civil war after withdrawal

‘Obey the Party’: The CCP steps out of the shadows in Hong Kong

Dovbyk shoots Ukraine into Euro 2020 quarter-final with England

Miami building collapse: Letter in April warned of worsening damage

Portugal's top art collector Joe Berardo arrested over fraud allegations

Is the French political map changing?

How should the US prepare for another intense wildfire season?

Seeing stars? Musk says SpaceX ready to spend $30B on Starlink

Explainer: What are patent waivers for COVID vaccines?

Eswatini imposes curfew to quell pro-democracy protests

US agency orders autonomous vehicle makers to report crashes

Euro 2020: England beat Germany 2-0 to move into last eight

Ethiopia Tigray conflict: Rebels build on capture of capital

5,000-year-old man was 'oldest plague victim'

Portugal exempts under-18s from quarantine

Tigray forces regain ground, say ceasefire declaration a ‘joke’

Somalia to hold indirect presidential election October 10

Cancel Canada Day: ‘Nothing to celebrate’ amid unmarked graves

A Pride symbol vandalised in Canada's 'prettiest little town'

Covid vaccine gap: How South Africa hopes to bridge the divide

UN human rights chief calls for reparations over racism

Inside India's deadly mucormycosis fungus epidemic

The precarious life of a Gaza fisherman

Australian farmer spreads joy with colourful rescue lambs

Euro 2020: Switzerland stuns world champion France on penalties

Brazil senator files complaint against Bolsonaro over vaccines

US judge throws out Facebook anti-trust lawsuits

Biden expresses support for Colombia’s Duque after attack

Euro 2020: Spain beat Croatia in eight-goal thriller

Bruno Candé: White man jailed for Portugal murder of black actor

US Supreme Court declines transgender bathroom appeal in win for student

Kuwait arrests man who posted TikTok weather rant

Judge dismisses state, federal antitrust suits against Facebook

How can racism against people of African descent be tackled?

Palestinian media rally for protection after assaults by police

The Canadiens’ 28-year road back to the Stanley Cup finals

Armed groups promise revenge as US defends Iraq, Syria air raids

UK’s Javid confident over July reopening despite COVID surge

Freed US editor says he was tortured in Myanmar

Juul to pay North Carolina $40M for targeting teens with e-cigs

Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral ceasefire in Tigray

Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport

In latest blow to Tesla, China orders safety fix to all its cars

In backlash against foreign brands, Chinese consumers pick local

‘Critical time’: COVID outbreaks pop up across Australia

US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria target Iran-backed militia

Myanmar military targets lawyers defending political prisoners

'Black rainstorm' warning suspends Hong Kong trading

Outbreaks emerge across Australia in 'new phase' of pandemic

US carries out air raids on Iran-backed militia in Syria, Iraq

Wuhan lab-leak theory fuels Trump comeback rally

Climate change: Why action still ignites debate in Australia

Jack Dorsey: Unpicking Twitter boss's passion for Nigeria

Papua's sacred forest for women only

Euro 2020: Hazard fires Belgium past Portugal and into last 8

South Africa toughens restrictions to combat Delta variant

French far right beaten in key regional elections: Exit polls

Palestinian protests: Crowds clash with police after death of activist

Rival Palestinian groups clash at protest over activist’s death

Russia battles COVID surge as Asia-Pacific tightens restrictions

How will the US protect its collaborators in Afghanistan?

Euro 2020: Czechs stun Netherlands to seal quarter-final spot

France elections: Far-right National Rally loses key battleground states - poll

Colombia: Nine dead in separate attacks amid escalating violence

Australia’s Sydney and Darwin begin COVID-19 lockdowns

Florida building collapse: Fifth body found in survivor hunt

Biden walks back veto threat on bipartisan infrastructure deal

Trump returns to rally stage in Ohio, urges votes for Republicans

More churches burn down on Canada indigenous land

Temperatures soar as heat wave hits western US and Canada

China's changes through one man's lens

A billion new trees might not turn Ukraine green

Pride month: Five stories from around the world

Khurshedben Naoroji: The singer who preached nonviolence to bandits

Jack Savoretti takes us on a guided tour of his new musical genre, Europiana

Italy keep nerve to beat Austria, reach Euro 2020 quarter-finals

Peru vote review to resume as country braces for protests

Colombia offers reward after presidential helicopter shooting

Denmark breeze past Wales to reach Euro 2020 quarter-finals

Nicaragua: Police arrest brother of opposition leader Chamorro

Palestinians protest against Mahmoud Abbas after activist’s death

Germany knife attack: Three killed were all women

Fire hinders rescue efforts in Florida building collapse

George Floyd’s death: Has justice been served?

UK: Matt Hancock quits after breaking COVID rules by kissing aide

Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m in New York opioids case

MSF convoy attacked in Central African Republic, woman killed

Afghanistan: Biden says Afghans must decide their own future

Colombia President Iván Duque's helicopter hit by gunfire

Duminda Silva: Anger as Sri Lanka frees politician sentenced for murder

Minneapolis reacts to Chauvin sentencing with hope, hesitation

US report on documented UFOs leaves sightings unexplained

Ros Atkins On…Why the Olympics is going ahead

Russia's Euro 2020 Covid dilemma

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years

Biden highlights LGBTQ rights, says ‘Pride is back’ in WH

UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings

Czech Republic: Tornado fells trees then smashes eyewitness's window

Oil climbs to highest since 2018 on demand growth, OPEC+ caution

Biden to reassure Afghanistan leaders of US support

Bonus edition: Palestine, the Delta variant, ‘Havana syndrome’

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for George Floyd murder

Germany passes new citizenship law for descendants of Nazi victims

Taliban says has right to react if US troops stay in Afghanistan

Three MSF workers ‘brutally murdered’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Several killed in knife attack in Germany’s Wuerzburg

Floyd’s family testifies in Chauvin sentencing: Live updates

Why is the world running short on semiconductors?

Lebanon reduces critical fuel subsidies amid petrol crisis

Free Bitcoin: El Salvador offers $30 of Bitcoin to boost uptake

Africa's week in pictures: 18-24 June 2021

China plans for first manned mission to Mars in 2033

US arrests 500th suspect in relation to Capitol riot

Biden backs bumper economic stimulus bill - with big caveat

Child labour in Uganda: The hidden costs of Covid

Canadian report slams 'reckless' Iran for downing of flight PS752

BBC appeals to UN over Iran's harassment of Persian service staff

Tour champion Tadej Pogacar supporting cycling's next generation

US may rethink Iran approach if no deal in ‘foreseeable future’

Haiti gang leader declares ‘revolution’ as violence spreads

Czech Republic: Powerful tornado sweeps through villages

Afghan leaders to meet Biden at the White House

Modi meets Kashmir leaders for first time since autonomy revoked

Biden plans evacuation of Afghans who ‘helped’ the US

Mexico’s central bank hikes rates, in surprise split decision

New type of ancient human discovered in Israel

Sea lion opens gate to crash fisherman's interview about a 'plague of sea lions'

Rent due: Biden extends US eviction moratorium until end of July

Biden: ‘We have a deal’ on a bipartisan infrastructure plan

Palestine Monetary Authority mulls digital currency

Giuliani’s law licence suspended over Trump election falsehoods

Why has the US blocked Iranian media websites?

‘Seek the truth’: Pelosi forms panel to investigate Capitol riot

Why has the Hoover Dam hit an historically low water level?

Ros Atkins looks at the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily

Nigeria child abduction: Kidnappers demand millions for a child's life

US sanctions Chinese solar firms for Uighur human rights abuses

Calls grow to evacuate Afghans who helped US troops to Guam

Britney Spears speaks out against conservatorship at hearing

Biden unveils strategy to combat US crime wave

Russian jets and ships shadow British warship

Ortega allies threaten, as opponents are arrested, flee Nicaragua

Greek bishops attacked with caustic liquid at meeting, 10 wounded

HMS Defender: What will be the fallout from Black Sea incident?

Russian billionaire’s ex-wife strikes deal with UAE wealth fund

UK police officer convicted of manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson

McAfee found dead in cell after Spanish court allows extradition

Under pressure from critics, Harris to visit US-Mexico border

John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell

Euro 2020: Fans make pro-LGBT protest at Germany-Hungary football game

Italian PM rebuffs Vatican protest over proposed homophobia law

Euro 2020: Spain thrash Slovakia, Sweden beat Poland to top group

Leaked UN draft report warns of accelerating climate devastation

Libya gov’t hopeful mercenaries will withdraw ‘within days’

Why has Spain released Catalan separatist leaders from jail?

Delta to account for 90 percent of EU coronavirus cases in August

Hong Kong's first trial under national security law starts without jury

'Heartbreaking' conditions in US migrant child camp

US government blocks Iran-affiliated news websites

US seizes three dozen websites used for ‘Iranian disinformation’

‘Heartless’ Queensland bars US couple from seeing dying father

Education interrupted: Kashmir students climb mountain to cross digital divide

Elephants' 500km-trek across China baffles scientists

'The risk you run': Colombia's women protesters on sexual violence

Hungary's anti-gay law threatens programming of TV favourites

Senate Republicans block Democrats' election bill

US to review history of Indigenous boarding schools: Deb Haaland

US Senate Republicans to block Biden-backed voting reforms

Burkina Faso says 11 police officers killed in ambush, 4 missing

Euro 2020: WHO concerned about easing COVID restrictions

US Justice Department launches strike force to fight gun crime

Big Oil chiefs say crude prices could climb to $100 a barrel

‘Historic moment’: Legal experts unveil new definition of ecocide

Millions become millionaires in Covid pandemic

Canada, allies to China: Open Xinjiang to ‘independent observers’

Angela Merkel receives Moderna dose after first AstraZeneca shot

Court restrains Nigeria from prosecuting Twitter users: Activists

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Heavy fighting reported

Do diplomatic sanctions work?

How farmers and scientists strive for more flavour

Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay

Nicaragua political arrests lead Argentina and Mexico to recall envoys

NFL: Carl Nassib becomes first active player to come out as gay

Covid sweeps India's Buddhist monasteries

Wildfires burn across US West threatening Flagstaff, Arizona

Covid: Vaccines running out in poorer nations, WHO says

China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children

AMLO to investigate US-Mexico border killings of innocents

Israel allows limited Gaza exports, one month after truce

Why is Stonewall Inn banning some beers during NYC Pride?

White House’s global COVID jab distribution plan hits a snag

Trump wanted to send COVID-infected Americans to Guantanamo: Book

Violations against children in conflict ‘alarmingly high’: UN

In Pictures: Powerful tornado sweeps through Chicago suburbs

US Supreme Court sides with college athletes against NCAA

Argentina, Mexico withdraw envoys over Nicaragua crackdown

WHO to set up mRNA COVID vaccine hub in South Africa

India Covid vaccination: New policy to speed up delivery

Will democracy in Ethiopia be established?

US, EU, Canada and UK slap sanctions on Belarus

Poorer nations bear brunt of global development fund dry up: UN

US Democrats face crucial test on voting reform

Laurel Hubbard: First transgender athlete to compete at Olympics

International Day of Yoga: Muted celebrations due to Covid-19

Armenia: Nikol Pashinyan claims victory in snap polls

Apple Daily: HK pro-democracy paper could 'shut within days', says adviser

Barnaby Joyce named Australia deputy PM after leadership contest

New Zealand’s Hubbard selected as first transgender Olympian

Apple Daily could shut ‘in days’ after Hong Kong asset freeze

Armenia election: PM Nikol Pashinyan claims victory

France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll

Usain Bolt welcomes newborn twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo

North Korea's attempted $1bn bank hack

Joe Biden: My surprise claim to be the US president's English cousin

French court dog helps soothe anxious victims of crime

Birtukan Mideksa: Ethiopia's electoral board chairperson

South Korea: Swapping Seoul megacity isolation for village life

Chile to begin drafting new constitution next month

Deadly US Pride parade crash appears unintentional: Officials

US Navy uses 40,000lb explosive to test warship in 'Full Ship Shock Trial'

South Africa gems that sparked rush are quartz not diamonds

Afghan President Ghani to meet Biden as violence surges

Iran’s only nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown

One dead after driver crashes into Florida Pride parade

Are African nations doing enough to curb COVID-19?

The man who was not my father

Former UK parliament speaker Bercow joins opposition Labour Party

Ethiopians pray for peaceful vote ahead of key election

Polls open in Armenia snap parliamentary election

Taiwan to ‘adjust’ Hong Kong office operations in ‘one China’ row

Rival protests in Peru as tensions rise over presidential vote

Tokyo Olympics: Uganda team member tests positive for COVID

Antwerp: Five construction workers killed in school building site collapse

In pictures: 1,000 Dreams to mark World Refugee Day

'War on Terror': Are big military deployments over?

K-wave: How fans are supporting their favourite idols

Ethiopia elections: The misinformation circulating online

Troubled US teens left traumatised by tough love camps

Iran election: Israel voices 'grave concern' over Ebrahim Raisi

Arizona police shoot driver who crashed into charity bike ride

'World's oldest' alligator Muja celebrates 85th birthday at Belgrade Zoo

Covid: Brazil hits 500,000 deaths amid 'critical' situation

Brazil passes 500,000 COVID deaths as anti-gov’t protesters rally

Germany thrash Portugal to resurrect Euro hopes as France held

Minneapolis marks Juneteenth after official holiday recognition

Iran election: Wariness and welcome for Ebrahim Raisi

US sends 2.5 million COVID vaccines to Taiwan

Will elections end the crisis in Armenia?

Myanmar coup: UN calls for arms embargo against military

UN stops short of calling for global arms embargo against Myanmar

Life in lockdown: The pandemic through our eyes

Armenia's war defeat prompts bitter vote on rebuilding country

In COVID hit Asia, mixed messages on refugee vaccinations

Myanmar: Who are the ethnic armies training protesters?

North Korea: Why doesn't it have enough food this year?

France's Le Pen on track for regional power with an eye on presidency

US pulls antimissile batteries from Middle East: Report

Venezuela’s Maduro expresses desire for foreign aid, Biden deal

Lisbon gave protesters' data to foreign embassies - audit

UN chief Antonio Guterres sworn in for second term

Can a new president make a difference in Iran?

Abortion rights: US Catholic bishops face clash with Biden

US bishops to draft Communion statement that may rebuke Biden

Who is Pedro Castillo, Peru’s presumed president-elect?

Amid hesitancy, VP Harris urges Black Americans to get COVID jabs

Canada extends COVID border closures with US until July 21

The view from Iran as people head to the polls – or stay in

African nations declare days of mourning to honour Kenneth Kaunda

Eriksen discharged from hospital after ‘successful’ operation

AstraZeneca and EU both claim victory in vaccine battle

Bagging groceries for extra cash, Mexican elderly told to pack up

Iranians vote in presidential election marred by disqualification row

Once the future, US now captive to its past

Are Asia's Covid 'winners' entering shaky new territory?

Africa's week in pictures: 11-17 June 2021

Iran: How a unique system runs the country

Alarming Covid surge cools Russia’s football fever

Chinese apps could face subpoenas, bans under Biden order

US couple who pointed guns at BLM protesters plead guilty

Why US millennials are quitting big cities

The Gurkha veterans fighting for Covid care in Nepal

No resolution on S-400 dispute during Biden-Erdoğan meeting

Megadrought ‘taxing’ US water reservoirs and fuelling wildfires

Pornhub videos: Women sue, alleging lack of consent

Juneteenth: What is the newest US holiday and how is it celebrated?

Israeli air raids target Gaza for second time since ceasefire

Lebanon: Energy minister warns petrol subsidy will soon end

International powers promise to help Lebanon’s crisis-hit army

Detained US journalist makes appearance in Myanmar court

David Bowie painting bought for $5 expected to fetch thousands

Juneteenth national holiday is now US law, marks end of slavery

Cheers to that! US agrees to lift tariffs on Scotch whisky

Can the US and Russia reset their relationship?

Texans to be allowed to carry concealed handguns without permits

Tigray war: Walking three days to find a hospital

Turow: Vast Polish coal mine infuriates the neighbours

Why the cruise industry is still navigating choppy waters

US Congress votes to make ‘Juneteenth’ a federal holiday

South Carolina high court blocks two electric chair executions

US rescinds Trump-era asylum restrictions for violence survivors

Security & privacy risk: Apple’s Cook takes aim at EU tech rules

Nicaraguan banker arrested in widening crackdown

Botswana diamond could be world's third largest

Microsoft shareholder seeks report on Gates, sexual harassment

Federal Reserve raises inflation expectations, mulls 2023 liftoff

Abiy predicts peaceful Ethiopia vote as parties wrap up campaigns

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos to leave the club

Myanmar village of Kin Ma burns down after clashes

Africa's Covid patients 'dying from lack of oxygen'

Iran's presidential election: Four claims fact-checked

Biden-Putin summit: 'It's always better to meet face-to-face'

Putin: You think we're the unpredictable ones?

Shenzhou-12: China to launch first crew to new space station

El Salvador stresses to IMF that both Bitcoin, dollars accepted

Could a shipping crisis derail economic recovery from COVID-19?

US, Russia to enter ‘strategic stability’ dialogue: Biden

21 Republicans oppose awarding medals for Capitol defence

What are the Delta variant symptoms?

Iran is holding elections on Friday to choose a new president

Biden to nominate Thomas Nides as US ambassador to Israel

CAIR calls on Hilton hotels to drop Xinjiang project

Mustafa al-Darwish: Saudi man executed for crimes committed as a minor

Colombia protest leaders suspending weekly demonstrations

California and New York reopen as US passes 600,000 COVID deaths

Tenerife: Protests against violence as search for baby's body continues

Weinstein can be extradited to LA for sex assault charges: Judge

Algeria’s FLN wins most seats in parliament

Gaza: Protests against Israeli far-right march through Jerusalem

Could ICC hold Duterte accountable for Philippines’ war on drugs?

US police shooting of Black man in Georgia echoes Breonna Taylor

Infamous human smuggler sentenced to 18 years in Ethiopian prison

US seeks to fine Air Canada over extreme delays with refunds

Ontario to help search for residential school burial sites

Surging inflation in Nigeria is driving crime wave: World Bank

Mexican president wants the National Guard to become part of army

Three things the White House wants from the Biden-Putin summit

Clean air group calls out China-backed coal plant in Bangladesh

Arab states call for UNSC intervention over Ethiopian dam dispute

Rights groups decry Saudi execution of man accused of ‘rebellion’

In Pictures: Illinois chemical plant explosion

Pangolin: How do you save the 'world’s most trafficked mammal'?

Gigafactories: Europe tools up against US and Asia as a car battery force

Nato and climate change: How big is the problem?

Ethiopia's election 2021: A quick guide

India's vaccine drive: Stories from the best and worst districts

Maradona death probe: Argentina prosecutor questions star’s nurse

Philippines drugs war: ICC prosecutor seeks full investigation

US model Chrissy Teigen apologises for online 'trolling'

Christiane Amanpour: CNN star says she has ovarian cancer

Boeing resumes donations to Republicans who contested US election

UN rights chief urges ‘calm’ as Peru still waits for vote results

QAnon adherents may resort to violence under Biden: Report

What’s behind the G7’s rival to China’s ‘Belt & Road’ initiative?

New Israeli gov’t approves right-wing march through Jerusalem

Reality Winner: US ex-NSA contractor and leaker released from prison

Troubled J&J vaccine manufacturer Emergent promises to fix plant

Turkey’s Erdogan says held ‘fruitful, sincere’ talks with Biden

Nearing 600,000 COVID deaths, US continues vaccination push

Egypt upholds death penalty for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members

England delays easing COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise

Belarus opposition says jailed journalist is a ‘hostage’

Remote work unwind: Goldman spearheads Wall St return to office

New Israeli government an ‘opportunity’ for Biden

Shenzhou-12: China to launch first human spaceflight since 2016

What Putin really wants from Biden

Myanmar’s detained Aung San Suu Kyi to face Naypyidaw court

Israel's new PM Naftali Bennett vows to unite nation

WhatsApp launches privacy campaign after backlash

The buzzwords reflecting the frustration of China's young generation

Tech firms use remote monitoring to help honey bees

India coronavirus: 'I lost my father and pregnant wife to Covid'

Allied Democratic Forces: The Ugandan rebels working with IS in DR Congo

Ethiopian migrants face robbery, extortion and starvation

Naftali Bennett: 'We will heal the rift'

Has Nigeria benefitted from democracy?

Copa America opens in Brazil against backdrop of COVID crisis

Algeria cancels France 24’s operating license: State media

World reacts to new government in Israel, end of Netanyahu era

Madrid protests: Thousands rally against Catalan pardons

‘Huge step’: Relatives of Guatemala disappeared hope for justice

More opposition leaders arrested in widening Nicaragua crackdown

Netanyahu: A shrewd leader who reshaped Israel

End of the road for Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving PM

Will Bennett outdo his former mentor Netanyahu?

Israeli parliament votes to end Netanyahu’s 12-year rule

UK-EU sausage spat sizzles on final day of G7 summit

Pakistan: The man trying to improve women's underwear

Baba Ka Dhaba: The year in the life of a viral Delhi eatery owner

Biden reaffirms support for Tokyo Olympics to Japan’s Suga

Israel’s Knesset to vote on new government, end Netanyahu’s reign

Niger: Machine-gun attack on Seini Oumarou’s home kills guard

Peru’s Fujimori clings to fraud claim as Castillo nears win

G7 leaders face biggest climate change decisions in history - David Attenborough

Israel's Netanyahu poised to lose power to new government

Swiss to vote in pesticide ban referendum

Disruption to shipping could delay Christmas orders

Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon's Bezos

E3 2021: Ubisoft kicks off event with Avatar and Mario + Rabbids reveals

G7 in Cornwall: Environmental protesters take to streets and sea

Football fans appalled by live footage of Eriksen collapse

Will Algeria’s election make a difference?

‘Non-working week’ declared in Moscow as COVID-19 cases jump

SLS: First view of Nasa's assembled 'megarocket'

Shocked football world rallies around Christian Eriksen

G7 leaders attempt to rival China with infrastructure project

Thousands march for Palestinian rights in London amid G7 summit

Iran’s presidential candidates pull out all stops in final debate

‘Reclaiming the land’: Indigenous fight against Line 3 ramps up

Grief, mourning at funeral for Muslim family killed in Canada

Myanmar: The mysterious deaths of the NLD party officials

Blinken raises US concerns with China about Xinjiang, Hong Kong

A ride to heaven: Why Sumba loves the Sandalwood pony

Former Colombia leader asks pardon for army killings of civilians

The Queen: ‘Are you supposed to be looking as if you’re enjoying yourself?’

Paraguay publishes names of the vaccinated to stop COVID cheaters

Is binging Netflix bad for the Earth? Study probes carbon output

‘Critical race theory’ becomes a flashpoint in US public schools

US tech titans would have to exit key businesses under House plan

Teen who filmed George Floyd's murder given journalism award

Palestinian teenager shot dead in clash at protest

Voting changes by US Republicans spark reaction from Justice Dept

Henri Marie Dondra named Central African Republic prime minister

Can Biden reinstate US global leadership?

G7: Boris Johnson kicks off summit with plea to tackle inequality

Teen who shot video of Floyd’s death receives Pulitzer honour

Peru’s socialist party chief cites ‘victory’ as vote count nears

McDonald’s latest company to suffer data breach

US to investigate Trump-era seizures of Democrats’ phone data

Covid: Celebrity Millennium cruise guests test positive for virus

Bonus edition: Nigeria Twitter ban, Iran, racism in academia

Mali coup chief names new cabinet with army officers in key posts

US and Mexico are putting migrant minors in ‘harm’s way’: report

Coronavirus: Can countries pay back pandemic debt?

Bipartisan deal on infrastructure emerges in US Senate

GameStop stock plummets 27 percent following earnings report

A question from Ilhan Omar sparks furore in US Congress

CryptoPunk ‘Alien’ NFT sells for $11.8M at Sotheby’s auction

First Three Percenters charged in US Capitol riot conspiracy

Ilhan Omar: US congresswoman defends 'offensive' Israel remark

Why some say this Nevada town siren is a racist relic

Solar eclipse 2021: Eclipse lights up sky

Australia: New South Wales and Victoria face coldest weather in decades

Biden announces ‘no strings attached’ global vaccine donation

UK’s Johnson plays down N Ireland tensions after Biden talks

US sanctions Iran-based money network funding Yemen’s Houthis

US government workers can return to office without COVID jab

Israeli court postpones Silwan forced displacement hearing

Will oil giants give way to environmentalists?

CAR Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada and cabinet resign

Bitcoin Mining Council debuts as critics blast carbon footprint

G7: UK and US in complete harmony over Northern Ireland - Boris Johnson

France to scale down W Africa military operations

Trump photo op was not reason for removal of protesters: Report

Man accused of anti-Muslim attack in Canada appears in court

CDC advisers to review heart inflammation link to mRNA COVID jabs

Has Bollywood become more progressive over the years?

'I can speak freely and use swear words as I see fit'

Deeply divided Peru awaits final results of presidential vote

Meme stock favourite GameStop says it is subject of SEC probe

Alexei Navalny: Moscow court outlaws 'extremist' organisations

Covid in India: The mother and son feeding Mumbai's poor

G7: What it's all about in 60 seconds

Garland defends DOJ move to represent Trump in defamation case

Company drops contentious Keystone XL pipeline project

Protest wasn't cleared for Trump photo op - report

Nicaragua: Crackdown on Ortega’s potential challengers continues

New kids on the block: Fresh batch of meme stocks arrives

Russian court bans Alexey Navalny groups, labels them ‘extremist’

US to provide 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to other nations

Bomb disposal squad in Gaza faces risks amid little protection

Saudi Aramco to sell $6B of dollar-denominated Islamic bonds

Inmates store millions in accounts with little oversight: Report