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Colin Powell endorses Joe Biden for US president

What he's saying: "The first thing that troubled me is the whole birthers movement", Powell, who did not vote for Trump in 2016, told CNN . And we have to fol...

Road in front of the White House renamed 'Black Lives Matter Plaza'

While not addressing the painted mural, the president declared in a tweet that the mayor was "incompetent", had no control over her budget, "and is constantly ...

Egyptian president announces plan for ceasefire in Libya

The proposals also called for a ceasefire to go into effect on Monday morning, the withdrawal from Libya of "foreign mercenaries" and the disarming and dismantl...

New Mexico reports 5 new deaths, 129 additional COVID-19 cases

The cases have been rising sharply, by 8,000 or more, for several days now. 210 new cases were reported on June 6. The state saw an increase of 206 cases on Jun...

Merkel allies criticise Trump decision to cut U.S

As Russia has moved to seize control of territory in Georgia and Ukraine over the last decade, Poland has been campaigning for a permanent U.S. troop presence. ...

Mass protests in London over the death of George Floyd

Demonstrators protested against racism and police brutality in the nation's capital of Washington D.C., as a second memorial ceremony for George Floyd was being...

'We can't take much more': Protests swell in Washington, other cities

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington, DC and other US cities on Saturday to demand an end to racism and brutality by USA law enforcement as ...

Yes, Kerala elephant died of gruesome oral injuries

Kerala Forest Department meanwhile pledged that it would "leave no stone unturned to ensure max punishment to the offenders". Even as he debate rages over the...

George Floyd death: Australians rally against mistreatment of Aboriginal people

In a statement, NSW Police said a man had been charged with offensive behaviour and resist police following the altercation just after 6pm last night. The Can...

Great white shark kills surfer off Australia's New South Wales

Several other surfers and board-riders had already rushed to rescue him, fighting off the shark then helping the man to shore, local police said a statement . ...

U.S. has 2 million coronavirus vaccine doses 'ready to go': Donald Trump

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the USA now stands at 1.87 million and 108,120 people have been killed so far, according to Johns Hopkins Universi...

Reddit co-founder resigns, urges board to fill seat with Black candidate

Ohanian chose to quit after days of violent protests across the United States over the killing of African-American George Floyd, a 46-year-old man who died in M...

North Korea criticizes South Korea, threatening to close liaison office

North Korea has vowed to abolish an inter-Korean liaison office as a responsive measure against anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent from South Korea, even after Seou...

USA envoy to United Nations pushes back against criticism over protests

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Saturday blasted the Chinese Communist Party's "obscene propaganda" in the wake of George Floyd's killing and accused the Chin...

India Crosses 2.35 Lakh COVID-19 Conditions, Overtakes Italy For 6th Location

According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as many as 6,642 people have died. From the start of the lockdown on March ...

West Hollywood, and LA County, Have Lifted Tonight’s Curfew

The change comes just a day after the ACLU Foundation of Southern California filed an emergency lawsuit on behalf of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles , journalis...

New charges for all four sacked officers — George Floyd death

He could serve up to 40 years in prison. Charges of aiding and abetting were leveled against Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, the other three o...

Talks over between military commanders of India, China

Top generals of both sides meet in a Himalayan outpost in Chinese-controlled Kashmir, in a bid to end the latest frontier showdown between the powerful armies. ...

DC Mayor Wants Military, Extra Federal Police out of DC

Falcicchio, who works on the Mayor's staff, tweeted, "There was a dispute this week about whose street this is". On Thursday, Bowser wrote a letter to Trump ...

China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces

According to The Verge's latest report, the personal email accounts of staffers for the presidential campaigns of the two presidential candidates President T...

COVID 19: Global vaccine mission secures $7.4 billion; India joins UK`s mission

In that time, Gavi has immunized more than three-quarters of a billion children, saved 13 million lives, and cut child mortality in half in supported countrie...

British business minister tested for Covid-19 after lawmakers return to parliament

Mr Miliband, who could potentially be contacted by NHS contact tracers and asked to self-isolate if Mr Sharma was to test positive for Covid-19, sent his "best ...

Coronavirus: Taoiseach announces reopening roadmap acceleration

The Taoiseach's announcement came after a Cabinet meeting earlier today to discuss the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Members of the public will be allowe...

Thousands of mourners assemble outside George Floyd's private funeral

A lawyer for George Floyd has told a memorial service that a "pandemic of racism" led to his death. A private service for family members only is to begin ...

WHO Advises Moving Forward With Face Masks in Public

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization , speaks during a news conference on updates regarding the novel coronavirus, at ...

Minneapolis, California Move To End Police Neck Restraints Over George Floyd's Death

Six buses unloaded several hundred uniformed military personnel, most carrying shields or body armor, at the White House grounds early Saturday, a Reuters pho...

Trump 'approves plan' to withdraw US troops from Germany

We always knew Trump would lash out when he is under pressure domestically, but we thought he would first pull out of Afghanistan, an unnamed official was quote...

Bolsonaro Threatens to Follow in US Footsteps and Leave WHO

Scroll to continue reading. "What do we need this World Health Organization for?" Bolsonaro has followed a similar script to the U.S. president in his handl...

Snapchat says it will no longer promote Trump’s account

The social network famous for its amusing face filters and disappearing photos on Wednesday confirmed to The Post that it would no longer promote Trump's cont...

USA divisions due to 10pc who are 'not good people' says Biden

A candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination. "And Donald Trump's angry, divisive politics is no answer". Past nominees have stoked c...

Park police: Cyclist filmed assaulting people posting signs

The 34-second video shows a cyclist walk up to a young adult. "Get off of her", the first woman shouted at him, once again moving to push him away. Anthony B...

Randy Feenstra defeats incumbent Iowa Rep. Steve King in GOP primary

During the campaign, Feenstra had argued that King being stripped of his committees had made him an ineffective member unable to adequately represent his consti...

BOP could benefit from trans-Tasman bubble proposal

The Prime Minister said they were working alongside New Zealand officials to set in place travel opportunities for other New Zealand citizens in the near future...

Trump orders 9,500 United States troops to leave Germany

The move would significantly reduce the USA commitment to European defense under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation umbrella, though it could also impact Pe...

Trump suggests governors call in National Guard to 'dominate the streets'

She said they were in stable condition Friday morning and would spend 24 hours in the hospital "for observation". The Pentagon has told Washington D.C.'s ...