Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei have decided not to take part in Hajj this year in Saudi Arabia as the world grapples with coronavirus pandemic. Bangladesh Hajj Mission Councillor... Read more
International law requires authorities to do prompt, effective, transparent investigations into unlawful deaths, says UN Handan Kazanci: The UN is urging an investigation after the discovery... Read more
There was no comment from Saudi-led coalition on Houthi statements Aziz al-Ahmadi and Ali Abo Rezeg:Houthi rebels say they are ready to engage in a “public dialogue” with the Sau... Read more
Starting in May, Russia has reported 8,000+ coronavirus cases daily with periodic spikes With Saturday’s new figures, the daily growth in coronavirus cases in Russia continues to hover... Read more
Several Zoom meetings involving Chinese users were “disrupted,” the video messaging app acknowledged Thursday, after activists in the United States and Hong Kong revealed discuss... Read more
This year’s UN General Assembly will be held virtually for the first time in history because of the coronavirus pandemic, its president announced Wednesday. The meeting is still scheduled fo... Read more
A statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston has been beheaded, police said Wednesday, as calls to remove sculptures commemorating colonizers and slavers sweep America on the back of anti-raci... Read more
Germany and its European partners have “serious concerns” over Israel’s plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in Jerusalem... Read more
The EU’s chief diplomat said Wednesday he had assured China’s foreign minister the bloc does not want a “cold war”, as it accused Beijing of waging a coronavirus disi... Read more
The COVID-19 death toll rose to 7,745 and the number of cases climbed to 2,76,583 in the country after it registered 279 fatalities and 9,985 new infections within a period of 24 hours till... Read more
At least 59 people have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in north-eastern Nigeria. Gunmen entered a remote village in the Gubio district of Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, killin... Read more
The global death toll from the highly contagious Covid-19 stood at 411,144 while the number of confirmed cases reached 7,237,093 on Wednesday morning, according to the Centre for System Scie... Read more
The number of suspected and confirmed deaths from coronavirus in Britain has risen to almost 50,000, analysis of official data showed Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics figures tall... Read more
The British government on Monday denounced the toppling of a slave trader’s statue during anti-racism protests, urging campaigners to use democratic means for change rather than breaki... Read more
Joe Biden said Friday he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in November’s US presidential election. “Folks, tonight we secured the 1,9... Read more
Surpasses Italy with an infection tally of 2,36,657 BSS/PTI: India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic with the country registering a record single-... Read more
The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half million fake and substandard N95 respirator to US buyers in April as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country. In a... Read more
The World Health Organization Friday changed its advice on face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying they should be worn in places where the virus is widespread and physical distancin... Read more
Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity, warnings and advice to demonstrators across Americ... Read more
Trade negotiators from Britain and the EU embarked on a fourth round of post-Brexit negotiations Tuesday but no-one in London or Brussels expects a breakthrough this week. Instead, once the... Read more
