‘Breakthrough’ steroid treatment for coronavirus praised by WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday hailed a "breakthrough" steroid treatment for the coronavirus, boosting hopes that pandemic deaths can be reduced, but a...
The next stage: UK theatres adapt to social distancing during coronavirus
London's West End has traditionally drawn people from all over the world to see its shows but theatres have been forced to reinvent themselves...
Foreign investment obliterated by pandemic: UN
Global foreign direct investment flows are likely to plunge by 40 percent this year due to the coronavirus crisis, the UN said Tuesday, with...
EU and US talks against China: EU diplomatic chief
The EU's chief diplomat on Monday called for Europe and the United States to launch talks aimed at forging a common transatlantic front against...
Google vows to explore why Churchill’s photo briefly disappeared
Google has claimed there is a perfectly benign reason for Winston Churchill’s photograph disappearing from its search engine – but many are unconvinced, as...
EU-US rifts widen on key issues as Pompeo talks to EU leaders
EU foreign ministers will hold video talks with their US counterpart Mike Pompeo on Monday as transatlantic rifts widen over Israel, international organisations and...
Macron rejects statue destruction in France
President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that France would not seek to erase elements of its history or take down statues of controversial public...
Boris Johnson defends statues as anti-racism protests swirl out of control
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said a wave of anti-racism protests across Britain had been "hijacked by extremists", as fears mounted about clashes...
British Muslim MP asks Muslims to make this fight against racism into a watershed moment
The murder of George Floyd was truly shocking. Watching footage of his arrest and death has left many feeling hurt, scared, and angry -...
Hong Kongers rush for British passports as China flexes muscles
Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he'd...
New Zealand removes statue of controversial coloniser
The New Zealand city of Hamilton on Friday tore down a statue of the colonial military commander after whom it was named, joining a...
Norway mosque shooter given maximum sentence
A Norwegian court on Thursday sentenced a right-wing extremist to a minimum of 21 years in prison for a 2019 mosque attack near Oslo...