Moves seen as a tightening of China's grip on the territory amid calls in the US for more sanctions over Apple Daily.

Nicolle Wallace, a Bush-era White House staffer-turned MSNBC pundit, was mocked after a “groveling” interview with Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki, in which she heaped praise on the official and even offer...

Dalit and Muslim aspirants seek help from strangers to pursue courses at some of the world's most prestigious schools.

Government says existing laws do not protect a person's gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability.

Some parents back move to rein in industry, but experts are sceptical new rules will address educational inequality.

In a decision hailed by the ACLU and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an US appeals court has sided with black activists and ruled that Baltimore’s AIR spying program violated the Fourth Amendment ban on unreas...

Timing of US sanctions relief, Iran's centrifuges are sticking points as election of Ebrahim Raisi puts talks on hold.

Shane Jason Woods becomes 500th arrestee, first to be charged with assault of member of the media, law enforcement says.

The ambitious target is part of a plan to build a base on the Red Planet, in an intensifying space rivalry with the US.

One America News (OAN) host Pearson Sharp triggered plenty of Donald Trump critics when he argued on the network that thousands were behind a “coup” against the former president and should be possibly executed....

The much-touted bipartisan infrastructure compromise won’t become law unless Congress also enacts the $6 trillion Democrat proposal for social programs, US President Joe Biden has revealed....

Biden to offer assurances of support as advances by the Taliban spark alarm amid rapid US withdrawal.

Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer and suspect in a massacre, launches revolution against establishment amid unrest.

Facebook subsidiary Instagram has announced a test expansion of its “suggested posts” feature, which debuted last year showing users “additional content” after they’d already looked at what their friends had sha...

Two sections of a high-rise condo in Florida have collapsed one after the other, killing at least one person and leaving 99 residents missing, local police said. The building is located in Surfside, just north o...

More than 150 people have been reported injured and several villages have suffered severe damage as an F3 or F4 category tornado touched down in the countryside in Moravia, along the Czech-Slovak border....

Banco de Mexico raised its key rate by a quarter point to 4.25 percent in response to a jump in inflation.

About 18,000 Afghans who have worked for the US have applied for special visas.

Indian PM calls for measures to speed up elections for disputed region under direct rule since 2019.

A pair of Russian pranksters, who have become notorious for catching out public figures by pretending to be anyone from Greta Thunberg to Vladimir Putin, have struck again, successfully tricking two unwitting UK...

US President Joe Biden has blasted press freedom in Hong Kong over the closure of Apple Daily, and called for the release of the “journalists and media executives” who have been detained....

Russia has released a video showing a coast guard vessel warning the HMS Defender that it was violating its state border and firing warning shots at the British warship, challenging London’s assertions about Wed...

Amid a hyper-polarised climate in Washington, both parties are able to come to a rare agreement.

Roughly 3.2 million people in the US said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to government data.

A component of tarantula venom has been identified as a promising treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic disorder that currently has no cure. The chemical has been successfully tested on mice....

A New York court has suspended former mayor and once top prosecutor in NYC Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over “false and misleading statements” about Donald Trump and the 2020 presidential election....

The EU has announced the imposition of new economic sanctions against Belarus, in response to what it calls “serious human rights violations” and “the violent repression of civil society, democratic opposition,...

Restrictions reimposed due to surge driven by the delta variant, which accounts for majority of new infections.

US Republicans blocked a bill to create a bipartisan commission; the top House Democrat moves forward without them.

Tehran calls US move to take down more than 30 state media-linked websites a 'breach of free speech'.

The New York court's decision prevents Rudy Giuliani from representing clients as a lawyer.

A digital currency for Palestine would strike at least a symbolic blow for monetary independence from Israel.

Poland’s government has announced that its military will end its two-decade mission in Afghanistan at the end of June, joining NATO allies in withdrawing from the region ahead of the US departure set to happen b...

Massachusetts’ Brandeis University has earned blowback for recommending phasing out numerous words and phrases it claims are offensive, including ‘picnic’, ‘policeman’, and ‘rule of thumb’....

Winston Marshall, the lead guitarist and banjo player for the band Mumford & Sons, announced his departure from the group on Thursday after his praise for conservative journalist Andy Ngo’s Antifa book sparked b...

Friends of the Earth Netherlands called on Shell not to appeal against the ruling requiring it to reduce emissions.

Lack of clear demarcation in al-Fashaga has led to fighting between the two sides in recent months.

Study published by UNDP finds death toll caused by 12 years of violence is 10 times higher than previous estimates.

Indian mogul and fossil-fuel billionaire unveiled a plan to invest $10.1bn over three years in green energy.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accepts resignation of Abdelaziz Djerad and appoints him as caretaker prime minister.

Hit by allegations of racism, Buckingham Palace has now been accused of conducting a face-saving exercise after disclosing diversity figures relating to the royal household’s workforce and admitting that it need...

The Portuguese government has said that rising numbers of Covid-19 cases and increasing hospitalizations means the country must postpone plans to remove restrictions and social distancing rules....

NATO is refusing to have any communication with Russia through military representatives, despite the numerous issues that are important for stability between Moscow and the transatlantic organization, like strat...

Observers say US seizure of 36 websites may just lead Iran to further tighten its internet restrictions.

New law banning LGBTQ content in schools 'not against homosexuality', populist leader says at EU summit.

Bloc announces new and wide-ranging package of punitive measures in response to the 'serious human rights violations'.

From sentencing guidelines to the likelihood of appeals, here is what you need to know going into Friday’s sentencing.

Iran’s supreme leader will receive the domestically-developed COVIran Barakat coronavirus vaccine in the near future, the country’s top doctor has said. Alireza Marandi, the head of I...