Inside Wuhan as virus deaths shoot over 420
One expat living in Wuhan gives a tour of the city on lockdown, as Chinese authorities say the number of deaths shot up by over...
Russia sends Lavrov to Venezuela to ‘counteract’ U.S. sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Venezuela on Friday in a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro, a socialist who Washington wants out...
Rushing downstairs at end of school, 14 Kenyan children killed in stampede
Fourteen children were killed in a stampede as they rushed down a staircase at the end of classes at a primary school in western Kenya...
South African court issues arrest warrant for ex-president Zuma in graft trial
A South African court issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical treatment,...
Uganda ‘studying’ opening embassy in Jerusalem, Museveni tells Netanyahu
Uganda is “studying” the possibility of opening an embassy in Jerusalem, President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday, during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
EU to overhaul process for admitting new members in bid to lift French veto
The European Commission will propose changes to the system for letting new countries into the EU to give existing members more say, in a bid...
Europe to avoid taking Iran nuclear dispute to U.N., EU’s top diplomat says
The European Union will extend indefinitely the time limit to resolve disputes in the Iran 2015 nuclear accord to avoid having to go to the...
Singapore virus tally hits 24 with first local transmission cases
Singapore has reported six more cases of a newly identified coronavirus, including four domestic transmissions, taking its tally of infections to 24, the health ministry...
Electric future: Britain to ban new petrol and hybrid cars from 2035
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air...
Uganda ‘studying’ opening embassy in Jerusalem
Uganda is considering opening an embassy in Jerusalem, President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday, during a visit from long-standing ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....