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Gough Whitlam dismissal: Australian court grants access to Queen's letters

Ms Hocking, who said she hopes to read the letters at the National Archives of Australia in Canberra when the country eases its Covid-19 lockdown, said the clai...

Girl beheaded in her sleep by father

On Twitter , Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar said a bill on the protection of young people was in the "final phase" of validatio...

Minneapolis & St. Paul impose weekend CURFEW after riots over George Floyd's death

Trump also slammed the protesters Thursday, tweeting: "These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen'". MAYOR FREY: ...

COVID-19 cluster on live export ship in Australia doubles to 12

Another two crew were being taken from the ship and put in quarantine as they had "significant contact" with their infected colleagues. WA Police Commissioner...

United States government weighs in against trans girls competing on girls' teams

In a 45-page letter, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) threatened to cut off federal funding to CT if the state continues to allow transgender high school ...

Trump Says He’ll Terminate US Relationship With WHO

Following the implementation of the new law in China, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo told Congress: "Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China". Until ...

Russian Federation records 30% rise in daily COVID-19 deaths

They had confirmed coronavirus as the cause of death in 169 cases where tests had initially been negative. The 925 additional Covid-19 deaths would place Mosc...

Young Minneapolis mayor in spotlight after police killing, protests

Four Minneapolis officers involved were fired the next day as local and federal authorities launched an investigation into the case. But by this week's end, w...

Read the transcripts of Michael Flynn’s calls with Russian diplomat

And, and then, we know that we're not going to escalate this thing, where we, where because if we put out- if we send out 30 guys and you send out 60, you know,...

Greece to open to tourists from 29 countries in June

Presented by INSETE during a recent webinar organized jointly with Deloitte Greece, the research examines 25 source markets which accounted in 2019 for more ...

State Reps Say Fellow Lawmaker Hid COVID Diagnosis

Sims states in the video that for at least a week, the Republican Leadership had known of this positive test, and that at least one member was self quarantining...

India braces for worst locust invasion in decades

The ministry said it has received permission from civil aviation ministry for use of drones for locust control. But at present, the wind direction over Delhi ...

USA coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 mark

Washington state, which saw the first major outbreak in the US, has had just 1,100 deaths. Over 100,000 Americans have died due to the Covid-19 pandemic and ...

Priest sacrifices man inside a temple to end coronavirus in Odisha

A report in India Today stated that in his defense, the priest told the police that he did so after dreaming about similar "orders from god" according to whic...

Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer warrants pre-1997 treatment

While Pompeo made no recommendations in his statement , Trump has a long list of possible responses, including visa and economic sanctions, David Stilwell, the...

UK’s Johnson eases lockdown as furore over aide rumbles on

The President apologised and paid the fine which was "cathartic", said Maajid, "so maybe Mr Cummings needs to come out and say sorry for the Barnard Castle trip...

Shoalhaven Zoo lion attack leaves woman seriously injured

The 35-year-old zookeeper was airlifted to hospital after the morning attack at Shoalhaven Zoo, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Sydney. Three ambula...

Stronger storms possible tomorrow, cold front Friday

Highs will be in the 60s due to the clouds and rain. We will see mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and storms, especially in the afternoon. A few storm...

SIU investigating After Woman Falls To Her Death In Toronto

Regis' family's lawyer, Knia Singh, reported during a news conference the following day that police followed Regis into the bathroom and refused her brother ent...

Libya's Tripoli government says 26 Bangladeshi migrants killed in revenge attack

Abela signed a memorandum of understanding on the issue with GNA leader Fayez al-Sarraj during his short trip, the Tripoli-based authority said in a statement w...

Cyprus has pledged to bear the costs of the virus-infected tourists

Medicine, accommodation and food for patients and their families would be paid for by the government under the new plans. "A COVID-19 hospital with 100 beds w...

U.S. and Singapore navies exercise together in the South China Sea

According to the Chinese, USS Mustin was monitored, identified, warned and expelled. This provocative move, a naked hegemonic navigational action, seriously...

PM: Groups of six can meet outdoors in England from 1 June

The UK's four nations have adopted massively different paths out of lockdown, with Scotland and Wales erring on the cautious side. - Can I visit family a...

Denmark, Norway create virus travel bubble

In comments reported by Swedish TV on Friday, she said Sweden had hoped for a common Nordic solution but it was impossible. "But there are regions in Sweden wit...

Large cruise ships barred from Canadian waters until end of October: Garneau

Beginning July 1, passenger vessels will be allowed to operate in inland rivers and lakes in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon, but vessels with the ...

Seven people shot in Louisville during protests over death of Breonna Taylor

Police officers gathered Thursday in downtown Louisville, Ky., as protesters demonstrated against the killing of Breonna Taylor , a black woman fatally shot b...

Record one-day rise in Russia COVID deaths

The number of people who have recovered in the past 24 hours stood at 8,264. The survey, conducted by the Directorate for Expert Analysis at Moscow's Higher S...

Australian court orders release of Queen's letters over PM sacking

Letters sent by the Queen to her representative in Australia before the country's dismissed its prime minister will be made public after a court ruling. That ...

Amy Cooper should be probed for filing false claim

Only she can tell us if that defines her entire life by what she does going forward and what she's done in the past", Cooper told " The View " Thursday. "But sh...

Fauci: Political conventions may be held if coronavirus cases are 'very low'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters Tuesday that "Florida would love" to host the convention and vowed that it could be done "in accordance with whateve...