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Kosovo president withdraws from White House trip after war crimes indictment

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been accused of war crimes by a special global prosecutor in The Hague. The Kosovar president was scheduled to meet with Ser...

Dog Meat Festival in China Opens Despite COVID-19, Public Health Risks

However, this year, the number of visitors has gone down and activists are hopeful its days are numbered. According to the World Health Organisation, the dog ...

Louisville police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired

Schroeder said the gunshots were fired through a patio door and window covered with material obscuring Hankison's line of sight, preventing him from knowing...

Trump on Claim He Tried to Slow Coronavirus Testing: "I Don't Kid"

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro told CNN on Sunday the president's comments were "tongue in cheek". Trump's admission flies in the face of what the ...

Fauci: Institutional Racism Contributed to Black Americans Being Disproportionally Hurt by Coronavirus

Fauci and other witnesses said they had not received such a directive. "And it's about showing respect and care for one another", Inslee, a two-term governor wh...

India orders Pakistan to reduce embassy staff by half

By curtailing the staff strength, at least some of the operatives will have to return to Pakistan . Pakistan's Foreign Ministry later dismissed India's "base...

Beijing reports 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Meanwhile, Health authorities in South Korea said it's more anxious about the imported cases after 16 infections on a Russian-flagged cargo ship docked at the s...

Trump prolongs freeze on United States work visas to end of the year

Hundreds of teenagers on TikTok and K-pop fans said they reserved tickets for the rally with no plans to show up - which likely contributed to the Trump camp...

Coronavirus lockdown changes: Pubs and restaurants to reopen

Both nations will review whether or not it's possible to reopen pubs and restaurants in July whereas Northern Ireland is set to open pubs and restaurants fr...

Iran says it's ready for talks if United States apologises over nuclear pact

Nothing is preventing Tehran from engaging in talks with Washington, provided that it comes up with apologies - and reimbursement - for losses in the 2015 nucle...

World Health Organization chief: Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating

It took over three months for the world to see 1 million virus infections, at the last 1 million cases have come in just eight days, Tedros said during a videoc...

Karachi plane crash pilots ‘distracted’ by coronavirus chat

The aircrew were over confident and were engrossed in conversation about how their families had been affected by the spread of Covid-19, the aviation minister t...

Mail-in vote deluge tests elections in Kentucky, New York

While there has been an expected increase in absentee ballot voting, having in-person polls in operation still does give voters a reliable option to cast their ...

China slams European Union criticism over Hong Kong law

President Xi Jinping is expected to join later. He said China stands ready to strengthen strategic cooperation with the European Union in upholding multilat...

Coronavirus: US health leaders rubbish Trump's claims pandemic is under control

Trump is looking to regain campaign momentum after a poor turnout for a weekend rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The US has passed the grim benchmark of 120,000 dea...

Durian Smell Sent 6 German Workers To The Hospital & Evacuated A Whole Building

Employees were rushed out and evacuated from the building before the authorities opened up the parcel to check the contents. Upon inspecting the package, they...

Homeless Man Set on Fire with Illegal Fireworks in Manhattan

The firework explodes as it hits him. The NYPD says the 66-year-old man suffered minor burns to his back in the attack at about 4 a.m. on June 22. There wer...

Sexual harassment allegations means Heydon isn't suitable to an AC: Shorten

He added the High Court was dealing with the matter but did not echo Bill Shorten's call for Justice Heydon's Companion of the Order of Australia to be stripped...

India to create green corridor for resumption of worldwide flights

Air India is now the only foreign air carrier of India that holds the Department authority to conduct operations to/from the USA with its own aircraft and crew....

Muhammad Ali's son makes head-turning statement on BLM

Annabelle Daiches, North Western Reform Synagogue deputy, said she was "shocked and horrified" by Floyd's death but also cautioned against supporting the Black ...

McConnell Pushes Vote on GOP Police Reform Bill

CNN reported that " Democrats are on track to block a GOP-led police reform bill " introduced by Sen. "I would repeat this important warning: if we pass ...

New York City begins 2nd phase of reopening

De Blasio also announced that the city's playgrounds will reopen under Phase 2 with restrictions. The pandemic has killed almost 120,000 Americans and is flarin...

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong Calls for Elections Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

This development comes a day after Parliament was dissolved and the Writ of Election was issued. In a live broadcast, Mr Lee said he made a decision to call f...

Top US health official Fauci warns of 'disturbing' new US surge

The government's top infectious disease expert will testify before a House committee - along with the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, t...

Astronauts are spending Father's Day in space watching the solar eclipse

According to the Nehru Planetarium, the eclipse will first be seen in Bhuj, Gujarat at 9:58 am IST, and last at 2:29 PM IST from Dibrugarh, Assam. Pakistan ...

Bill Cosby granted appeal by Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Bill Cosby won a major legal victory on Tuesday (June 23), after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court court decided the disgraced television icon can appeal is 20...

Pubs, weddings and the two-metre rule: PM sets out lockdown changes

England is on track on its path out of lockdown, with Boris Johnson today confirming that hospitality and cultural venues will be allowed to reopen as planne...

EU Countries May Bar US Travelers Because of Coronavirus Failures

The guidelines presented by the commission point to three criteria that a country would have to satisfy to gain access to the region: The number and rate of dai...

New Yorkers angry over constant fireworks protest outside de Blasio's home

The firework exploded when it hit the 66-year-old man, who was hospitalized with minor burns. He is expected to recover. Anyone with information is asked to c...

Boris Johnson to announce new lockdown plans

The Prime Minister warned that the government would put any areas with a resurgence of coronavirus breakouts back into lockdown, and even the whole nation if ne...