The thud of drums and chanting filled streets across Brazil. A day of protest on the day official figures recorded over 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. The...
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The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil has now surpassed half a million, the country’s health ministry has confirmed. The number has risen to 500,800...
Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi has taken a big lead in Iran’s presidential election and his rivals have conceded defeat, according to state TV. Mr Raisi...
Brazil is likely to pass the awful mark of 500,000 COVID-related deaths in the next two days. Only the United States has a higher number of dead across the...
Italy is introducing a mandatory five-day quarantine for visitors from Britain from Monday amid growing concerns over the Delta coronavirus variant. They will...
Police say a Greek man has confessed to killing his British wife – just weeks after he claimed she died during a brutal invasion of the couple’s...
The most senior editor and four other bosses at a pro-democracy newspaper have been arrested under Hong Kong’s new national security law. The editor-in...
Homeowners affected by Ireland’s latest defective homes scandal have vowed to continue battling for full redress from the government. At least 5,000...
Israel has launched airstrikes in Gaza less than a month after a ceasefire agreement was reached. The move, also the first strikes under the new Israeli...
The American and Russian presidents will meet today in Geneva for a summit at a moment of deeply strained relations between the two countries. Joe Biden and...
China has warned Britain, the United States and the rest of the NATO alliance that it will not “sit by and do nothing” if challenges approach. A...
Novavax has said its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in protecting against “moderate and severe disease” following its phase three trial results...
Boris Johnson has said NATO does not want to “descend into a new Cold War” with China. Speaking ahead of the summit in Brussels, the prime minister...
Christian Eriksen has “sent his greetings to his teammates” from hospital, where he remains under examination following his collapse during...
The US, Britain and the rest of the NATO alliance are expected to sharpen their language on the challenge posed by China, keep up pressure on Russia and for...
Saudi Arabia is limiting the number of Muslims who can take part in the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina – called the Hajj – for a second...