The world’s largest iceberg has virtually melted away, according to satellite data. The 5,800sq km (2,239sq miles) ice block known as A68a broke off...
Honduras has become one of the world’s most dangerous places for environmental land rights activists after a series of murders in the Central American...
The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in...
Raul Castro, Fidel’s brother, is resigning his leadership of Cuba’s Communist party. The 89-year-old made the announcement at the opening of the eighth congress...
Billionaire Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been imprisoned over his role in pro-democracy protests. Mr Lai, founder of opposition newspaper Apple Daily,...
Uighur people from Xinjiang working in other parts of China are subject to “political” checks and work under strict “half-military” style management, according to...
The Tokyo Olympics mascots were unveiled today to celebrate the 100 days-to-go milestone amid mounting public opposition to the Games taking place this summer....
Iran has blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on one of its underground nuclear facilities. Iranian officials warned that they would take revenge over...
There remains a “shocking imbalance” in the global distribution of coronavirus vaccines, the head of the World Health Organisation has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
Europe’s drugs regulator is reviewing possible links between blood clots and Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. It comes after four serious cases of rare...