The White House has defended its role in helping to broker a deal that will shroud art deals by President Joe Biden’s son in secrecy. Paintings by Hunter Biden are expected to fetch up to $500,000 (£360,000) apiece at auction this autumn. The presi...
Lebanon’s two main power plants were switched off on Friday, plunging much of the country into a near-total blackout. The shutdown – caused by the two plants running out of fuel – worsens a crisis that has seen people receive just two hours of elect...
Heart inflammation is a “very rare” side-effect of the Covid vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, according to regulators in Europe. The European Medicines Agency said the side-effects were more common in younger men. The medicines safety body sai...
Cases of violation of the rights of media representatives in Georgia have reached a critical level. Dozens of cases against the media are still uninvestigated. The authorities fail to ensure the safety of journalists, while the statements by the offi...
US sportswear giant Nike says it stopped working with Brazilian footballer Neymar because he "refused to co-operate in a good faith investigation" into an allegation of sexual assault against an employee. The alleged incident happened in 2016 and wa...
Twitter has listed a new subscription service on app stores, in an indication that the social media giant is preparing to trial the offering soon. "Twitter Blue" is listed as an in-app purchase, priced at £2.49 in the UK and $2.99 in the US. Twitte...
Black Lives Matter's co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her. Patrisse Cullors said she will leave the foundation that she has led for nearly six years on Friday. ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in an unauthorised assembly in 2019. Lai, 73, is currently already serving time for participating in other demonstrations that year. He wi...
Three men who assisted the perpetrators of jihadist terrorist attacks in and around Barcelona that killed 16 people in 2017 have been jailed in Spain. Two of the group were handed sentences of 53 and 46 years, while a third man was given an eight-ye...
An employee fatally shot nine people at a California train yard before turning the gun on himself as police closed in. The shooting took place at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) site in San Jose. The victims, named early on Th...
