Indonesia reported 54,517 new cases of Covid-19, authorities said Wednesday, a single-day national record and dire warning sign for the world’s fourth-most populous country. The island nation — home to about 270 million people – is now reporting more...
President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are set to meet in Washington on Thursday in what is likely the European leader’s final appearance at the White House before she steps down from her long-held position this fall, as reported by ...
Parts of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, raising fears of the potentially devastating impact on its fragile ecosystems and a further worsening of the climate crisis, according to a new study. The research...
The President of the European Council Charles Michel will pay another official visit to Georgia. As Irakli Kobakhidze, the chairman of the Georgian Dream party, said on Rustavi 2 TV, the visit is expected to take place on July 19. According to him...
The Biden administration is examining the possibility of setting up an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to the so-called “red phone” established between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, which allowed for direct co...
The FBI disregarded allegations about a prolific USA Gymnastics child abuser and later made serious errors in the investigation, a watchdog has found. The long-awaited report gave a scathing assessment of the FBI’s investigation into former team doc...
A Korean palm oil giant has been rejected from the world’s leading green certification body in the wake of a BBC investigation. As reported by BBC, the had earlier found evidence that the Korindo group had been buying up swathes of Asia’s largest r...
The United States is set to begin evacuations of Afghan interpreters who assisted US-led forces during the conflict and are deemed to be at risk. Operation Allies Refuge is set to start during the last week of July, the White House said. It comes ...
Cuba has temporarily lifted import duties on food, medicine and other essentials following recent unrest. As of next Monday, there will be no limit on such goods brought in by travellers until the end of the year. Thousands took to the streets on S...
A Los Angeles judge has said US pop star Britney Spears can choose her own lawyer in the fight to end her controversial conservatorship. The ruling came on Wednesday as Spears addressed court for the second time in less than a month. Spears demande...
