Rights groups: Charge police who ‘murdered’ Ronald Greene
New video shows Louisiana state troopers stunned, beat and choked Greene, a Black man, after a car chase in 2019.
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US official condemns violence in Tigray, warns of new sanctions
US legislators call for action amid reports of gang rapes, ethnic cleansing and war crimes by Ethiopian, Eritrean forces
Facebook U-turns on removing posts claiming COVID is manmade
Facebook said it was reversing its policy due to 'ongoing investigations into the origins of COVID-19'.
US emphasis on PA in Gaza reconstruction risks ‘backfire’
A State Dept official has previously said a goal of the aid structure was 'reintroducing and reintegrating' PA in Gaza.
‘No indication’ Belarus agents were on diverted flight: Greek PM
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis says there is no evidence plane forced to land in Minsk had security services on board.
From housing to layoffs, the US economy is in full rebound mode
US weekly jobless claims hit a new pandemic low, while demand for single-family homes continues to outpace demand.
Azerbaijan captures six Armenian soldiers as border tensions rise
Azerbaijan accuses the Armenian soldiers of trying to cross into its territory in the Kelbajar border region.
Question to US Muslim politician prompts Islamophobia accusations
Sam Rasoul, a Muslim American, was asked if he would represent his constituents 'regardless of faith and beliefs'.
Biden to seek record $6 trillion for 2022 federal budget: NYT
Biden’s budget proposal will bring the federal fiscal footprint to levels unseen since WWII, The New York Times reports.
UN appeals for $95m for urgent Palestinian aid
United Nations says appeal mostly to address 'very immediate needs' in Gaza such as food, health and medical supplies.
France’s Macron heads to Rwanda to reset relations
President's visit to Kigali aimed at moving on from decades of diplomatic friction over French role in 1994 genocide.
In Pictures: The world’s most neglected crises
The Norwegian Refugee Council unveiled its annual index of the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world.
‘Corona Devi’: Indian priests pray for mercy from COVID ‘goddess’
Two 'Corona Devi' idols set up in southern city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu as country battles a new infection surge.
‘Black Day’: Indian farmers mark six months of farm law protests
Thousands of farmers continue to camp at highways leading to New Delhi as deadlock with Modi's government continues.
China says ‘politicising’ COVID origins impedes investigation
Chinese embassy in US decries fixation on 'political manipulation' after Biden orders intelligence review of origins.
Millions in Australia plunged into snap COVID-19 lockdown
Nearly 7 million people in state of Victoria will have to stay at home for a week in bid to tackle new cluster of cases.
Indian Muslim jailed for trying to visit Dalit rape victim family
Student activist accused of ‘conspiracy to cause caste-based violence' but family and lawyer say he is a 'scapegoat'.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar author Eric Carle dies, aged 91
Carle described the children's classic, which sold more than 50 million copies around the world, as a 'book of hope'.
Australian spy novelist Yang Hengjun faces China espionage trial
The 56-year-old was detained in early 2019 in Guangzhou and is one of a number of foreigners facing charges of espionage
Biden urges ceasefire, end to ‘large-scale abuses’ in Tigray
US president calls for humanitarian access to Ethiopia's war-torn region, withdrawal of Eritrean and Amhara forces.