‘Long time coming’: Charlottesville removes Robert E. Lee statue
Statue of confederate general taken down nearly four years after a deadly white supremacist rally in the city.
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Russia sets new record daily COVID death toll
Russia is battling a severe third wave of COVID-19, driven by the highly infectious Delta variant.
G20 backs landmark global tax reform
Finance chiefs of world's 20 large economies endorse plan to stop multinationals shifting profits to low-tax havens.
Von der Leyen says EU has reached COVID vaccine target
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen urges members to increase vaccinations as the Delta coronavirus variant spreads.
After battlefield reversals, what next for Ethiopia’s Tigray war?
Questions loom over the next phase of a brutal conflict that has left civilians at risk of famine.
Bangladesh factory owner charged with murder after 52 die in fire
Seven others also detained over massive fire that broke out at food processing site where children also worked.
Mogadishu police chief survives al-Shabab attack, several killed
Suicide car bombing targeted a convoy carrying the Somali capital's police commissioner, officials say.
Tajikistan earthquake kills 5, damages dozens of homes
The magnitude 5.9 quake struck 27km (17 miles) east of Rasht district, authorities say.
Venezuelan police move in on gang-run Caracas neighbourhoods
After two days of heavy shootings in eastern Caracas, law enforcement agents enter the 'Cota 905' area.
In Spain’s strawberry fields, migrant women face sexual abuse
Farm bosses routinely harass and exploit the workers who pick fruit for European supermarkets, investigation reveals.
Son of Chile Indigenous leader killed in restive province
Rights group says shooting of Ernesto Llaitul, son of a Mapuche leader, would exacerbate region's complex situation.
Rwanda deploys 1,000 soldiers to Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado
Gov't says deployment at request of Mozambican authorities aimed at restoring state control in conflict-hit province.
Myanmar coup leader says Russia to supply two million COVID shots
Myanmar reported 4,320 cases on Friday, a record for a second successive day, and 63 deaths amid anti-coup protests.
Haiti asks UN, US to send troops after president’s assassination
Letter from prime minister's office pleads for help 'to restablish security and public order in the whole territory'.
QAnon moves into the shadows but movement remains active
Social media platforms have removed thousands of accounts associated with QAnon, so users are changing their tactics.
Death toll in Florida condo collapse now 78 amid search for cause
Fourteen more bodies were recovered as searchers used heavy equipment to move mounds of shattered concrete and steel.
Imams in Canada express solidarity with Indigenous people
Muslim leaders across Canada offer condolences for Indigenous after discovery of graves at residential schools.
Lebanon MPs stall lifting immunity in port blast probe
Caretaker Interior Minister Mohamed Fahmy rejects request to question head of General Security agency Abbas Ibrahim.
Malta bans all visitors who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID
Only those in possession of a British or European vaccination certificate will be allowed in from July 14.
Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians; hundreds wounded
The Palestine Red Crescent reported 379 protesters were wounded - 31 of them by live ammunition.