Man accused of anti-Muslim attack in Canada appears in court
Nathaniel Veltman faces multiple murder charges after driving his pick-up truck into a Muslim family.
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CDC advisers to review heart inflammation link to mRNA COVID jabs
US CDC has identified 216 cases of heart inflammation after the first dose of an mRNA shot, and 573 after a second jab.
Meat company JBS paid $11M to hackers in ransomware attack
JBS CEO said the decision to pay the ransom was difficult but necessary to prevent potential risk to customers.
Man who slapped French President Macron jailed for four months
Damien Tarel attacked Macron when the French leader was shaking hands with members of the public.
‘People of the Water’ try to survive loss of lake in Bolivia
Lake Poopo dried up in 2015 - it used to sustain the livelihoods and culture of the Indigenous community around it.
Amnesty says China has created ‘dystopian hellscape’ in Xinjiang
Rights group alleges 'crimes against humanity' being perpetrated against Uighurs, other Muslim minorities.
Macron: Barkhane mission ending, French presence to stay in Sahel
French president says 5,100-strong Operation Barkhane to replaced by new mission supported by other partners.
Paytm, Infosys offer India help in COVID vaccine bookings: Report
About 15 state agencies and private firms, including healthcare giants Apollo and Max, seek approval, says Reuters.
India worried as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border
Thousands flee the military crackdown in Myanmar to India's northeast, where officials now fear instability.
Europe by ‘no means out of danger’ in fight against pandemic: WHO
Health agency issues caution as just 17 percent of Europeans are fully vaccinated while the Delta variant spreads.
UEFA tells Ukraine to remove ‘political’ slogan from Euros kit
Governing body says 'Glory to our Heroes' is 'clearly political in nature' after a complaint from Russia.
Argentine president apologises for ‘jungle’ comment
Alberto Fernandez has said, unlike Mexicans and Brazilians, Argentines are from Europe, sparking accusations of racism.
ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur war crime suspects
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda urges Sudanese officials to transfer war crimes suspects, including ex-president, to the ICC.
China passes law to counter foreign sanctions
Experts say new law is China's latest and most wide-ranging legal tool to respond to foreign sanctions.
Amnesty raises alarm as Israel shuts Palestinian health provider
Union of Health Workers Committee closure will have 'catastrophic consequences' on Palestinian healthcare, group says.
Twelve killed in Myanmar military plane crash
Plane loses communication in bad weather, killing 12 people, including one of Myanmar military's most venerated monks.
Two years after Windrush scandal, many await compensation
Victims say gov't compensation scheme is inefficient and illogical, as calls grow for an NGO to manage the process.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian officers in ‘undercover mission’
At least three Palestinians killed, including two intelligence officers, in a predawn Israeli raid in Jenin, West Bank.
Rockets hit near US troops, contractors in Iraq
There were no casualties or a claim of responsibility for the attacks near Baghdad airport and Balad airbase.
India: Several dead in Mumbai as building collapses in heavy rain
Three-storey residential building in a Mumbai slum collapses on top of another building following heavy monsoon rains.