Pence does not see ‘eye to eye’ with Trump on US Capitol riot
A 'dark day' in US history, but the former vice president is still 'proud' of his accomplishments with Trump.
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Nigerian gov’t says it ‘indefinitely’ suspends Twitter
Announcement comes two days after social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari's account.
Mali’s M5 opposition rallies in support of military gov’t
Army expected to name an M5 movement figure as prime minister after the transitional government was deposed last month.
Tiananmen vigil stifled but HK activists say history ‘not erased’
Hong Kong police out in force to stop demonstrators marking 32nd anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
EU, UK open first antitrust probe into Facebook in Europe
The European Commission will investigate whether Facebook misuses data from advertisers to compete against them.
Putin says US wants to ‘hold back’ Russia as Biden meeting looms
Russian president says he wants to improve strained ties with the US but sets a tough tone ahead of Geneva summit.
Facebook suspends Donald Trump until January 2023
Trump's actions on Facebook during the US Capitol riot were a 'severe violation of our rules', the company says.
Azerbaijani journalists, official killed in landmine explosion
Three killed and four wounded after anti-tank mine explodes in the Kalbajar region.
Support for Israel shifts among young US evangelical Christians
Israel’s treatment of Palestinians - increasingly seen as unfair - turns younger churchgoers away from Christian Zionism
US adds 559,000 jobs in May, unemployment falls to 5.8 percent
US hiring picked up in May, but the number of jobs created was still on the lower end of expectations.
Tennis: Russia’s Sizikova arrested over match-fixing allegations
Yana Sizikova suspected of deliberately losing a game at last year's Roland-Garros tournament.
As economic crisis wears on, Lebanese can’t even afford manoucheh
Even in the heart of Beirut’s most vibrant districts, it’s an uphill battle for smaller manoucheh furns to stay open.
Lebanon urges UN to find alternative funding for Hariri tribunal
The tribunal tasked with prosecuting those behind the 2005 killing of ex-Lebanese PM may close over funding shortage.
ADF rebels killed 57 civilians in DR Congo’s Ituri region: UN
The armed group forced some 5,800 people to flee their homes in Boga and Tchabi towns, UN refugee agency says.
Fake medicines, recycled PPE: Scammers worsen India COVID misery
Scammers rip off desperate COVID-19 patients and relatives amid India's devastating second wave of the pandemic.
‘Unacceptable’: Iran slams suspension of UN voting rights
Iran foreign minister says Tehran could not fulfil its financial obligation due to the US sanctions.
‘Uyghur Tribunal’ hears testimony of alleged China abuses
Dozens to give accounts to people's tribunal in London, which China has dismissed as a 'clumsy public opinion show'.
Tax rebate for Bangladesh companies hiring transgender people
Bangladesh has more than 200,000 transgender people, most of whom face discrimination, according to independent experts.
US finds no evidence aerial sightings were alien spacecraft: NYT
New intelligence report says no evidence unidentified aerial phenomena observed by Navy in recent years were alien.
Vaccinating children ‘not a high priority’ amid shortage: WHO
Expert says as children are at 'very, very low risk', other more vulnerable groups should be put first.