At least 8 reported killed in Myanmar anti-coup protests
Largest protests in days draw brutal response from security forces with deaths reported across the country.
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US to hold WTO talks about COVID vaccine distribution
Biden administration faces increasing pressure to help lower-income nations access much-needed coronavirus jabs.
Several Europe-bound migrants drown off Libya coast: UN
IOM says 'continuous loss of life calls for an urgent change in approach to the situation in Libya and the Central Med'.
Colombia’s president withdrawing tax reforms after mass protests
Right-wing President Ivan Duque's proposed tax reforms drew widespread public anger and protests across Colombia.
Kyrgyzstan says ceasefire with Tajikistan holding after clashes
Kyrgyz interior ministry says casualties on its side had risen to more than 160, with 34 deaths.
Cuban dissident artist hospitalised amid hunger strike
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, leader of the San Isidro movement, went on hunger strike to protest the seizure of his art.
US denies Iran state media report saying prisoner swap agreed
Meanwhile, UK downplays Iranian state TV report on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's possible release from prison.
Iran’s Khamenei reprimands foreign minister over leaked audiotape
The supreme leader’s comments cast a shadow over Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s future in Iranian politics.
India: Modi’s ruling BJP loses crucial West Bengal state election
Mamata Banerjee is set to be the chief minister for the third time after her TMC party won a two-thirds majority.
Crisis brewing as El Salvador’s Congress votes out top judges
Rights advocates and political opposition decry move as attempt by President Nayib Bukele to cement his power.
Chad military council names transitional government
Military also announces the lifting of an overnight curfew introduced after President Idriss Deby's shock death.
The plight of South Africa’s informal coal miners
Thousands of informal miners in South Africa make a dangerous living by chipping away at abandoned mine shafts.
Victims renew calls for justice as El Mozote trial moves ahead
Recent hearings reveal new details about brutal 1981 massacre of civilians in El Salvador during country’s civil war.
Turkish police say top ISIL figure captured in operation
Reports say suspect was involved in helping hide former ISIL leader al-Baghdadi in Syria’s Idlib province.
China’s carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea
Announcement comes after Beijing criticised the US for sending Navy ships into the strategic area.
Nigeria restricts visitors from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID
Travel bans apply only to passengers who visited the three countries, not ones who transited through them.
India hits new grim record with 3,689 COVID-19 deaths in one day
Healthcare systems are overwhelmed and a shortage of medical oxygen has emerged as the most serious challenge.
Travelling the Middle East will be the easiest it’s ever been
Relaxed visa requirements, shifting politics, and new transport connections promise to draw more visitors to the region.
Australia’s Perth dodges new lockdown, but imposes restrictions
West Australian premier shuts nightclubs, bans people from attending football derby that attracts 45,000 spectators.
Astronauts leave ISS, begin return to Earth on SpaceX craft
The astronauts spent more than 160 days in space and their Crew Dragon spacecraft should return on Sunday.