Turkey’s AK Party criticised for holding rallies amid COVID surge
The governing party denies accusations that packed rallies are spreading COVID in some of Turkey's worst hit regions.
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Myanmar protesters in running battle with security forces
Protesters set up barricades to slow down security forces as one report say another member of Parliament arrested.
UN, European states call on Israel to halt demolitions
UN says at least 70 people or so living in the Bedouin community face displacement in Humsa Al-Baqaia district.
UN rights chief decries abuses in Xinjiang, arrests in Hong Kong
Michelle Bachelet wants an independent assessment of situation in Muslim Uighur homeland as her China visit is delayed.
Colombia launches ‘elite force’ to target rebels, drug gangs
The new unit consisting of 7,000 personnel will be deployed to border with Venezuela and to drug trafficking hotspots.
Saudi Arabia rejects US intel report on Khashoggi death
Foreign affairs ministry says US intel claiming MBS approved the hit on Khashoggi is 'negative, false and unacceptable'.
US Secretary of State Blinken tours Canada and Mexico ‘virtually’
On his first trip 'abroad' Blinken met Canadian and Mexican about immigration, trade and economic issues.
Police: Haitian gang leader, 24 others dead after prison breakout
Arnel Joseph is among several dead after an exchange of gunfire near Port-au-Prince.
US Justice Department has charged more than 300 in Capitol riot
Dozens of those charged in connection with the violence include members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
G20 nations warn uneven vaccine roll-out could stall recovery
We will not get back to our normal lives until the virus is eradicated in all countries, Italy's economy minister said.
Canada will stick with $79bn stimulus despite debt fears: Source
'The greater crime would be not to do enough,' a senior Canadian government official told Reuters news agency.
Biden visits Texas to discuss storm recovery
Texas Governor Abbott wants a total disaster declaration as questions remain over weatherproofing state's power grid.
At least three protesters killed in southern Iraq: Rights monitor
A human rights monitor says Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of protesters in Nasiriya.
Khashoggi ban: US to impose visa ban on 76 Saudi citizens
The US announced a visa restriction policy named after prominent Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
Democrats’ massive spending bill advances in Congress without Republican support despite Biden’s pledges of unity.
Vaccine hoarding threatens global supply via COVAX: WHO
WHO chief urges countries to waive intellectual property rules, to allow others to make vaccines more quickly.
Navajo Nation forecasts ‘community immunity’: 120,000 jabs given
Navajo Nation surpasses vaccination goals as tribal areas outpace states in jab distribution across the US.
Biden team considering halting some arms sales for Saudis: Report
US may only sell defensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, criticised for alleged human rights abuses in Yemen.
Khashoggi report spurs ‘reckoning moment’ for US-Saudi relations
Newly released US intelligence report will heap added pressure on Joe Biden to reassess US-Saudi ties, experts say.
India’s economic recovery on track as COVID crisis slowly ebbs
The finance ministry said GDP data reflects a V-shaped recovery but also warned that India is not yet past the pandemic.