Chauvin trial highlights divide between US city, activists
As jury selection begins Monday, the City of Minneapolis touts community partnership while organisers remain sceptical.
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Saudi-led coalition launches air raids on Yemen’s Sanaa
Coalition carries out air raids on 'Houthi military targets' after Houthis launched armed drones at Saudi Arabia.
Blinken proposes plan to accelerate peace process in Afghanistan
US secretary of state outlines proposals aimed at accelerating discussions on a negotiated settlement and ceasefire.
China urges US to reverse ‘dangerous practice’ on Taiwan
China's top diplomat calls on Washington to work together with Beijing and remove 'unreasonable' curbs on cooperation.
Swiss voters on course to approve ‘burqa ban’
With results in from 22 of 26 cantons, 54 percent of voters were in favour of outlawing facial coverings.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed in Iran, but faces new charge
Lawyer says Zaghari-Ratcliffe's house arrest has officially ended but she has been summoned to court on another charge.
Nine killed after Duterte’s order to ‘finish off’ communists
Duterte's threat on Friday has sparked fears of a new wave of bloodshed.
In Pictures: Pope Francis’s historic visit to Iraq
Francis defies security fears and pandemic to visit one of the world's oldest and most persecuted Christian communities.
‘Not running away’: Women fighting on Britain’s COVID front line
Women working at a hospital in northern England recount the battles they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID surge stirs unrest in parts of Latin America
Authorities face mounting anger in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, among other countries, as pandemic takes its toll.
Sri Lankan Catholics demand justice for Easter bombing victims
Church leaders demand government finds the perpetrators behind the 2019 attacks that killed 279 people.
Three Palestinian fishermen killed in explosion off Gaza coast
Head of Gaza's fishermen union says three men died after their boat was hit by a 'missile' off Khan Younis.
Passenger train derails in southwest Pakistan
The accident took place between the Rohri and Sangi stations in southern Sindh province.
China posts record exports as global demand recovers from COVID
Exports jump at a record pace from a year earlier when coronavirus battered the economy, customs data shows.
‘Willing to die’: Myanmar protesters rally after overnight raids
Protesters back on the streets following overnight raids in parts of Yangon that targeted NLD figures.
Saudi-led coalition intercepts several Houthi drones
Saudi-led forces destroy 10 armed drones fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels amid heightened tensions.
In Pictures: Lebanon on the edge as protests continue
Demonstrators block roadways across Lebanon for the fifth day in a row as anger simmered over the economic downturn.
Crew of Chinese boat freed after ransom payment: Nigerian army
Nigerian army says $300,000 paid to kidnappers to release 14 crew members on board vessel that was seized in February.
Pope Francis visits Iraq’s war-ravaged north on last day of tour
Pope arrives in Erbil and is expected to visit Mosul, visit small Christian community of Qaraqosh.
South Korea, US to hold scaled back military exercises
Though scaled back because of COVID, the drill is likely to infuriate N Korea, which calls it a 'rehearsal for war'.