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London’s mayor called on people to stay away from central London on Saturday as the capital prepared for a potential confrontation between anti-racism protesters and far-right groups. Statues of historical figures including Winston Churchill, which have been at the forefront of demonstrations by anti-racism groups, were boarded up on Friday …

An Australian man has been sentenced to death in China, authorities said on Saturday, a development that could further escalate tensions between the two countries. Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was providing consular assistance to the man, without identifying him. Australian and Chinese media have identified …

Despite lacking a history of colonialism or slavery, Finland has nonetheless decided to do its bit in the anti-racism drive gripping the Western world, by changing the “racist” name of a small island. The landmass in the Pyhaselka Lake in eastern Finland bore the name Neekerisaari – which translates as …

US President Donald Trump has postponed his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma by one day to June 20. He said on Twitter it was done out of respect for African Americans since the original date coincided with Juneteenth, the day when the emancipation of slaves is celebrated. We had previously scheduled …

Saudi-led coalition forces continued to violate the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah province, while the air forces launched 36 raids on six provinces in the past 24 hours, a security official told Saba News Agency on Saturday. The official explained that the forces of aggression committed 107 breaches, including flying of …

A district in central Beijing has gone into “wartime mode” after discovering a cluster of coronavirus cases around the biggest meat and vegetable market in the city, raising the prospect of a second wave of infections in the sensitive capital, the seat of the Chinese Communist Party. The discovery of …

The Turkish government has informed Iraq and countries of the world of lifting travel restrictions related to entry and exit of citizens of all countries through air, land, and seaports. The Iraqi ambassador to Ankara informed the Iraqi government that Turkey has lifted travel restrictions on entry and exit of …

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently recaptured from forces commanded by Khalifa Hifter and called for a transparent investigation. The U.N. chief also called on Libya’s U.N.-supported government to secure the mass graves, identify the victims, establish …

Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong contention. Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden’s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as six serious …

Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet challenging a colleague’s silence on the issue. Brandon Dail, a user interface engineer in Seattle, wrote on Twitter that he …

A powerful explosion ripped through a crowded bazaar in Pakistan’s garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, killing at least one person and wounding 15, police said. The source of the blast was unclear and police said bomb disposal experts were still trying to determine whether it was a low-intensity bomb …

As the world was gripped by the shocking scenes of police brutality against the Black community in the United States and the aggressive posture adopted by President Donald Trump against the protestors, an important development was missed by many observers. On May 29, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …

The United Kingdom has officially told the European Union it will not seek an extension to the post-Brexit transition period beyond December 31 this year. The country left the bloc in January, but remains under EU rules until the end of the year, as new terms are thrashed out between …

US occupation forces are going ahead with looting oil and gas fields in Syria. SANA news agency reported on Friday that US occupation forces stole a convoy loaded with dozens of tanks and tankers of fuel material heading from the Al-Jazeera region towards the Iraqi lands. The news agency quoted …

Turkey fiercely criticised Twitter on Friday for suspending more than 7,000 accounts that supported President Tayyip Erdogan, saying the company was smearing the government and trying to redesign Turkish politics. Twitter said it was taking down 7,340 accounts from a network detected early in 2020 that it said was being …

Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska said on Friday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus amid a rise in infections. Zelenska, 42, added that her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, and their two children tested negative. “Today I’ve received a positive COVID-19 test result,” she said on Facebook. On Thursday, …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) condemned a new round of American sanctions on officials probing potential US war crimes, saying Washington’s “threats and coercive actions” cannot be allowed to hinder the rule of law. “These attacks constitute an escalation and an unacceptable attempt to interfere with the rule of law …

Joe Biden’s campaign says President Donald Trump’s effort to campaign on an improving economy is a “desperate scheme” that ignores how his handling of the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the economic downturn, according to a memo sent Friday to surrogates. The Democratic presidential nominee’s team argues that Trump “bungled” the …

The United Nations will be forced to suspend three quarters of the medical aid programs it supports in war-torn Yemen unless emergency funding is secured soon, the spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned. Currently, 41 such programs are running in the Middle Eastern nation, where …

The Chinese foreign minister stressed that Beijing is guarding the credibility of the UN Security Council resolutions and the nuclear agreement and will not agree to US measures in an attempt to extend the arms embargo on Iran. The Chinese Representative Office at the United Nations announced on its Twitter …