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UK royal officials banned ethnic minorities from clerical roles until at least the 1960s, The Guardian report reveals.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps trip to Costa Rica, while VP Kamala Harris gears for a visit to Central America.

Stoltenberg says Belarus to be punished over flight diversion as shock grows after activist stabbed self in Minsk court.

China's Fudan University plans to open campus in Hungary's capital, a development Mayor Karacsony decries.

Kenya's High Court last month ruled President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposed constitutional reforms were illegal.

Saudi Aramco may seek to raise $5bn in Islamic bonds to help fund its $75bn dividend commitment, sources tell Bloomberg.

Erdogan's demand for an interest rate cut sent the lira to a new all-time low, but many traders have seen it before.

After being told to return to Damascus, Syrians, some of whom arrived as children, stage a sit-in outside parliament.

The Israeli authorities resented the success of Palestinian activism in Jerusalem and now want to quash it.

Zack Lamb has one of the most severe cases of Tourette’s syndrome in the US. Can drastic surgery save his life?

Midterm elections will decide if Mexican president's leftist Morena party will hold onto key majority in Congress.

The US FAA downgraded Mexico's civil aviation safety rating at a time when the Mexican tourism industry needs a rebound.

UNRWA representatives say Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood are refugees who have a right to support.

Benny Gantz will meet US officials in Washington on Thursday, weeks after the 11-day escalation with Gaza.

The removal comes amid a continuing reckoning over symbols and statues that critics say honour the US's racist history.

Japan's most senior medical adviser calls out organisers with less than two months until start of the postponed Games.

The coronavirus pandemic‐induced shortfall in jobs is estimated to remain at 75 million in 2021 and 23 million in 2022.

UK, which recorded Europe's worst COVID death toll, celebrates milestone but fears simmer over effect of Delta variant.

Reporters Without Borders says 13 Palestinian journalists were detained by Israeli authorities.

More than 250 Palestinians, including 66 children, killed by Israeli air attacks.

Doctors in Italy fear another health emergency may soon arise - of non-COVID patients neglected during the pandemic.

Controversial Iraqi paramilitary leader's arrest could give PM al-Kadhimi impetus before October parliamentary polls.

Lukashenko hijacked a European civil aircraft because he thought he could get away with it. History shows he can.

Ship carrying tonnes of chemicals is sinking, government says, in one of island nation's worst-ever marine disasters.

Land can be our greatest ally in fighting climate change, but first we need to restore it to full health.

Crypto miners help create jobs, contribute to fiscal coffers and prefer to be in areas with energy oversupply, CEO says.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed under growing pressure to stop atrocities.

Students at Tibetan Buddhist College, one of Earth's highest places of learning, study under Xi Jinping's benign gaze.

Turkish foreign minister's visit to Greece marks a small victory after a year of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

AU calls on military to 'urgently and unconditionally return to barracks', stop further interfering in politics.

Centrist politician Yair Lapid is due to announce a new coalition that will end Netanyahu's 12-year rule in Israel.

Iran’s army confirmed crew safely evacuated after vessel caught fire under unclear circumstances in country's south.

His frequent calls for rate cuts and removal of three central bank chiefs have exposed Turkey to more financial stress.

Doctors across India donned black armbands to demand the arrest of a popular guru who claims yoga can prevent COVID.

Villagers along the river say cremation expenses rose during pandemic, forcing many to immerse or bury bodies in sand.

Turkey has been pushing to repair ties with estranged regional powers.

The Malaysian air force says 16 planes were discovered flying in 'tactical formation' off the coast of Sarawak.

Socialist candidate Pedro Castillo has proposed new royalties on mineral sales, wants to renegotiate existing tax deals.

Opposition has until a minute before midnight to cobble together administration to end Netanyahu's 12-year rule.

The meatpacker said it made 'significant progress' in resolving the cyberattack, to reopen most plants by Wednesday.

Intra-ASEAN diplomatic sniping reported as regional bloc struggles to make a unified response to the political crisis.

Country's second-biggest city is stepping up contact tracing and testing to curb spread of 'quicker' variant.

Imbued with local folklore, Malaysian and Indonesian horror movies are breathing new life into a tired genre.

As many as 300 Black Americans were killed in racist violence that devastated the community of Greenwood in 1921.

Mainichi newspaper says Yoshihide Suga plans to donate more money and vaccines at Wednesday's COVAX summit.

A man, aged 41, in China's eastern province of Jiangsu was hospitalised on April 28 and diagnosed with H10N3 on May 28.

Civil society is under unprecedented pressure, but activists say they will not give up their struggle.

Report on Virginia Military Institute comes amid ongoing efforts to stamp out racism and sexual assault in US military.

Sebastian Pinera's ruling coalition suffered big loss last month in election of representatives to draft constitution.

Biden has opposed drilling in the region, and environmental groups have been pushing for permanent protections.