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COVID has raised the stakes of hosting the Games to unprecedented levels but we need the Olympics more than ever before.

The statement pointed to reports that 14 people have died since Friday amid huge anti-government protests in Cali.

In first Israeli FM visit to Egypt in 13 years, talks include reconstruction of the ravaged Palestinian enclave.

Top Miami-Dade police official says at least two killed, 20 wounded after gunmen fired into a crowd outside a club.

Thousands of children in Gaza suffer from trauma after the 11-day Israeli onslaught on the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Ultra-nationalists look to exploit the anti-establishment mood over the 'golden passport' corruption scandal.

Colombo says it has started a criminal investigation after the ship swamped the country's coast with microplastics.

Boris Johnson wed Carrie Symonds in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, his office says.

Demonstrators in Brazilian cities rally against President Bolsonaro's chaotic coronavirus response.

This marks a significant jump from the 79 million doses available in May as government tries to plug the jab shortage.

Australian prime minister arrives in New Zealand for face-to-face talks with Jacinda Ardern.

Coalition says it destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemeni Houthi rebels towards Saudi city Khamis Mushait.

Reports say opposition leader Yair Lapid close to establishing a coalition that would end Netanyahu's 12-year reign.

Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy is battling a new wave of COVID infections.

French president says Paris will withdraw soldiers if Mali lurches towards what he called "radical Islamism" after coup.

The killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces, particularly undercover commandos, is no accident, rights groups say.

West African bloc fears latest coup could imperil Mali's transition to democracy and exacerbate regional insecurity.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko hold second day of talks in Sochi as US imposes sanctions over plane diversion.

Court ruling due on Monday could help resolve political crisis that saw Fiame Naomi Mata’afa sworn in under a tent.

Texas legislators are expected to vote on bill restricting voting access, the latest of several similar measures in US.

Havertz first-half goal decided the final in Porto, helping Chelsea seal their second Champions League triumph.

Austrian Muslim groups slam government over map identifying mosques and Islamic associations around the country.

Rights advocates raise concerns about escalating violence in southwestern city as mayor says 13 people died on Friday.

Gunmen release 14 remaining students abducted from Greenfield University in northwest Nigeria last month.

Remains of 215 Indigenous children discovered at a former residential school in province of British Columbia this week.

Advocates question Joe Biden's promise to take rights-based approach to foreign policy amid Egypt-led mediation.

Tokyo to remain under a state of emergency due to the COVID pandemic until a month before the games.

Live updates from the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea.

Tianzhou-2 is the second of 11 missions needed to complete China's first permanent space station.

Vietnam's health minister says new strain combines variants first identified in UK and India.

Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a Senate inquiry into his government's handling of the pandemic.

Rebel Chin National Front signs agreement with the National Unity Government to 'demolish the dictatorship'.

The bus was bringing staff and students to Alberoni University in northern Afghanistan, the interior ministry says.

Indian cricket board also asks ICC for more time to decide whether India can host Twenty20 World Cup amid pandemic.

After police killed Black men in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, local officials approached reforms differently.

Almost five times as many people have been newly displaced in 2021 in Sudan's strife-hit region compared with 2020.

Renegade military commander is holding rallies and polishing his image ahead of polls, according to Libya observers.

Colonel Assimi Goita, who has led two military coups in nine months, named country's interim president.

The pandemic has brought to the fore systemic deficiencies affecting children's education across the globe.

Iranian ship was seized because of the suspected illegal transfer of oil in Indonesian waters.

White House calls for 'a credible international investigation' into the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk.

Battered by violence, Christians face a confluence of environmental and economic hardship in the Nineveh Plains.

The firing of a journalist reveals how American newsrooms approach Israel-Palestine.

Despite vaccine diplomacy and hopes it would rise to become a bulwark to China, India mishandled the crisis at home.

Supplies running low as hundreds of thousands of people flee Goma after warning Mt Nyiragongo volcano may erupt again.

Detention of NYT freelancer Jeffrey Moyo shows 'Zimbabwe continues to violate the right to press freedom', says CPJ.

Buoyed by a ruthless domestic performance, Man City take on previous winners Chelsea in the Champions League final.

At least 218 Palestinian households in East Jerusalem have cases against them, putting 970 people at risk of expulsion.

Manila lodges diplomatic protest against the 'incessant and prolonged' presence of Chinese vessels near Thitu Island.

Constitutional court says Colonel Assimi Goita who led this week's military coup will head Mali's interim government.