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Miguel Díaz-Canel becomes head of Communist Party, and retains title of president.

Hundreds have lost their lives in recent months due to ethnic violence in Africa's second most populous country.

Officials say some residents of Cape Town neighbourhoods evacuated as 'precautionary' measure.

Apple, which faces an anti-trust hearing on Capitol Hill this week, said Monday it will reinstate Parler to App Store.

The US government's solution to the migrant crisis is militarisation ... again.

An Abu Dhabi art gallery owner offered to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the Czech government amid global jab shortfall.

The garment industry is exacerbating India's growing water crisis.

The jury will begin deliberations soon to determine whether former officer Chauvin is guilty of murdering George Floyd.

Russia's troop deployment has sparked fears of an imminent escalation in hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

Crash of a Tesla Model S over the weekend heaped even more pessimism on to electric vehicle stocks.

Movement for Democracy party is expected to hand Ulisses Correia e Silva a second five-year term as PM.

India seeing more new COVID cases than any other country, with a seven-day average of almost 220,000 daily infections.

UEFA threatens to ban clubs and players joining a breakaway Super League that has plunged European football into crisis.

Embraced by Reddit-fuelled day traders, GameStop said its CEO will step down by July 31 and is searching for successor.

Faster-spreading COVID variants are sending children and young adults to hospital with serious symptoms.

Human Rights Watch is the latest to document policies of mass detention, torture and cultural persecution in Xinjiang.

Study commissioned by Rwandan gov't alleges France 'did nothing' to prevent 'foreseeable' April and May 1994 massacres.

Quo Vadis, Aida? tells the story of a Bosnian UN translator rushing to try and save her husband and sons.

PM Imran Khan calls on Western governments to treat insults against Islam’s prophet as it does the Holocaust.

United Kingdom authorities are thinking of creating a new digital currency to be issued by the central bank.

JPMorgan Chase is bankrolling the biggest disruption of European football since the 1950s, sources tell Bloomberg.

UN working group slams controversial report commissioned by the government, but PM Johnson stands by findings.

Baerbock will run in the election, and polls suggest there is rising support for the Greens amid climate concerns.

Ingenuity achieved the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft over the surface of another planet.

Chad military says five soldiers were also killed as it put down an armed rebellion in the country's northwest.

Dr Khan examines fears that the coronavirus variant which began in South Africa might be able to evade current vaccines.

The rights group says activists who have spoken about the economic crisis and the handling of pandemic were targeted.

Minister also says New Zealand is 'uncomfortable' with expanding remit of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing group.

Bangladesh extends nationwide lockdown for yet another week to counter the spike in infections, says official.

Move comes after Navalny’s physician warns 44-year-old could be on verge of death in jail due to deteriorating health.

Almost 130 million aged 18 or above received at least one dose of a vaccine, officials reported.

New Royal Commission will examine suicides among serving and former military personnel.

British PM cancels his first major foreign visit since taking power in 2019 as coronavirus cases surge in India.

Festive decorations for Ramadan that you can make to liven up your home for suhoor and iftar.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid boss was appointed as Spurs manager in November 2019.

Eleven police officers were abducted by supporters of the far-right party during violent clashes in Lahore on Sunday.

Iran refuses to say whether it held talks with Saudi Arabia, but said it is open to prospect of talks with regional foe.

Last few days have seen deadly violence in the Oromia special zones with civilians fleeing, the defence ministry said.

A 13-minute video released by Sinai Province showed three men from Sinai being shot dead by armed men.

From the use of armoured cars and flak jackets to digital technology and live satellite broadcasts.

India says virus strain also found in several nations, including Australia, Germany, Namibia, New Zealand, UK and US.

India's rising COVID cases raise fears of new lockdowns, denting fuel demand in the key energy importer.

India continues reporting over 200,000 daily cases, but Australia and New Zealand open quarantine-free 'travel bubble'.

Europe's 12 elite football clubs launch of breakaway league that is slammed by global and continental governing bodies.

Mountain inferno spreads to the University of Cape Town in South Africa, forcing thousands of students to evacuate.

Faced with an alarming wave of infections, medical staff have the grim job of deciding life and death for patients.

Moscow is massing its troops along the border with its neighbour amid heightened tension.

Automakers around the world have had to adjust assembly lines due to chip shortages caused by high demand for cars.

Delhi to be under curfew as India sees 273,810 new cases, taking total caseload past 15 million and record 1,619 deaths.

Appeals for action after military TV broadcasts images of six young detainees whose faces appear bloodied and bruised.