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Covid Greece: Waiting for the tourists to come back

All over Europe, people are waiting and hoping to find out whether foreign summer holidays will be possible. Many countries are currently banning or strongly discouraging them, and returning travellers have to quarantine on arrival. ...

Desperate Burmese refugees flee to Thailand and India to escape crisis

Myanmar’s escalating crisis is spilling across its borders, as thousands of refugees seek safe haven in India and Thailand in the wake of the military coup and bloody crackdowns on anti-coup protesters. ...

Spain drug bust: 'Speedboat smugglers' arrested

Spanish police have arrested 100 suspected gang members, accused of smuggling drugs from Morocco to Spain in speedboats. ...

Russian 'troop build-up' near Ukraine alarms Nato

Russia has warned Nato against sending any troops to help Ukraine, amid reports of a large Russian military build-up on its borders. ...

Russian hospital fire: Surgeons perform heart operation during blaze

A medical team at a Russian hospital successfully completed open-heart surgery on a patient while firefighters battled to contain a serious blaze engulfing the old building's roof. ...

Taiwan: Dozens killed as train crashes and derails in tunnel

At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a train carrying nearly 500 crashed and then derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan. ...

US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams Capitol complex

An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries. ...

Somali activists demonstrate in Washington, calling for the United States to save democracy in their country

 AIJES/Washington  A number of Somali activists demonstrated in front of the Somali embassy today in the American capital, Washington, calling on the US government to intervene to protect democracy in their country, considering that Somalia is going through a stifling political crisis on the brink of a civil war in the absence of a true legitimate government, which raises fears of a return to armed conflicts. ...

Derek Chauvin trial: New footage shows George Floyd pleading with officers

A Minneapolis court has been shown new police bodycam footage of George Floyd pleading with officers during his arrest, saying: "I'm not a bad guy". ...

Italian officer 'caught selling secrets to Russia'

An Italian navy officer has been arrested while being caught in the act of handing secret documents to a Russian military official, police say. ...

George Floyd: Derek Chauvin trial begins as family demands justice

The trial of Derek Chauvin, the white American policeman accused of killing George Floyd in May last year, is due to begin later on Monday. ...

Mediator drug: French pharmaceutical firm fined over weight loss pill

A French drug maker has been found guilty of aggravated deceit and involuntary manslaughter over a weight loss pill at the centre of a major health scandal. ...

Mozambique insurgency: Islamist militants 'ambush workers fleeing hotel'

Islamist militants have ambushed a convoy that was trying to rescue civilians from a hotel amid fighting in northern Mozambique, reports say. ...

Coronavirus: EU urges unity as leaders meet for key vaccine summit

European countries must not turn on each other amid growing tensions over Covid vaccine supplies, the president of the EU Parliament has said. ...

Boulder shooting: Mental health hearing granted for suspect

The man suspected of shooting dead 10 people at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, has made his first appearance in court. ...

Canada's Supreme Court rules in favour of national carbon tax

Canada's national carbon tax will remain intact after the country's Supreme Court ruled in favour of its legality. ...

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, says the US and Japan - the first such test since Joe Biden became US president. ...

Coronavirus: Germany imposes Easter lockdown to curb new surge

Germany has extended its lockdown for three weeks, imposing an almost complete halt over the Easter holiday in response to a third wave of coronavirus infections. ...