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Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal

Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikTok's US unit if an American firm buys it. ...

Coronavirus: South Africa cases pass half million mark

More than half a million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country's health minister. ...

Eight US service members presumed dead after sea accident

Seven US marines and a sailor, missing since a training accident off the coast of California on Thursday, are presumed dead, the military says. ...

Coronavirus: Thousands protest in Germany against restrictions

Thousands of people in the German capital Berlin are taking part in a protest against the country's coronavirus restrictions. ...

Portland protests: Federal forces ready for phased pullout

The Trump administration is planning to withdraw some federal security forces from Portland, Oregon, after weeks of clashes with protesters. ...

Coronavirus: German officials 'very concerned' by rising cases

The head of Germany's public health agency has said he is "very concerned" by rising infections in the country. ...

Coronavirus: Spain races to save tourism as cases surge

Spain is fighting to save its embattled tourism industry after the UK government imposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from the country. ...

Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US

A Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China, the latest incident in a growing stand-off between Washington and Beijing. ...

US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move

China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries. ...

US fighter jet challenges Iran passenger plane - Iran media

Iran's media say at least one US fighter jet came dangerously close to an Iranian passenger plane in Syrian airspace - a claim denied by the US. ...

Greece wildfires rage out of control

Firefighters are battling out of control forest fires in Greece. ...

Ukraine: Gunman holds 20 hostages on bus in Lutsk

Police in Ukraine are involved in a tense stand-off with an armed man who has taken about 20 people hostage on a bus in the western city of Lutsk. ...

Coronavirus: EU leaders reach recovery deal after marathon summit

EU leaders have struck a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package following a fourth night of talks. ...

Nigerian foreign minister tests positive for Covid-19

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. ...

EU coronavirus recovery deal: Wrangling over huge plan enters fourth day

EU talks aimed at reaching an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into a fourth day. ...

Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations

Russia's ambassador to the UK has rejected allegations that his country's intelligence services tried to steal coronavirus vaccine research. ...

Coronavirus spike continues amid new Catalonia restrictions

Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region has again recorded a daily Covid-19 infection figure of more than 1,000, as residents endure new restrictions. ...

EU's 'moment of truth' as leaders seek Covid funding deal

EU leaders are meeting in their first face-to-face summit since the coronavirus crisis, with low expectations of a deal on a €750bn (£670bn) post-Covid stimulus package. ...