Sidelined but not silenced, U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrated anew this past week he can’t be relied on to give a straight account of the disease that has afflicted millions, now including him. He heralded the arrival of a COVID-19 cure, which did not happen, and likened the coronavirus to the common flu even while […]

Germany is considering further coronavirus restrictions if infections there continue to rise amid a second wave of the illness across Europe. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as the mayors of 11 cities, agreed a package of measures on Friday that aimed to stem the rise in coronavirus infections. Cities will now be able to […]

A diesel tank exploded inside a building in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Friday night, killing four people and injuring several others, the Lebanese Red Cross has said. The local Al-Jadeed network on Saturday reported that more than 30 people were injured in the blast as it broadcast images of flames in a street and sounds […]

Driving to a friend’s house in Prospect Park the other day, I witnessed an amazing sight: The minute I crossed over the Williamsburg Bridge, the streets were filled with people not wearing masks. Mothers with gaggles of kids, young couples strolling, men rushing furiously to their next appointments. And then boom: The minute I exited […]

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh after two weeks of heavy fighting that marked the worst outbreak of hostilities in the region in 25 years. Diplomats from the two countries said in a statement the truce is intended to exchange prisoners and recover the dead. They added that specific details will […]

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that he will donate convalescent plasma to other Americans battling the coronavirus after he developed antibodies to COVID-19. “I will. Nobody’s asked me that question, actually, but I will. If that’s, if they want me to do it, I’d love to do it,” the commander-in-chief said during a “medical […]

Singaporean Dickson Yeo gets 14 months’ jail in US for spying for China Dickson Yeo, the Singaporean who pleaded guilty to spying for China in the United States, said at his sentencing hearing on Friday that he was still supportive of China. “I am sympathetic to China’s position, but it was not my intention to harm […]

I’VE long held the belief that there’s nothing on God’s green earth as revolting as fitting your car with a personalised registration plate. But Nicola Sturgeon has gone one step further, by attaching a personalised registration plate to her face mask. It bears the initials NS and, er, why? We know who you are, love, […]

A SCANDAL-hit NHS trust has been charged over the death of a baby, in the first such prosecution. The Care Quality Commission claims Harry Richford, who died at seven days old, and mum Sarah were exposed to “significant risk of avoidable harm”. An inquest had found the death at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital […]

HARRY and Meghan are "interfering in the US election and should be stripped of their royal titles," Republican Jason Smith has demanded. The Missouri Congressman is set to send a letter to the British Ambassador of the United States, Karen Pierce, on Friday afternoon. ⚠️ Read our Meghan and Harry blog for the latest news on the […]