A firefighter who fought to save Princess Diana’s life minutes after the car she was in crashed in a Paris tunnel has revealed her final words. Xavier Gourmelon said he had no idea who the "blonde woman" in the back of the car was, but didn’t believe she was in immediate danger as she was […]

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a historic first flight from Tel Aviv to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to finalize a pact marking open relations between the Gulf power and Israel. Even before discussions start in Abu Dhabi, the delegates made […]

In 2018, UN court ruled the UAE ‘must ensure’ families with Qatari member would be reunited if separated by blockade. The three-year-old crisis pitting Qatar against its Gulf neighbours returns to the UN’s top court on Monday with hearings in a case between Doha and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will resume face-to-face school classes from Sept. 23 as the Asian financial hub’s authorities aim to wind back strict coronavirus restrictions, which kept around 900,000 students working at home for over four months. Kevin Yeung, the city’s Secretary for Education, said the resumption would be phased with grades 1, […]

Australian state reports 41 deaths but is confident as daily new cases fall, promising an easing of curbs soon. Australia on Monday reported its most deadly day of the pandemic since a second wave of the coronavirus emerged in the southern state of Victoria in July; but with new confirmed cases falling to their lowest in […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to ill health, local media reported on Monday. The new party leader will become the country’s next prime minister, due to the party’s parliamentary majority, with four […]

Meghan Markle said “it didn’t have to be this way” during her final public engagement as a royal, according to a biographer. On March 9 this year, she and Prince Harry appeared at Westminster Abbey for the Commonwealth Service – and barely appeared to interact with Prince William and Kate Middleton. Prior to the ceremony, […]

First they battled 9/11-related illnesses — and now they’re dead from the coronavirus. Dozens of emergency first-responders and others who were stricken with underlying illnesses linked to their work around Ground Zero have succumbed to the pandemic, a top victims’ lawyer told The Post. “It’s a perfect storm,’’ said Michael Barasch, whose law firm represents […]

The mayor of Portland, whose city has been plagued by protests for months, has accused US President Donald Trump of escalating tensions that last night led to a fatal shooting of a man affiliated with a right-wing group. On Saturday night (US time) a man was shot and killed in Portland, Oregon, after a large […]

Trump will ‘meet with law enforcement and survey damage from recent riots’ in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the White House says. Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes has said his state, the site of recent protests following the police shooting of Black man, does not need a visit from President Donald Trump following his “incendiary remarks” on the […]