JOE Biden has insisted that it's Trump who wants to defund police – not him. Biden's comments came in his first interview since accepting the Democratic nomination for President on Thursday. ⚠️ Follow our US election 2020 live blog for the latest news & updates Good Morning America Host Robin Roberts spoke with Biden and Democratic […]

‘He was lying there screaming in pain’: Mother, 40, tells of horrifying moment her boyfriend was run over and left with a fractured skull as he tried to stop a gang of thieves stealing her Audi A6 Mark Aylmer confronted car thieves inside their Greater Manchester home The 44-year-old was attacked with hammer before he […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has deported a Bangladeshi worker who criticised the government’s treatment of migrants in a documentary made by broadcaster Al Jazeera, the country’s director general of immigration confirmed on Saturday. Mohammad Rayhan Kabir was deported to Bangladesh late on Friday, Khairul Dzaimee Daud told Reuters. He did not respond to further […]

The Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny is being taken to the airport in the Siberian city of Omsk to be flown to Germany for treatment. He fell into a coma after drinking what his supporters suspect was poisoned tea; they accuse the authorities of trying to conceal a crime. Doctors treating him in Omsk had […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday closed lanes at select ports of entry at the border with Mexico and will conduct more secondary checks to limit non-essential travel and the spread of coronavirus, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official said. Non-essential travel has been restricted at the border since March, but […]

President Trump and his top law enforcement chief appear at odds over the fate of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Attorney General William Barr told the Associated Press he was “vehemently opposed” to pardoning Snowden —  days after Trump said he was “very strongly” considering forgiving the National Security Agency leaker. “He was a traitor and the […]

A incredible calf which was born with two heads has astonished people in it's local neighbourhood in south-eastern China. The cow was born in a village in Dejiang County, Guizhou Province, with two heads, two ears, two mouths and four eyes. The calf's mother gave birth to it last Saturday after a difficult seven-hour labour, […]

People of colour account for about 52 percent of all the ‘excess deaths’ in the United States so far this year. As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the United States during the first seven months of 2020, suggesting that the number of lives lost to the coronavirus is significantly higher than […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A 13-year-old boy is in hospital fighting for his life after suffering head injuries in a hit-and-run crash involving a Mercedes. The incident, at 2.27pm on Friday, August 21, involved a 13-year-old boy and a grey Mercedes […]

Washington: US Postmaster Louis DeJoy has told politicians the Postal Service would deliver ballots "securely and on time" in the November presidential election, but indicated he would pursue dramatic operational changes after that date. DeJoy faced pointed questions on Friday local time (Saturday AEST) at a Senate hearing from Democrats, who have accused the wealthy […]