THE three Louisville police officers who fatally shot Breonna Taylor have not been arrested. Months on from her death, the police officers involved in the incident have not been formally charged. In light of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a surge of public outcry demanding justice for her wrongful […]

Better to eat outdoors and check what precautions the restaurant is taking to avoid contracting the virus. United States officials in California, Florida, New York and New Jersey have instituted or reinstated indoor dining bans because of growing coronavirus cases. COVID-19 is increasing across more than half of US states, even as they try to […]

US prosecutors charge two sons of former President Ricardo Martinelli after they were arrested in Guatemala on Monday. US prosecutors have charged two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with bribery and money laundering linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, according to a federal complaint unsealed on Monday. Luis Enrique Martinelli, 38, […]

A MAN not wearing a mask while at Walmart is shown threatening to spit on a police officer while claiming to have "the virus" in new body camera footage. Earlier this month, a Walmart employee at the Las Cruces location in New Mexico, approached a police officer after a customer refused to wear a mask. […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the “tide is turning” in U.S. dealings with China, saying there is international support for American policies even as he said he was dismayed at the number of countries supporting Beijing’s new security law for Hong Kong. Reflecting rising tensions between Washington and […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said COVID-19 was now under some measure of control in the UK, but a resurgence of the coronavirus in some European countries made clear that the pandemic was not over. “This country has had a massive success now in reducing the numbers of those tragic deaths, and […]

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists are barred from standing in upcoming elections after ‘failing to vow loyalty to China’ Hong Kong is set to hold elections for the city’s 70-seat legislature in September Twelve democracy candidates were barred by authorities from running for seats They were said to have been rejected for failing to pledge […]

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – For two months, many Israeli television viewers watched nightly as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued warnings and updates about the novel coronavirus and imposed lockdowns. When infections fell, he went on television on May 26 to boast of his success. “Have a beer. Enjoy yourselves,” he said. Many Israelis did just […]

RIYADH (Reuters) – In years before the coronavirus, some 3 million white-clad pilgrims from across the world flocked to Islam’s holiest sites to attend haj under Saudi Arabia’s blistering sun. With the pandemic making large gatherings impossible, only a few thousand pilgrims — Saudis and foreign residents — are gathering this year on Mount Mercy […]

VALLETTA (Reuters) – It is the only property outside of Britain that Queen Elizabeth called home. A crumbling villa near Malta’s capital, Valletta, where the heir to the English throne lived between 1949 and 1951, is about to get a new lease of life as a museum of the Mediterranean island’s links with the United […]