"There's only two things that can happen here, two things. These children are either on someone's couch asleep and the people that they're with don't know the children are missing or these children are dead," Franklin said. "We need to find these children and every single moment that these children are away leads us to […]

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said she believes the sexual assault claims leveled at former Vice President Joe Biden by former Senate staffer Tara Reade. “I do believe Reade,” Omar told the Sunday Times of London newspaper. “Justice can be delayed, but should never be denied.” The report added that Omar said if it were up […]

Iran has reopened its major Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to combat the coronavirus. Worshippers will be allowed to access courtyards, but not covered areas. They must also wear face masks and abide by social distancing rules. People were sprayed with disinfectant and had their temperatures checked at Tehran’s Abdol Azim […]

Main opposition Chadema party wants Parliament suspended and all legislators, staff and their families tested. Tanzania’s leading opposition party has called for a suspension of Parliament after three legislators died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. Freeman Mbowe, chairman of the opposition Chadema party, has repeatedly accused the government of covering up the […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is on trial accused of spying for the United States, to 18 years in a maximum security prison, his lawyer said. Whelan, a U.S. national who also holds British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained in December […]

CHINA is reportedly set to deploy its two new aircraft carriers off the coast of Taiwan as it warns the US of a “new cold war”. The huge carriers, the Liaoning and Shandong, are currently engaged in combat readiness training in the tightly controlled Bohai Bay, in the Yellow Sea before sailing to join an […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Indian Army was drafted into Bengal to provide aid to the area after Cyclone Amphan destroyed thousands of homes on Wednesday. The coast of Bengal and vast regions of Kolkata were left […]

IF you resemble lockdown stars such as Professor Chris Whitty or Captain Tom Moore you could be earning thousands. Lookalikes agencies are seeking doppelgangers for people who have risen to fame during the crisis. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates They say lookalikes may earn between £50 and £150 […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – The city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, conducted 1,146,156 nucleic acid tests on May 23, the local health authority said on Sunday, compared with 1,470,950 tests a day earlier. Wuhan began a campaign on May 14 to look for asymptomatic carriers – infected people who show […]

Netanyahu becomes first serving Israeli PM to face criminal charges as he goes on trial over corruption allegations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted Israel’s justice system for bringing “fabricated and ludicrous” charges against him as he became the first serving Israeli prime minister to face criminal prosecution. The embattled leader arrived at a court in occupied East Jerusalem on […]