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India says infections 'slowing down' as it passes 20 million cases

  The number of new Covid infections in India has officially passed 20 million cases, even as the government says that infection rates are coming down. ...

Italy theft: Two suspects killed in jewellery shop robbery

Two people have been killed following a raid on a jewellery shop in Italy, according to local media. ...

Covid: France aims to reopen except nightclubs by July

France will allow cafes, bars and restaurants to serve outside and relax a nightly curfew in a planned easing of lockdown measures starting next month. ...

Gaunt Navalny attacks Putin as network is disbanded

Alexei Navalny has appeared in court from prison, head close-shaven and face gaunt, and accused Vladimir Putin of attempting to rule Russia "forever" and caring only about "clinging to power". ...

Biden to sell child care and free university in speech to Congress

US President Joe Biden is expected to call for free pre-school and community college in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. ...

Navalny support network ordered to stop Russia-wide activities

A Russian prosecutor has ordered the network of offices supporting jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny to suspend all activities across Russia. ...

Covid: Countries send aid to ease India's oxygen emergency

International efforts are under way to help India as the country suffers critical oxygen shortages amid a devastating surge in Covid cases. ...

Somalia violence: Rival units fight amid row over president's term

Fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, between different sections of the security forces. ...

Indonesian submarine sank off Bali, navy says

A submarine missing since Wednesday off the coast of Bali with 53 people on board has been lost, the Indonesian navy said on Saturday. ...

India Covid crisis: Hospitals buckle under record surge

India's healthcare system is buckling as a record surge in Covid-19 cases puts pressure on hospital beds and drains oxygen supplies. ...

Covid-19: Delhi hospitals run out of oxygen supplies

Six hospitals in the Indian capital Delhi have completely run out of oxygen and doctors say other hospitals have just a few hours' worth of supply left. ...

Daunte Wright: Hundreds attend Minneapolis funeral of man shot by police

Hundreds of mourners, including family members and activists, have attended the funeral of a black man who was shot dead by police in Minneapolis. ...

Akayed Ullah: Times Square subway pipe bomber jailed for life

A man who set off a pipe bomb during rush hour in a New York subway station has been sentenced to life in prison. ...

Pakistan hotel bomb: Deadly blast hits luxury venue in Quetta

A bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least three people and wounded 11. ...

George Floyd murder: Minneapolis police to face US federal probe

A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. ...

Russia's Putin warns West and claims Belarus 'coup plot'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West not to cross a "red line" with Russia and condemned what he called a coup plot against Belarus. ...

George Floyd: Biden 'praying for right verdict' in Chauvin trial

US President Joe Biden has said he is praying for the "right verdict" in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing George Floyd last year. ...

Chad's President Idriss Déby dies after 'clashes with rebels'

Chad's President Idriss Déby has died of his injuries following clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said. ...