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Coronavirus: Arrests at Australia anti-lockdown protests

Australian police have made dozens of arrests amid anti-lockdown protests attended by hundreds nationwide. ...

Belarus: Tikhanovskaya urges UN intervention to stop violence

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the UN to help halt the authorities' crackdown on protesters. ...

Portland suspect shot dead by police during arrest

Police in the US have shot dead a man suspected of fatally shooting a right-wing activist during protests in Portland, Oregon, officials say. ...

Germany children deaths: Bodies of five found in flat in Solingen

The bodies of five children have been found in a private apartment in a large block of flats in the western German city of Solingen, police say. ...

Daniel Prude: New York police used 'spit hood' on man who died of asphyxiation

An African American man died in New York state after being hooded by police and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows. ...

International Criminal Court officials sanctioned by US

The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. ...

US election: Biden accuses 'weak' Trump of stoking violence

US presidential candidate Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of being a "weak" and "toxic" leader who has "fomented" violence in the country. ...

Coronavirus: US passes six million Covid-19 cases

The US has now surpassed six million cases of Covid-19 - almost a quarter of the world's total, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University. ...

Germany coronavirus: Anger after attempt to storm parliament

An attempt to storm Germany's parliament during Saturday's big Berlin protest against Covid-19 restrictions has been condemned by politicians across the political spectrum. ...

Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US

Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the United States after Hurricane Laura battered southern states. ...

Belarus: Journalists covering protests stripped of accreditation

Authorities in Belarus have withdrawn the accreditation of a number of journalists who have been reporting on post-election protests there for foreign media outlets. ...

Shinzo Abe: Japan's PM resigns for health reasons

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. ...

Jacob Blake handcuffed to his hospital bed, family say

Jacob Blake, the black man shot seven times in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin, has been handcuffed to his hospital bed, his family says. ...

Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for TikTok's US operations

The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. ...

Christchurch mosque attack: Brenton Tarrant sentenced to life without parole

A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand will serve life in jail without parole - the first person in the country's history to receive the sentence. ...

Jacob Blake: Wisconsin black man 'will need miracle' to walk again

The lawyers for the family of a black man shot in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin say he will need a "miracle" to walk again. ...

RNC 2020: The speakers and schedule for day two of Trump's Republican convention

he Republican National Convention has kicked off with a roll call formally nominating Donald Trump to run in the 3 November election. ...

Belarus: Nato denies foreign troops are on border

Allegations by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that "foreign powers" are organising a build-up of troops on the country's border are baseless, says Nato. ...