Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it destroyed missile targeting Saudi Arabia

Hong Kong: City of two masks faces a new crisis

A year after the protests began, amid a pandemic, Hong Kong faces another existential crisis. Will it survive?

Washington protesters sue Donald Trump and other officials over violent clearing for photo op

A number of protesters are suing Donald Trump and other officials over their treatment during a George Floyd demonstration at Lafayette Square in Washington on 1 June.The protesters have filed the suit, reported by Politico, alongside the Washington DC chapter of Black Lives Matter, alleging that their forced clearance from the area while peacefully protesting violated their constitutional rights.

Police converge at Paris' Arc de Triomphe to protest government line

Egypt accuses Ethiopia of holding it "hostage" in Nile dam talks

Egypt said Saturday that tripartite talks with Ethiopia and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam on the River Nile were deadlocked because of Addis Ababa's "intransigence". The Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it nearly a decade ago.

Brazil overtakes UK to have second highest Covid-19 death toll in the world

Brazil on Friday overtook the UK to claim the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world, behind the United States. The country’s health ministry recorded 909 deaths in the past 24 hours, putting the total at 41,828, ahead of the UK's 41,481. Unlike the UK, Latin America's biggest economy remains far off flattening its coronavirus infection curve, with experts warning a peak of daily deaths may not arrive until August. Observers believe the actual number of cases in Brazil could be far higher than the confirmed figure of 828,810. Gravediggers are working 12-hour shifts in a race to keep up with the toll, while images showing lines upon lines of empty graves waiting to be filled have shocked the world.

Canada indigenous chief Allan Adam battered during arrest

A violent arrest and police custody deaths have ignited anti-police brutality protests across Canada.