A suspect is in custody and ten people — including a police officer — are dead after a mass shooting at a supermarket in the US. Shoppers say they heard ‘popping’ before running for their lives.

Cambodia on Tuesday confirmed one more death from the COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to five, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The deceased patient was a 62-year-old Cambodian woman residing in capital Phnom Penh.

Britain on Tuesday was to mark the anniversary of its first coronavirus lockdown with a minute's silence in tribute to the more than 126,000 people who have died — one of the world's worst tolls.

The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) ordered internally displaced persons (IDPs) living at its Laiza headquarters to build bunkers amid escalating tensions between its military wing, Kachin Independence Army,

Prince Charles has recorded a video message on the National Day of Reflection to mark one year since the coronavirus pandemic began in the UK. The Prince of Wales, who battled COVID-19 last April, paid tribute to communities that rallied together and to those who made sacrifices for others.

A woman and four children were killed in a stampede in Tanzania as crowds rushed to mourn Tanzania's late president John Magufuli at the weekend, a relative told AFP on Tuesday.

Travellers from England will face STG5000 ($A9000) fines in new legislation designed to deter non-essential trips and barricade the nation against imported COVID-19 infections. The news was a disappointment to millions of people hoping for a summer holiday and sent travel stocks – including easyJet ,

Russia reported 8,457 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the lowest daily tally since September last year, bringing the cumulative count to 4,474,610, the official monitoring and response center said Tuesday.

Fourteen jihadists were sentenced to death in Bangladesh on Tuesday for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina more than two decades ago, a prosecutor said.

Myanmar's military has accused anti-junta protesters of arson and violence as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month's coup and an ensuing brutal crackdown on dissent.