Switzerland sent medical supplies, including oxygen concentrators and respirators to India. A cargo aircraft carrying over 13 tonnes of medical supplies left

As India hits record daily coronavirus infections and Australia squabbles over bans and repatriation flights, another devastating number has been revealed.

We are deeply disturbed by the killing of at least 25 people in a police operation in the Jacarezinho neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro yesterday

The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into a police operation in

Firefighters are tackling a blaze in a 19-storey block of flats in east London. At 8.55am, 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines from Poplar, Millwall, Shadwell, Plaistow, Whitechapel and surrounding fire stations were called to the scene of a fire at New Providence Wharf in east London.

The case of a boy who is fighting for his life after being slammed to the floor 27 times during judo practice by his coach and classmate has shocked Taiwan – but it has also highlighted what critics say is a culture of turning a blind eye to abuse against …

Some 40,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Cameroon since mid-April, health minister Manaouda Malachie said on Friday. These included 23,882 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine and 16,

Brazil's president has made some very pointed comments regarding the origins of Covid-19, seemingly taking aim at China.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that the Chinese side is ready to work with Turkmenistan to plan for the future of bilateral ties, implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state in their phone conversation,

A Saudi foreign ministry official says talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran aim to reduce regional tensions but it's too early to judge the outcome and Riyadh wants to see "verifiable deeds". The comments by Ambassador Rayed Krimly,