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China plans to establish a special bureau in Hong Kong to investigate and prosecute crimes considered threatening to national security, as state media reported details of a controversial new national...

Covid-19 cases have been reported at the US embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul, affecting diplomats, contractors and locally employed staff.

Zimbabwe's health minister is expected to appear in court on Saturday to face allegations of illegally awarding a multimillion-dollar contract for Covid-19 testing kits, drugs and personal protective equipment to...

Zimbabwe's health minister has been charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer, accused of illegally awarding a multimillion-dollar contract for Covid-19 testing kits, drugs and personal protective...

China has laid claim to the entire Galwan Valley high up in the Himalayan border region where Chinese and Indian troops engaged in a deadly brawl this week.

An Australian state is set to reimpose household restrictions from Monday after recording double-digit increases in Covid-19 cases for a fourth consecutive day.

The Justice Department has moved to oust a US official in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump's allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

Japan's economy is reopening cautiously with social-distancing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

China says it is not holding any Indian soldiers in the Himalayan border standoff between the two countries.

Senator Amy Klobuchar is urging former vice-president Joe Biden to pick a woman of colour as his running mate, effectively ruling herself out of the race.

L'Amour is in the air and on camera again as France has given its film stars the green light to kiss, provided they have been tested for coronavirus.

John Bolton has been branded a "traitor" by Donald Trump's most senior diplomat as the backlash against the ex-US national security adviser's tell-all book escalated.

Brazil was on track to surpass one million confirmed coronavirus cases yesterday, second only to the United States, with total deaths fast approaching 50,000 as the country struggles with a...

China has denied it is behind a series of escalating cyberattacks on Australia.

An art crime investigator has received "proof of life" photographs indicating a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting is being offered for sale.

North Korea is flexing its military muscles in a bid to have biting sanctions eased.

Women and adults aged 25-44 years are now the most likely to be diagnosed with Covid-19.

Two Canadians detained in China have been charged with spying, in an apparent bid by Beijing to step up pressure on Canada to deny a US extradition request for a...

Thousands of additional work-from-home financial services staff are needed by banks, insurers and credit card firms to help people deal with the impact of coronavirus on their finances, according to...

The mayor of Tulsa has lifted a curfew that was issued a day earlier for the area where President Donald Trump plans a campaign rally.

The Government has backed Irish EU Commissioner, Phil Hogan, for the post of director general of the World Trade Organisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India's borders are secure and its military is capable of defending them. The statement came after 20 Indian soldiers were killed this...

A further two people with coronavirus have died, bringing the death toll to 1,714.

One of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black woman in Louisville is to be fired, the city's mayor has said.

The Arab League on Friday announced plans to hold an urgent virtual meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the escalating conflict in Libya. The event will be held at Egypt's...

Juneteenth will be an official holiday for New York City workers and schoolchildren next year, and the city will form a new commission to examine its history of racial discrimination,...

Markets jumped higher on Friday as Washington and Beijing entered the weekend as friends.

Markets jumped higher on Friday as Washington and Beijing entered the weekend as friends.

India's prime minister has said the entire country is “hurt and angry” at the killing of 20 soldiers by Chinese forces in a disputed Himalayan border region, while denying any...

India's prime minister has said the entire country is “hurt and angry” at the killing of 20 soldiers by Chinese forces in a disputed Himalayan border region, while denying any...

A former judge from Iran sought by his country to face corruption charges has died after a fall from a hotel, Romanian media reported.

The head of the World Health Organisation has said the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” and that more than 150,000 cases were reported on Thursday — the highest single-day number so...

Switzerland will allow events of up to 1,000 people starting next week, the government announced on Friday. “As of Monday, June 22, the measures put in place to tackle the...

Shareholders will be looking for more clarity on how Royal Mail has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as stay-at-home shoppers ordered many more parcels.

A Co Meath primary school has released an original song aimed at boosting moral during Covid-19 lockdown as children continue to separate themselves from their friends.

Ankara will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that should yield results in Libya, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. He was speaking...

The Taliban on Friday played down concerns that Afghanistan could be used as a launching ground for future attacks on the West. The top US commander for the region said...

ONE hundred people will be allowed attend weddings, funerals and other indoor gatherings from July 20, Independent.ie can reveal.

Norway must maintain tight control of its borders to avoid importing Covid-19 cases from abroad, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Friday. The country has some of the strictest travel...