“This is the most diverse parliament we have ever had in terms of gender, and minority ethnic and indigenous representation.”

US officials made multiple “high-level” approaches in July and August to Indonesia’s defence and foreign ministers.

Sir Patrick Vallance warns a truly sterilising vaccine that eradicates the virus is unlikely and the disease will continue to circulate.

It’s the first time a soldier had been reported captured since hostilities exploded between India and China in the Himalayas in June.

At least two complaints for crimes against humanity and mass murder in connection with the Philippine President’s pursuit of drug suspects are being examined by an ICC prosecutor.

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As we confront the COVID-19 pandemic, the macabre murder of a French teacher reminds us of that other resilient global virus, hate.

For much of its history, the Chinese had claimed sovereignty over Tibet. Seventy years ago, the People’s Republic of China launched a full-scale invasion of the tiny nation.

Peter Madsen, who was convicted of killing a journalist aboard his homemade submarine in 2017, reportedly used a staff member as a human shield to escape from jail.

British scientists say they will deliberately infect healthy volunteers with COVID-19 in the hope of further speeding the way to a vaccine.