Blair had appealed to government officials for special dispensation from the COVID-19 rules, but was not issued with the formal exemption, the report said.

The groupthink is firmly predicting a Joe Biden victory. But nothing is ever certain in US politics – and Trump has four factors in his favour.

Jacinda Ardern won’t be drawn on whether the Greens will be part of her next government, which will be formed in a matter of weeks.

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Exaustion and impatience are creating new risks as cases soar in parts of the world.

Parisian streets go quiet as Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte prepares to announce its own new set of measures to counter Europe’s new COVID-19 wave.

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Sixty years ago, the United States imposed a near-total trade embargo against Cuba. In the chaotic weeks that followed, ex-Herald reporter Max McCrohon filed this report from the tiny Caribbean country.

Thousands of anti-government protesters took over key intersections in Bangkok on Sunday, defying a ban on protests for the fourth day.

Ardern had just been made deputy leader when I decided to give her a few words of advice. She politely rejected them. I’m glad she did.