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Ambassador warns Beijing is becoming more assertive and is seen in parts of the Indo-Pacific as a threat.

The US Democratic vice-presidential nominee will cancel her travel plans for the rest of the week after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for COVID-19.

Russia’s foreign ministry said it was abandoning the discussions with the Netherlands and Australia, saying they were not genuinely interested in establishing the truth about what happened.

Young, healthy people should be prepared to wait more than a year to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the World Health Organisation’s chief scientist says.

London will enter a tighter phase of COVID-19 restrictions as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to tackle a swiftly accelerating second coronavirus wave.

Fears are rising that Europe is running out of time to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, as infections hit record daily highs in some countries.

Twitter temporarily restricted Donald Trump’s election campaign account from tweeting, saying a video from the account about Joe Biden’s son violated its rules.

French health authorities reported on Tuesday there had been 12,993 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, up on Monday’s 8,505, but still sharply down from Saturday’s record of 26,896 and Sunday’s 16,101.

During a news conference Tuesday, Northam said he wasn’t going to discuss the alleged plot and he and his family feel safe with the security they are provided.