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News organisations referred to those charged as “Michigan militia” members, but Whitmer on Friday condemned that language.

News organisations referred to those charged as “Michigan militia” members, but Whitmer on Friday condemned that language.

News organisations referred to those charged as “Michigan militia” members, but Whitmer on Friday condemned that language.

Broadway theatres have extended their shutdowns until the end of May 2021, taking the closure of one of New York’s largest attractions beyond the one-year mark.

The World Health Organisation says European governments must take decisive action now in order to avoid painful hard lockdowns.

Trump will address the crowd on a “law and order” theme, even as the Governor of Michigan criticises him for using language that emboldens domestic terrorism.

Switzerland’s foreign minister condemned the killing of the hostage, Beatrice Stoeckli, whose release his country had quietly been trying to negotiate.

A rapidly worsening second wave in England’s north is testing hospitals, threatening jobs and ravaging Liverpool’s world-famous live music scene.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to start talks on the settlement of the conflict.