Half of passengers on China flight to Italy have COVID – as US becomes fifth country to tighten restrictions on Chinese travellers
More than half of passengers on a flight from China to Italy have tested positive for COVID-19 - as China...
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Doctors describe chaos in hospitals as COVID sweeps across China
Doctors in China have described the chaos unfolding within hospitals as COVID-19 infections sweep the country.Three health care professionals spoke...
China to issue tourist passports in huge move away from COVID restrictions – as Hong Kong scraps quarantine rule
China is preparing to issue ordinary passports and visas in a huge step away from COVID measures that have isolated...
Two teenage boys charged with murder of British mother-of-two in Australia
Two teenage boys have been charged with the murder of a British mother-of-two who was killed while defending her home...
Death Pill: The Ukrainian female punk trio separated by Russia’s war – ‘I don’t choose to live in a horror film’
From a music club sheltered underground in Ukraine's capital, Mariana Navrotskaya cannot hear the air raid warnings sounding above her....
How 2022 kept breaking new extreme weather records in ‘more volatile and unstable world’
From summer heat across the whole of the northern hemisphere to a cruel drought inflicting mass hunger in east Africa,...
Rohingya mother and daughter rescued after being adrift on boat for almost a month
A Rohingya mother and her five-year-old daughter have been found among 200 people rescued in Indonesia after being adrift on...
Iranian chess players Sara Khadem and Atousa Pourkashiyan compete in international tournament without hijab
Two Iranian women chess players have competed in an international tournament without a hijab.Sara Khadem and Atousa Pourkashiyan, who are...
Serbia places security forces on Kosovo border at state of ‘full combat readiness’
Serbian security forces on the border with Kosovo have been placed on a state of "full combat readiness".The order was...
10 most costly climate change-related disasters in 2022 revealed
Droughts, floods, storms and hurricanes were among the most costly climate change-related disasters during 2022, according to a new report.The...
North Korean drones ‘violate airspace’ – South Korea scrambles fighter jets and and fires warning shots in response
South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters, firing warning shots, after North Korean drones "violated" its...
Iranian record-breaking footballer Ali Daei says family prevented from leaving country after he supported protests
A record-breaking Iranian footballer who criticised the authorities' crackdown on anti-regime protesters has said his family were prevented from leaving...
Islamic State still a threat and seeking to free 10,000 of its jailed fighters, experts say
While it no longer controls vast swathes of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State remains a threat and will seek to...
War, drought, protest and prime ministers: The most striking images from a tumultuous year
A war in Europe, the death of the Queen, record heatwaves and flooding, protests around the world and three prime...
Vladimir Putin ‘needs to return to reality’ as Russia shells dozens of towns on day he said he was ‘ready’ for Ukraine talks
Ukraine has said Vladimir Putin "needs to come back to reality" in response to the Russian president's claim that he...
Russia’s Lavrov: Either Ukraine fulfils Moscow’s proposals or the issue will be decided by our army
Russia's foreign minister appears to have ended any immediate prospect for peace talks over the Ukraine war, days after Russia's...
China to end COVID quarantine for international arrivals from 8 January
China is to lift the requirement for international travellers to quarantine from 8 January in the latest break from its...
Taliban ‘trying to erase women’ from society in Afghanistan, foreign secretary James Cleverly says
The foreign secretary has accused the Taliban of "trying to erase women from society in Afghanistan" after its ban on...
Parts of the US could see another nine inches of snowfall as President Biden authorises federal support
Parts of the US could see nine inches of new snow today, in a sign that the winter blizzard causing...
US bomb cyclone: At least 59 dead as North America gripped by devastating winter storm
At least 61 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the US and Canada.The US...
