Category : International

Australia's attorney general reveals he is named in historical rape allegation

Australia's attorney general Christian Porter has identified himself as the cabinet minister named in a historical rape allegation.

Italy closes schools in 'red zone' COVID areas amid growing variant fears

Italy's government has ordered the closure of all schools in regions hardest hit by the coronavirus amid rising fears over new variants of the disease.

Abductors 'threatened to shoot us': Released Nigerian schoolgirls relive their mass kidnap terror

School pupils from an all-girls' boarding school in the town of Jangebe were required to attend a different sort of assembly this morning.

Which countries are getting COVID vaccines in WHO-backed programme - and how many doses?

The World Health Organisation-backed COVAX programme has released details of the numbers of COVID vaccine doses it aims to provide to participating countries by the end of May.

Proposed EU vaccine passport scheme raises hopes of Britons having summer holidays in Europe

EU proposals for a vaccine passport could kick start tourism across the bloc from as early as June - raising hopes lockdown-weary Britons could enjoy a summer holiday on the continent.

Russian sanctions necessary but will hardly force Vladimir Putin to change tack

US president Joe Biden promised right from the start he would get tough on Russia but he was always having to play catch-up.

Russia hit with sanctions over attempted murder and jailing of Alexei Navalny

The United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions targeting a number of senior Russian officials and businesses over the attempted murder and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Global CO2 emissions bounce back to pre-COVID levels, study finds

Global emissions have rebounded to worrying levels after a historic decline in 2020, according to new data.