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Man held for planning attack on Muslims

Police in Germany have detained a man on suspicion of planning to kill Muslims in an attack inspired by the 2019 mosque shootings in Christchurch, New

Coronavirus cases hit seven million as Latin America’s crisis deepen

The number of coronavirus infections globally topped seven million on Monday as deaths mounted in Latin America, but New Zealand’s declaration o

China’s foreign trade falls by 9.3%

Chinese foreign trade fell 9.3 per cent in May compared to the same period last year, Chinese customs officials said in Beijing on Sunday. Exports fel

Britain to reopen places of worship on June 15

The UK government said Sunday it will reopen places of worship “for private individual prayer” on June 15 as it continues to progressively

Egypt rejects Okonjo-Iweala nomination for WTO’s top job

Egypt has opposed Nigeria’s nomination of former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of the director-general of the World Trade Orga