President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko’s government announces that it has drawn up a list of people banned from entering Belarus in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the European Union.

Armenia said on Friday it would engage with a European security watchdog on renewing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh as the death toll rose from five days of fighting over the breakaway enclave in the South Caucasus.

A major non-profit health emergencies group has set up a global laboratory network involving six labs, one each in Canada, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Bangladesh and India, to assess data from potential Covid-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drugmakers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots.

News of the infection of the most powerful man in the world with the most notorious disease in the world drew instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and, of course, the ever-present outrage and curiosity that follow much of what Donald Trump does, even from 10,000 miles away.

US stock futures and Asian shares fall after President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Amazon has unveiled a new biometric payment system using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.

Three soldiers of the Indian army were killed and five injured in separate incidents during heavy shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. The troops responded strongly to the enemy fire, said the army, alleging that Pakistan used mortars to target Indian positions.

Google plans to invest $1 billion on partnerships with news publishers worldwide to develop a “Showcase” app to highlight their reporting packages, CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement yesterday.

Turkey yesterday entered a new era of tight social media restrictions which threaten to erase the local presence of Facebook and Twitter should they fail to take down contentious posts.

President Donald Trump’s administration said late Wednesday the United States will admit a record low of no more than 15,000 refugees over the coming year despite surging global displacement, stepping up its hard line one month before elections.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accused President Vladimir Putin of being behind his poisoning with nerve agent Novichok, as he vowed to return to Russia to press on with his opposition campaign.

A group of African gray parrots who were quarantined together at a wildlife park in Lincolnshire, England, taught each other how to swear, Lincolnshire Live reported on Monday.

US biotech firm Moderna won’t seek an emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine before November 25, its CEO told the Financial Times on Wednesday.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned humanity must stop “waging war on nature” at the United Nations’ first ever summit on the biodiversity crisis.

Indian police arrested several opposition leaders, including Congress leaders Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi, yesterday heading for the site where a low-caste woman died after being gang-raped in the latest high-profile assault to whip up nationwide anger and protests.

The head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service Mossad met Bahrain’s heads of national intelligence and strategic security during a visit to Bahrain, Bahrain’s state news agency (BNA) has reported.

The UN Committee on Migrant Workers has called on governments to take immediate action to address the inhumane conditions of migrant workers who are stranded in detention camps, and ensure their orderly, safe and dignified return to their home countries.

Google plans to invest $1 billion in partnerships with news publishers worldwide to develop a "Showcase" app to highlight their reporting packages, chief executive Sundar Pichai said today.

Amazon appears to have taken an early lead making in-roads with the Biden camp, while Tech is strengthening relationships in case of a Biden victory to ensure they have a voice in an onslaught of federal and state investigations into their business practices.

Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a framework for US-mediated talks aimed at ending a long-running dispute over a border that has been the frontline of several conflicts.