World

There are long queues for COVID-19 testing at a drive-through clinic in Bondi this morning.

A mum who claims to have had decuplets has hit back at claims from the 'dad' that they don't exist saying he's trying to become a 'millionaire'. Gosiame Sithole also said she is hurt by suggestions by her lover Teboho Tsotetsi that there…

In a speech this afternoon, Annamie Paul pledged to stay on as leader of Canada's Green Party and claimed attempts to force her out of the top job were being driven by racism and sexism. Paul survived an emergency leadership meeting on…

Russian scientists claim to have discovered new variants of Covid-19 emerging in Moscow and are urgently investigating. Sputnik V vaccine researchers are believed to be probing the efficacy of their jab against the strains, which they claim…

Mumbai, June 16: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic several fake news are going viral on social media, creating panic among the masses. One such fake news doing rounds on social media paltforms claimed that genetically…

Israeli warplanes smashed targets in Gaza overnight after Hamas launched cross border attacks with scores of “firebomb balloons.” In the first major flare-up since the recent 11 day missile exchanges ended in a ceasefire Gaza came under…

Geneva, June 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and US President Joe Biden have agreed to return their ambassadors to their posts in a bid to lower tensions. Putin made the announcement at a news…

A man who murdered his mother before butchering her and eating pieces of her has been jailed. Alberto Sánchez Gómez, 28, was found guilty of killing his María Soledad Gómez, who was in her 60s, before brutally dismembering her. According to…

Amritsar, Jun 16: A group of Sikh pilgrims, also known as 'jatha', has been denied permission by Pakistan to visit the country to mark the death anniversary of 19th-century Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh citing…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said most cyberattacks in the world are at the hands of the US. The Russian president made the remarks during his first meeting with US President Joe Biden, who he met in Geneva. During the bilateral…

Between November 2019 and March 2020, a massive star dimmed in a way never seen before, puzzling astronomers. Some people hoped that it was an indication that the star was dying and that it would result in a spectacular explosion that would…

Dhaka, June 16: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday extended the ongoing lockdown until July 15 as the COVID-19 infection rate remained alarming across the country. Social, political and religious gatherings will…

A teenager who was left fighting for his life after being crushed by a whale is now out of his coma. Nick Mayhill's family has confirmed the 18-year-old is now conscious after being hit by a whale who leapt onto his boat in a freak…

Jerusalem, June 16: The Israeli military says it is reining in a controversial practice of conducting late-night raids of Palestinian homes in the West Bank aimed at gathering information about the houses and their…

The Russian president met his US counterpart for a summit in Geneva to discuss relations between the two powers - and both arrived in styleThe plane is reported to have cost £390m (Image: Aleksey Kungurov; EAST2WEST NEWS)Vladimir Putin…

New delhi, June 16: India has quietly upped its game in Africa. While pundits have been busy analysing Indias involvement with China, US and other European countries, Indian public sector as well as private sector…

Police have continued to stick to their version of events - believing that Nora, 15, climbed out of a window at a resort outside Kuala Lumpur and wandered offThe body of 15-year-old Nora was found in August 2019 (Image: Quoirin Family/AFP…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons' former aide Dominic Cummings has stepped up his criticism of the government by leaking private WhatsApp messages in which his former boss apparently calls the Health Secretary "totally f---ing hopeless".Mr…

Japan will lift the state of emergency on June 20 for nine prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, adding the government will instead introduce a “quasi-emergency” in seven of those…

British Lawyer Karim Khan Swon In As New Prosecutor of International Criminal Court:  #UPDATE Britain's Karim Khan was sworn in Wednesday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, facing huge…

Canada's inflation rate increased to 3.6 per cent in May, the fastest pace in a decade, Statistics Canada says. The data agency said in a news release Wednesday that the cost of just about everything is going up at a much faster pace than…

Paul Gallen has been defeated by Justis Huni in an explosive bout with the Aussie heavyweight king.Huni left Gallen looking to retreat early in the piece with a series of shots that came over the top of Gallen’s guard.Gallen was forced onto…

New York, June 15: A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken in early 2020 is the latest and largest study to suggest the coronavirus arrived in the U.S. in December 2019. That's weeks before cases…

A second new case of coronavirus has been detected in Bondi, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, as the list of exposure sites grows to include cafes, department stores, a movie theatre and a car wash.Late on Wednesday, NSW Health revealed the new…

GENEVA – Shaking hands in front of a grand Geneva villa, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday began their first summit since Biden took office, with deep disagreements likely and expectations of…

A three-year-old boy has been found alive after watching both his parents drown in a lake in Russia. The child, Demid, was found in the family’s small boat, which kept moving towards the shore of Lake Khanka. His dad Andrey Savochkin, 41,…

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have concluded their meetings in Geneva, the White House said.  The pair met for nearly four hours on Wednesday, first in a smaller session and later in a larger meeting that…

Some people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 suffered symptoms such as headaches and hair loss six months later, a survey by a Japanese health ministry team showed Wednesday.The team, headed by Koichi Fukunaga, professor at Keio…

Moscow, June 16: A vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) for children is likely to be registered in Russia in September. According to a report, Alexander Gintsburg, who heads the Gamaleya Research Institute of…

A woman was told she was suffering from a migraine when she went into hospital with pain in her head, blurry vision, and a numb arm - but later it emerged that she was having a stroke. TikTok user Courtrubes shared the story with her…