Scotland's first minister criticises the UK government over a plan to relax quarantine restrictions for many overseas visitors.

He was scheduled to receive the credentials of the ambassadors of Colombia, Greece, Denmark and China on March 23, but the ceremony was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Makur Maker, a five-star rated college basketball prospect, could have gone to almost any school but on Friday he announced he had turned down those colleges in favor of Howard University.

Melati and Isabel Wijsen began campaigning to reduce plastic waste in Bali seven years ago. Now 19 and 17, they say the pandemic shows that stark measures to protect the planet are possible.

By Kay Jones and Ray Sanchez | CNN Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in the armory room where she worked, an attorney for Guillen’s family said on Thursday. Guillen’s body was transported from the military installation by her killer, attorney Natalie Khawam told CNN, citing details the family […]

The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi has told a Turkish court that the Washington Post columnist was lured to his death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul through “great betrayal and deception.”

Iran struggled to explain a fire that tore through the Iranian Natanz nuclear complex on Thursday morning, causing major damage to a site that has been key to the country's uranium enrichment program.

France's new prime minister has been named as Jean Castex following the resignation of Edouard Philippe, triggering a government reshuffle.

Isis supporter and Muslim convert had admitted preparing terrorist acts A Muslim convert and supporter of Islamic State, who plotted to bomb St Paul’s Cathedral at Easter, has been sentenced to life in prison. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 37, from Hayes, west London, admitted preparing terrorist acts and disseminating terrorist publications that encouraged others to launch similar attacks. She had bee...

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July 4 speeches — by Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, John F. Kennedy — are reminders of what America's national purpose has been and should be.

New Delhi (Sputnik): Non-profit organisations in India have swiftly risen to serve people by engaging in COVID-19 relief work and extending help to the vulnerable sections of society. However, NGOs do not only operate in times of crisis. A steep reduction in corporate and public funding is set to hamper their projects for months to come.