Belarus police on Monday used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up fresh protests challenging the result of a controversial weekend presidential election, witnesses and reports said. Several thousand protesters took to the streets of the capital Minsk for a second night of post-election rallies, with opposition supporters shouting and hundreds of cars honking […]

China on Monday sanctioned 11 Americans, including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in retaliation for similar US moves prompted by Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong. Washington last week accused 11 officials of suppressing “freedom and democratic processes” in Hong Kong, including city leader Carrie Lam, and announced plans to freeze their US assets. It […]

McDonald’s is suing its former chief executive Stephen Easterbrook for allegedly lying to the company about sexual relationships with staff, according to public filings on Monday. The fast-food chain is trying to recover millions in compensation and severance benefits it paid out to him. McDonald’s fired Easterbrook in November for having a consensual relationship with […]

 Nikola al-Akiki is still in shock as she recalls what happened a few days after the explosion that destroyed buildings across Beirut. Al-Akiki is a nun who manages the Wardieh hospital, located just metres away from the port where the blast occurred. Her health facility in the Gemaziyeh district was badly damaged by the explosion […]

El Salvador will give immunity passports to people who have recovered from Covid-19, allowing them to be employed by the government and giving them social privileges not enjoyed by the rest of the population, President Nayib Bukele announced. The government will employ such people to distribute medical kits and food aid to households affected by […]