More than a thousand people gathered in central London on Saturday to protest against lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, before the event was broken up by police. The protest, which led to 32 arrests, came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering whether to reimpose some lockdown restrictions across England. مزید پڑھیں

Princess Diana’s death truly is a tragedy for the masses and while many never stopped criticizing the monarchy’s decision to mourn privately, a newly recovered letter gives some much needed catharsis to angry royal fans across the globe. ABC News reports that the letter in question was a reply made out to Lady Henriette after مزید پڑھیں

US President Donald Trump’s administration posted controversial recommendations on coronavirus testing to the US health agency’s website against its objections, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The guidelines, which said testing was not necessary for people who were exposed to Covid-19 but not displaying symptoms, were criticised when they were issued last month. That مزید پڑھیں

Britain was on Friday considering whether to impose a second national lockdown, after new COVID-19 cases almost doubled to 6,000 per day, hospital admissions rose and infection rates soared across parts of northern England and London. The United Kingdom has reported the fifth largest number of deaths from COVID-19 in the world, after the United مزید پڑھیں

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday France was being led by an “incapable” president as he stepped up his personal quarrel with Emmanuel Macron. Erdogan and Macron have traded insults for months after finding themselves on opposite sides of conflicts ranging from Libya and parts of the Middle East to Turkey’s maritime dispute with مزید پڑھیں

Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, New Zealand’s economy fell into recession for the first time in a decade on Thursday, posting a record contraction in the June quarter, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern heads into next month’s general election. “The 12.2% fall in quarterly GDP is by far the largest on record in New Zealand,” مزید پڑھیں

Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and become a republic by November next year, as the Caribbean island nation seeks to move fully beyond its colonial past. The decision was formalised in the so-called Throne Speech, delivered on behalf of Prime Minister Mia Mottley by the island’s مزید پڑھیں

Iran on Wednesday said it was ready to help with intra-Afghan talks for durable peace in Afghanistan. “Like before, the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to provide any requested help for the advancement of peace and will share its good experiences and facilities with its Afghan brothers and sisters to achieve an enduring peace,” مزید پڑھیں

Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus, where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties, in a sign that Moscow’s support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening. Mass protests since an Aug. 9 election marred by vote-rigging allegations have posed the biggest threat yet مزید پڑھیں

The Al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed on Friday, said authorities on Wednesday after a rise on COVID-19 cases. With cases of the virus on the rise in Israel and the Palestinian territories, the Waqf authority held an emergency meeting with health officials. Waqf members decided to “suspend the entry of worshippers starting from Friday مزید پڑھیں