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Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday killing at least five people and wounding several as activists defied a bloody crackdown and internet blockade by the ruling junta, media said. More than 580 people have been killed in the turmoil in Myanmar since a Feb. 1, coup that ended …

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said Tuesday he tested positive for coronavirus amid a fresh spike in cases in the Caucasus nation despite the start of a vaccine rollout. “I am feeling well,” Garibashvili, 38, said on Facebook. “I am in self-isolation and continuing to work remotely.” On Tuesday, Georgia …

Britain will on Monday set out plans to restart international travel, using a “traffic-light” system as the country cautiously emerges from lockdown. The announcement comes as the UK has set a tentative date of May 17 to relaunch international travel. Travel destinations will be ranked green, amber or red according …

A United Kingdom High Court has registered the N500m damages entered in favour of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries and its General Overseer, Dr Daniel Olukoya, by an Ogun State High Court against a UK-based blogger, Maureen Badebo. The judgment was registered on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. “By this …

The death toll in the Myanmar military’s crackdown on protesters has passed 500, as armed rebel groups on Tuesday threatened the junta with retaliation if the bloodshed does not stop. World powers have ramped up their condemnation of the military’s campaign against the anti-coup movement that is demanding the restoration …

President Joe Biden’s new trade negotiator has said the United States is not yet ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports, but could be open to talks with Beijing. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, whose appointment was confirmed earlier this month, told The Wall Street Journal she understood the levies …

George Floyd must receive justice, his family said ahead of opening arguments Monday in the trial of the white police officer accused of killing the Black man, whose agonising death ignited protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and around the world. “I have a big hole …

President Joe Biden warned North Korea Thursday that the United States will “respond accordingly” if it escalates its military testing after Pyongyang fired two missiles in its first major provocation since he took office. The nuclear-armed North has a long history of using weapons tests to ramp up tensions, in …

The Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, had earlier prevented the lawmaker representing Gwer-East/Gwer-West Federal Constituency in Benue State, Mr. Mark Gbillah, from presenting the petition before the House. Gbillah succeeded in laying the petition during Tuesday’s plenary. While clearing Gbillah to lay the petition, Gbajabiamila said, “I believe this is the …

North Korea fired two short-range missiles just days after a visit to the region by the top US defence and diplomatic officials, but President Joe Biden said they were not a serious provocation. It was nuclear-armed North Korea’s first launch since his inauguration — Pyongyang has been biding its time …