Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has collected papers to seek nomination as the ruling party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, the party said on Tuesday. Securing a new term would potentially extend the 75-year-old…
Real Madrid seal Spanish title with win over…
Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th La Liga title with one game to spare by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday — thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema. Real have…
California shuts down businesses, schools as coronavirus outbreak…
California ’s governor on Monday clamped new restrictions on businesses as coronavirus cases and hospitalisations soared, and the state’s two largest school districts, in Los Angeles and San Diego, said children would be made to…
Polish President Duda wins election, new battles with…
Polish President Andrzej Duda has won five more years in power on a deeply conservative platform after a closely fought election that is likely to deepen the country’s isolation in the European Union. Nearly final…
Australia’s police, army to enforce border closure amid…
Hundreds of police officers and army troops are being deployed to enforce the closure of the busy border between Australia’s two most populous states as officials grapple to contain a fresh coronavirus outbreak. The state…
U.S. to deport foreign students taking lectures fully…
The U.S. Government says foreign students will not be allowed to remain in the country if their institutions move classes fully online. In a statement on Monday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, said…
UN suspends two employees over viral sex video
The United Nations says it has suspended two male staff members involved in a recent viral sex video in Israel. Mr Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General, disclosed this in a note to UN correspondents…
Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as US…
Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported in the states of Florida and Texas. The surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses were allowed…
Trump targets foreign workers with new visa freeze
US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end of 2020. High-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs and top executives…