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A senior French military officer had been placed under investigation over a suspected breach of security, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of Belarusians chanting "Happy Birthday, you rat" and flying redandwhite opposition flags gathered near President Alexander Lukashenko's residence on Sunday as protesters kept up pressure on the veteran leader to resign.

The Trump administrations immigration squeeze and the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic threaten to leave the horse racing industry short of workers, racing officials warn as they prepare for a reconfigured Kentucky Derby.

Lebanese security forces have arrested three Egyptian men wanted in their home country on charges of involvement in an alleged gang rape six years ago.

While there has been "no local evidence" that these groups are at a higher risk of being infected, they will be offered tests "given the nature of their working environment, such as the high frequency of interactions with the members of the public", the M...

Voters in Montenegro on Sunday cast ballots in a tense election that is pitting the longruling proWestern party against the opposition seeking closer ties with Serbia and Russia.

Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike.

South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and afterschool academies in the greater capital area to slow the spread of the virus.

Nurses on the front lines of New Yorks COVID19 pandemic are calling for the state to enact minimum staffing standards ahead of another wave of infections.

Shiite Muslims are observing the solemn holy day of Ashoura that they typically mark with large, mournful gatherings, in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.

Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan's Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe's nearly eight years in office.

South Korea recorded its 16th consecutive day of triple digit rises in new coronavirus cases on Saturday, extending a second wave of infections that is fanning concerns about a shortage of hospital beds in Seoul.

South Korea reported more than 300 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the 16th day of threedigit rises, fanning concerns about a worsening shortage of sickbeds amid a resurgence of COVID19.

Australia's Victoria state on Saturday reported its lowest rise in new coronavirus cases in almost two months, but authorities warned there would be no rush to lift social distancing restrictions.

Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have announced crackdowns on content linked with the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory QAnon.

Three of the four residents of New York City public housing whose criticisms of Mayor Bill de Blasio were used in a video at the Republican National Convention said they were never told their comments were to be showcased in that manner.