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Ethiopia captures Tigrayan capital but fighting continues

In a worsening Ethiopian war, Eritrea is the mystery player

FDA approves antiviral medicine remdesivir to treat COVID-19

‘Suwalki Gap’ is key to Russia’s efforts to keep Belarus in Kremlin orbit

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Syria says Israeli strike kills 2 soldiers, wounds 7

Three killed, several injured in two UAE restaurant blasts

Lebanon’s PM-designate vows to implement reforms, speed up investigation into Beirut explosion

Thousands protest in Mauritius over oil spill, dead dolphins

Mali’s military junta insists president did not resign under duress

’We don’t need war’: Belarus leadership says sorry in bid to quell protests

Organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil appear in court

Kenyans protest cop who allegedly killed man over sanitizer

Brazil shocked by woman held as a slave for years at family mansion

Pressure builds on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to curb his West Bank annexation plans as self-declared deadline looms

U.S. ends defence exports to Hong Kong, looking to more restrictions

India bans 59 apps, mostly Chinese, amid border crisis

U.S. Senate backs bill to punish China over Hong Kong

Trump posts Twitter warning to ‘protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes’ before his Tulsa campaign rally

Police break up new protests in Belarus as Lukashenko warns of foreign plot

Trump embattled at home and isolated abroad

U.S. government stops COVID-19 testing program promoted by Bill Gates

Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles

Bolsonaro’s latest crisis threatens Brazil’s virus response

Huge new wave of locusts threatens East Africa

Chad says 1,000 Boko Haram killed during week of fighting

Spain extends coronavirus lockdown, in ‘war’ to buy medical supplies

World’s largest coronavirus lockdown begins in India

Arizona man dies after taking chloroquine for coronavirus

Boris Johnson urges families not to celebrate Mother’s Day as coronavirus infections soar across the U.K.

Bolsonaro plays down coronavirus risk as Brazilian cases top 1,500

Skype call breathes life into Taliban-Afghan peace process

Trump flounders in the spotlight while others try to fight the COVID-19 crisis in spite of him

Boris Johnson talks optimistically amid warnings COVID-19 spread is about to surge

UK unveils £330-billion lifeline for firms hit by coronavirus