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Read MoreFrench investigative news site Mediapart found the former spy chief hiding in Orleans, about 100km southwest of Paris.French investigative news site Mediapart found the former spy chief hiding in Orleans, about 100km southwest of Paris.

Read More Move comes as blow to travel corridor scheme, as Spain reports surge in Covid-19 cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK will impose restrictions on holidaymakers returning from Spain on Saturday in a bid to curb the surge in coronavirus infections, the government has confirmed. The decision means…

Read More Black Lives Matter protesters used leaf blowers to blow back teargas in clashes with federal troops in Portland, Oregon. On the 57th day of protests in the city, thousands of demonstrators marched on a federal courthouse where they have clashed with officers throughout the week. The troops, deployed by Donald Trump against the…

Read More Jed Foster claims he suffered abuse and anti-traveller hatred after being remanded in custody An innocent man who spent weeks in prison accused of murdering PC Andrew Harper before proceedings against him were dropped is taking legal action against the police. Jed Foster, 21, was charged over the killing in August 2019 after…

Read MoreIts Catalonia region closes its nightlife as other nations eye increases in new infections warily.Its Catalonia region closes its nightlife as other nations eye increases in new infections warily.

Read More“When we lost Peter Green, we were devastated as people, and our music was — what are we going to do?” Mick Fleetwood told CBS News’ Anthony Mason​.”When we lost Peter Green, we were devastated as people, and our music was — what are we going to do?” Mick Fleetwood told CBS News’ Anthony…

Read More The downing of Iran Air flight 655 “continues to be a national trauma for many Iranians,” Arshin Adib-Moghaddam told NBC News. The downing of Iran Air flight 655 “continues to be a national trauma for many Iranians,” Arshin Adib-Moghaddam told NBC News.

Read More Despite a prompt lockdown, the veteran leader is seen to have lost control of the crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage For Benjamin Netanyahu it wasn’t a bad spring this year, considering the previous 12 months. The prime minister managed, somehow, to continue his treasured run as Israel’s longest-serving…

Read More “I’d say, maybe 25 times?” estimates Ellen Gerstein, who spent years in technology publishing, a fairly male-dominated field, before becoming a pharmaceutical executive. In fact, Gerstein says, use of the word as a slur against women has come to feel so unfortunately routine that her own memories of it tend to blur together…

Read More An ultralight plane has smashed into the roof of a five-story residential building in the town of Wesel in northwestern Germany. At least three people were killed in the crash, with two others injured, including a child. The plane caught fire after the crash. Photos from the scene show thick white smoke coming…

Read More (LONDON) — Lawyers representing the family of Peter Green, the dexterous blues guitarist who led the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac in a career shortened by psychedelic drugs and mental illness, say he has died. He was 73. The law firm, Swan Turton said in a statement that he had died in his…

Read More Green co-founded band with Mick Fleetwood in 1967 and was behind a string of hits Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died aged 73, a statement from solicitors acting on behalf of his family said. The statement from Swan Turton solicitors said: “It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green…

Read More Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s battle with the coronavirus has taken another twist. Bolsonaro tested negative for the virus, after his fourth test since contracting the illness. “Good morning everyone,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday, before announcing that he had tested “negative” for Covid-19. Bolsonaro first tested positive for the coronavirus…

Read MoreThe closure is in response to US shuttering of Chinese consulate in Houston as relations continue to deteriorate.The closure is in response to US shuttering of Chinese consulate in Houston as relations continue to deteriorate.

Read More (KHABAROVSK, Russia) — Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday across the Russian city of Khabarovsk on the border with China to protest the arrest of the regional governor on murder charges, continuing a wave of protests that has lasted for two weeks in a challenge to the Kremlin. Sergei Furgal has been…

Read More (BRASILIA, Brazil) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said July 7 that he had the virus. “Good morning everyone,” Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook after reporting that the test was “negative.” The 65-year-old leader didn’t say when…

Read More (BRASILIA, Brazil) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said July 7 that he had the virus. “Good morning everyone,” Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook after reporting that the test was “negative.” The 65-year-old leader didn’t say when…

Read MoreWhite House press Kayleigh McEnany got it wrong when she said the cartoon had been a victim of “cancel culture”.White House press Kayleigh McEnany got it wrong when she said the cartoon had been a victim of “cancel culture”.

Read MoreSaudi Arabia prepares for a dramatically scaled-back annual pilgrimage.Saudi Arabia prepares for a dramatically scaled-back annual pilgrimage.

Read More Tropical storm Hanna was upgraded to a category 1 hurricane on Saturday morning and is making its way towards south Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center. Winds from the storm have increased to 75 mph and it was located around 100 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christie, Texas, around 7 a.m., moving at…

Read More WASHINGTON — Not long after the early 2017 publication of a notorious dossier about President Donald Trump jolted Washington, an expert in Russian politics told the FBI he had been one of its key sources, drawing on his contacts to deliver information that would make up some of the most salacious and unproven…

Read MoreFollowing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders were the first pilots to successfully strike Japan. The mission was one of the defining moments of World War Two. The raid has been well documented, but the story of what happened after hasn’t been told in full — until now. Jeff Glor spoke…

Read More On July 27, 1980, the former Shah of Iran died of cancer while in exile in Cairo, 17 months after being driven out by his country’s Islamic Revolution. The once-venerated Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had fled Iran in January 1979 in the face of an uprising on the streets, after a reign of…

Read More Barristers query why court time is allowed during Covid-19 when many urgent family hearings are held remotely Johnny Depp’s libel trial has been described as “galling” by lawyers at a time when the criminal justice system is struggling with a massive backlog, and deeply sensitive cases are being handled remotely. One barrister questioned…

Read More Local stations to show interview with Plandemic researcher More than 4.1m cases and 145,000 deaths recorded in US Testing shortages hit California’s vulnerable hardest America ‘staring down barrel of martial law’ – Oregon senator Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.16pm BST “A wall of Vets” has been formed in Portland to…

Read More Hanna is first hurricane of 2020 Atlantic season and could bring 6in to 12in of rain through Sunday night Tropical Storm Hanna was upgraded to a hurricane on Saturday, moving towards the Texas coast and threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surge and tornadoes, all while another tropical storm, Gonzalo, approached the Caribbean.…

Read More Hotels and restaurants are turning away US guests, citing high Covid-19 rates and lax quarantine. Some fear this will backfire Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ireland has long greeted American tourists with open arms and the Irish salutation céad míle fáilte, literally, “a hundred thousand welcomes”. An especially warm…

Read More Even people who think masks are pointless against ‘coronavirus cooties’ are trying to sell them. Even people who think masks are pointless against ‘coronavirus cooties’ are trying to sell them.

Read More Activists want London mayor Sadiq Kahn to cancel Silvertown road tunnel project Three Extinction Rebellion activists have locked themselves to a rig in the middle of the Thames to protest against a planned road tunnel underneath the river in south-east London. The keys to the locks around the protesters’ necks have been delivered…

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Read MoreLegislators vote 170-8 to remove Khaire, urging the president to appoint a new prime minister, says state media.Legislators vote 170-8 to remove Khaire, urging the president to appoint a new prime minister, says state media.

Read MoreVirus reported to have originated in China’s Wuhan has killed more than 640,000 people and infected over 15.7 million.Virus reported to have originated in China’s Wuhan has killed more than 640,000 people and infected over 15.7 million.

Read More The winners of the iPhone Photography Awards for best photos taken by an iPhone or iPad were announced this week. They span the globe and the range of human emotion. (Image credit: Dimpy Bhalotia) The winners of the iPhone Photography Awards for best photos taken by an iPhone or iPad were announced this…

Read More The U.S. Special Operations Command is moving forward with a new contract for 6.5 Creedmoor Multi-Purpose (MP) ammunition for use in the 6.5 Creedmoor gas operated weapon systems, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice published last week. The service has released a request for the manufacture and delivery of MP ammunition, included…

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