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Read MoreTop politicians, celebrities and sportspeople have been infected as governments take strict measures to curb the virus.Top politicians, celebrities and sportspeople have been infected as governments take strict measures to curb the virus.

Read MoreNew coronavirus cases discovered in Australian city, as thousands of public housing residents are ordered to stay at home.New coronavirus cases discovered in Australian city, as thousands of public housing residents are ordered to stay at home.

Read MoreFor far too long Indians have done nothing to pressure their politicians into making healthcare a national priority.For far too long Indians have done nothing to pressure their politicians into making healthcare a national priority.

Read More The reopening of pubs in England does not seem to have overwhelmed emergency services as many had feared ahead of the biggest easing of Britain’s lockdown. Downing Street, among many other places across the U.K., was lit up blue overnight to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the country’s beloved National…

Read MoreArgentina gives athletes due to compete in next year’s delayed Olympic games in Japan special permission to train.Argentina gives athletes due to compete in next year’s delayed Olympic games in Japan special permission to train.

Read More The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City was marked in June 2019. This year saw the 50th anniversary of the city’s first Pride march, known as the Christopher Street Liberation Day March. But on June 27 and 28, 1970, one year after the riots, New York City wasn’t making…

Read More Twitter, Reddit and other platforms are taking action against the president’s rhetoric. The alternatives have far less reach Donald Trump’s campaign manager sent a warning to Twitter last month, weeks after the social media company first took steps to add labels and context to the president’s often inflammatory tweets. “Hey @twitter, your days…

Read MoreCitizens and residents venture out as Gulf state allows partial reopening of restaurants, mosques, beaches and parks.Citizens and residents venture out as Gulf state allows partial reopening of restaurants, mosques, beaches and parks.

Read MoreA photojournalist visits a Syrian child refugee she met three years earlier and learns what the war has taken away.A photojournalist visits a Syrian child refugee she met three years earlier and learns what the war has taken away.

Read MoreThe magazine says it was trying to raise awareness after it was accused of using dystopian imagery.The magazine says it was trying to raise awareness after it was accused of using dystopian imagery.

Read More As liberal Rafal Trzaskowski gains on rightwing Andrzej Duda, LGBT rights are among issues at stake in Poland and beyond When Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, goes up against his liberal challenger in a presidential run-off next Sunday, there will be more at stake than just the medium-term political trajectory of the country. The…

Read More Ratko Mladić was brought to justice but where’s the desire to investigate mass killings in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar? Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general convicted of ordering the execution of 8,000 men and boys from Srebrenica, will spend this week’s 25th anniversary of the slaughter in a cell in The Hague, where…

Read More With its crackdown on Hong Kong and aggression towards those who get in its way, China has no fear of making enemies The aphorisms and maxims of Sun Tzu, the 6th-century BC Chinese general and philosopher, have become staple fare in business management classes. Yet his pithy sayings, even if a trifle hackneyed,…

Read More Police Federation chair says revellers would not adhere to one-metre-plus rules as pubs opened on Saturday Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Drunk people are unable to properly socially distance, the chairman of the Police Federation has said as pubs reopened in England for the first time since lockdown. John…

Read More The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone a glaring searchlight on NATO’s struggle to keep order among its ranks and exposed weaknesses in a military alliance that can only take action by consensus. The dispute has also revealed NATO’s limits when its allies…

Read More It was built as a happy, healthy alternative to urban squalor but its ideals are being buried as the need for housing stock grows From the station in Welwyn they walked along a farm track to Sherrardspark Wood, minding their step on the grassy floor, and made their way down to a naturally…

Read More Nestlé is big in York, but the city is fighting the brand’s decision to make life harder for African cocoa farmers Here’s a quiz question: how many KitKats are produced in the Nestlé factory in York each year? A hundred million? Keep going. The plant makes a billion of the UK’s bestselling chocolate…

Read More Opponents of the national security law have been reduced to holding blank sheets of paper to avoid instant arrest Writing about the protest movement in Hong Kong, I began to notice the absences everywhere I went. A moving patchwork of white, black and grey squares decorated walls and pavements, as more and more…

Read More Move follows new security laws and include titles by Joshua Wong and lawmaker Tanya Chan Books written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the city’s libraries, online records show, days after Beijing imposed a new national security law on the finance hub. Related: China passes controversial Hong Kong…

Read More A car drove onto a closed freeway early Saturday and struck two people in a crowd protesting against police brutality, killing one and critically injuring the other, authorities said. Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died in the evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. Taylor and Diaz Love, 32, of Portland,…

Read MoreRescue helicopters plucked more people from their homes in the Kumamoto region as thousands join rescue operation.Rescue helicopters plucked more people from their homes in the Kumamoto region as thousands join rescue operation.

Read More What does ‘hard lockdown’ mean and what assistance is available to residents? Follow the global live blog Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications Coronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statistics Some 3,000 public housing residents living in nine tower block estates in the Melbourne suburbs…

Read More PM tells party’s annual conference NZ has been ‘put to the test’ by coronavirus, Christchurch and White Island Jacinda Ardern has delivered a rousing speech to the Labour party faithful at its annual conference ahead of September’s election. The prime minister addressed her annual party congress at Te Papa, New Zealand’s national museum…

Read More Resources spokesperson Joel Fitzgibbon says a mid-century target of net zero emissions would now be the opposition’s focus Labor’s resources spokesman, Joel Fitzgibbon, says an emissions reduction target for 2030 has become “irrelevant”. He’s also declined to say whether the opposition should adopt a concrete commitment for 2035. Fitzgibbon told the ABC on…

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Read MoreThe first woman to head the Japanese capital, Koike is also viewed as a potential candidate for prime minister in 2021.The first woman to head the Japanese capital, Koike is also viewed as a potential candidate for prime minister in 2021.

Read MorePresident Trump hosts Fourth of July event at the White House while WHO stops trials of malaria, HIV drugs for COVID-19.President Trump hosts Fourth of July event at the White House while WHO stops trials of malaria, HIV drugs for COVID-19.

Read More Finance minister, whose actions were key in Malcolm Turnbull downfall as prime minister, says his decision will ensure an orderly transition Australia’s longest-serving finance minister, Mathias Cormann, says he has “left it all on the field” and announced he will be leaving politics by the end of the year. The West Australian senator…

Read MoreUS president uses traditionally non-partisan July 4th event to launch attacks on ‘radical left’ ahead of November polls.US president uses traditionally non-partisan July 4th event to launch attacks on ‘radical left’ ahead of November polls.

Read MoreEx-president Poroshenko sees Russian influence at work in the new administration.Ex-president Poroshenko sees Russian influence at work in the new administration.

Read MoreOne of the top candidates for the presidency has recovered from Covid-19.One of the top candidates for the presidency has recovered from Covid-19.

Read More President’s White House speech capping 4 July celebrations says US coronavirus strategy is ‘moving along well’ Coronavirus latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has celebrated independence day with a string of false and misleading claims attempting to play down the coronavirus pandemic and warning that China will be “held accountable”.…

Read More Record infections driven by US, Brazil, India; Melbourne stops residents from nine tower blocks leaving home; England reopens pubs. Follow the latest updates Local lockdowns ordered in Melbourne and northern Spain Trump claims ‘victory’ as US sees case records in multiple states ‘We feel totally safe’: east London drinkers savour taste of freedom…

Read MoreHow one father’s email after his death has led people to share their stories of grief and loss.How one father’s email after his death has led people to share their stories of grief and loss.

Read MoreWhen Matjames Metson hit rock bottom after Hurricane Katrina, it was the daughter he hadn’t seen for 16 years who turned his life around.When Matjames Metson hit rock bottom after Hurricane Katrina, it was the daughter he hadn’t seen for 16 years who turned his life around.