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Read MoreRussians are voting on a series of sweeping constitutional changes that would allow him to stay in office until 2036.Russians are voting on a series of sweeping constitutional changes that would allow him to stay in office until 2036.

Read More On the anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule, thousands defied tear gas and pepper pellets to protest the security law. On the anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule, thousands defied tear gas and pepper pellets to protest the security law.

Read MoreThirty years on from WHO declassifying homosexuality as a psychological disorder, ‘gay conversion therapy’ is still widely available around the world.Thirty years on from WHO declassifying homosexuality as a psychological disorder, ‘gay conversion therapy’ is still widely available around the world.

Read More Federal authorities in New York on Wednesday seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told The Associated Press that 13 tons (11.8 metric tonnes) of hair products worth…

Read More Federal authorities in New York on Wednesday seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told The Associated Press that 13 tons (11.8 metric tonnes) of hair products worth…

Read More Stay-at-home orders are now in place for 10 postcodes in city’s north as state steps up action to contain Covid-19 Melbourne street split down the middle by Covid-19 lockdown Everything we know about Victoria’s clusters Follow the global coronavirus live blog Download the Guardian app to get the most important news notifications 11.17pm…

Read More Totaling about 4,000, they began working Wednesday. They’ll face two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and some of the most restrictive immigration policies the U.S. has seen in decades. (Image credit: smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors/GettyImages) Totaling about 4,000, they began working Wednesday. They’ll face two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and some of the most…

Read More ABSOLUTE SCENES ON SKY NEWS pic.twitter.com/EkdJTinkTW — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 1, 2020 A hungry boy who just wanted “two biscuits” — because who doesn’t want two biscuits, really? — broadcast his desire for sustenance to thousands of British TV viewers Wednesday when he interrupted his mother’s interview with Sky News. In a…

Read MoreVictory would allow the president to stay in power until 2036, but critics say he wants to be a tsar.Victory would allow the president to stay in power until 2036, but critics say he wants to be a tsar.

Read More (THE VILLAGES, Fla.) — There has always been a low-boil tension in The Villages retirement community between the Republican majority and the much smaller cohort of Democrats, but a veneer of good manners in “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown” mostly prevailed on golf courses and at bridge tables. Those tensions, though, flared two weeks ago…

Read More Following months of privacy concerns raised by both state and private actors, online video company Zoom, which has seen its user numbers spike during the Covid-19 pandemic, has missed its own transparency report deadline. Zoom announced last month that it would publish a transparency report on June 30. The move followed the company…

Read More Troops on Addis Ababa streets as political tensions erupt over Haacaaluu death and wider Oromo claims Ethiopian troops have been deployed in the country’s capital, in a second day of unrest, sparked by the assassination of the popular musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, that has claimed more than 80 lives. Protests after Haacaaluu’s murder on…

Read More The DOE says that radioactive leakage from Runit Dome, a respository for U.S. atomic waste, is insignificant. Marshall Islands leaders are skeptical. The DOE says that radioactive leakage from Runit Dome, a respository for U.S. atomic waste, is insignificant. Marshall Islands leaders are skeptical.

Read More 24-year-old arrested on suspicion of criminal damage has been released under investigation A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the toppling of the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol last month. The bronze memorial to the 17th-century slave trader was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest…

Read More Police in Hong Kong have arrested nearly 400 protesters since the new controversial national security law imposed by Beijing took effect Wednesday. Police in Hong Kong have arrested nearly 400 protesters since the new controversial national security law imposed by Beijing took effect Wednesday.

Read MoreSenators have agreed on language to compel the Pentagon to ‘remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America’ from its holdingsSenators have agreed on language to compel the Pentagon to ‘remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States…

Read More (MOSCOW) — A majority of Russians approved amendments to Russia’s constitution in a weeklong vote ending Wednesday, allowing President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, although the balloting was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities. With most of the nation’s polls closed and 15% of precincts counted,…

Read More (MOSCOW) — A majority of Russians approved amendments to Russia’s constitution in a weeklong vote ending Wednesday, allowing President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, although the balloting was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities. With most of the nation’s polls closed and 15% of precincts counted,…

Read More Spain and Portugal reopen border as global tourism industry predicted to lose up to £2.6tn Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The first tourist flights in four months landed on the Greek island of Crete, and Spain and Portugal reopened their land border as European countries continued to ease travel…

Read MoreThe force, which has been using a swastika in its emblem since 1918, said it had caused misunderstandings.The force, which has been using a swastika in its emblem since 1918, said it had caused misunderstandings.

Read MoreMore than 80 percent of all deaths in the region were in five countries: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.More than 80 percent of all deaths in the region were in five countries: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Read More The reports from Ukraine made International headlines and the actions in Maidan were visible live on social media. Before long, it was hard to discern truth from fiction.The reports from Ukraine made International headlines and the actions in Maidan were visible live on social media. Before long, it was hard to discern truth…

Read More Ratzinger was renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys’ choir. Ratzinger was renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys’ choir.

Read More In the summer of 1865, just after the Civil War, Union commanders in the battered port city of Wilmington, N.C., appointed a former Confederate general as police chief and former Confederate soldiers as policemen. The all-white force immediately set upon newly freed Black people. Men, women and children were beaten, clubbed and whipped…

Read More Germany’s ambassador to the UK says British health services have reached out to their German counterparts to find a solution to the UK’s embarrassing predicament over its yet-to-be-launched coronavirus contact tracing app. Diplomat Andreas Michaelis made the remark while speaking to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ show about the success of Germany’s domestic contact…

Read MoreThe BBC’s Michael Bristow takes a closer look at what the security law brought in by China means.The BBC’s Michael Bristow takes a closer look at what the security law brought in by China means.

Read MoreThe world record haul of 14 tonnes of Captagon pills were found in containers at the port of Salerno.The world record haul of 14 tonnes of Captagon pills were found in containers at the port of Salerno.

Read MoreThe ’43 Alumni for Biden’ super PAC seeks to unseat Donald Trump, who they say is unfit to lead the United States.The ’43 Alumni for Biden’ super PAC seeks to unseat Donald Trump, who they say is unfit to lead the United States.

Read More (NEW YORK) — Fox News on Wednesday fired daytime news anchor Ed Henry after an investigation of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The network said it had received a complaint last Thursday from an attorney about the misconduct. An outside investigator was hired and, based on the results of that probe, Fox fired…

Read More Forces urge people to drink responsibly as lockdown rules are eased further on Saturday Police forces across England will deploy additional patrols on Saturday as pubs reopen as part of the biggest easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures to date. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels and other hospitality and entertainment services will open on Saturday…

Read MoreThe implementation of the rule — which disqualified most non-Mexican migrants from asylum — violated federal administrative law, the judge said.The implementation of the rule — which disqualified most non-Mexican migrants from asylum — violated federal administrative law, the judge said.

Read MoreStrongman leader insists current constitutional term limits would only lead to a distracting search for a successor, and Russia doesn’t need that.Strongman leader insists current constitutional term limits would only lead to a distracting search for a successor, and Russia doesn’t need that.

Read MoreA number of people are arrested in the zone, set up amid protests over the killing of George Floyd.A number of people are arrested in the zone, set up amid protests over the killing of George Floyd.

Read More Rise in harvesting could affect ability to combat climate crisis due to carbon absorption capacity reducing Europe has lost a vastly increased area of forest to harvesting in recent years, data suggests, reducing the continent’s carbon absorption capacity and possibly indicating wider problems with the EU’s attempts to combat the climate crisis. Many…

Read MoreCampaign aims to force the world’s largest social media platform to crack down on hate speech and racist content on its pages.Campaign aims to force the world’s largest social media platform to crack down on hate speech and racist content on its pages.