Russia on Thursday reported the highest-ever number of fatalities caused by the novel coronavirus infection, with 174 people claimed over the past day, raising the death toll to 4,142. But recoveries also outnumbered new cases for the third day in a row, as over the last 24 hours 8,785...

China on Thursday passed a new national security law for Hong Kong set to rein in the semi-autonomous region after months of protests last year. At the concluding session of the National People's Congress, China’s top legislative body, the draft of the Hong Kong national security...

Italian police said Thursday they had dismantled a major organised crime ring involving public works tenders valued at over 100 million euros ($110 million), including EU funds. Eleven public officials were identified among the 63 people targeted in the operation codenamed "Waterfront"...

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday after threatening to shutter social media platforms following Twitter's move to label two of his tweets misleading. After long resisting calls to censure Trump over his truth-defying posts, Twitter Tuesday accused...