Italy on Friday reported a new record in the number of daily COVID-19 infections, registering 10,010 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic.  According to Health Ministry data, the country -- once the European epicenter of the outbreak --...

The European Union on Friday decided to impose sanctions on seven newly appointed ministers in Syria over violent repression against the civilian population. The sanctions include a travel ban and an asset freeze against the ministers. With seven more ministers, the number of people who...

US President Donald Trump shared a satirical article Friday about Twitter shutting down to slow the spread of negative news on his election rival Joe Biden, apparently unaware that it was a joke. Trump, who often rails against "fake news" while retweeting misinformation to his 87 million...

An exiled Iran opposition group said Friday it had uncovered a secret new military site run by a shadowy defence ministry research unit which they fear is being used for testing in the Iranian nuclear programme. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said that work on the site in...