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Tens of thousands protest in Belarus capital

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in the Belarusian capital of Minsk Sunday despite authorities deploying a heavy police presence. The protest came a day after officers detained hundreds of demonstrators at a women's march in the capital. The opposition movement has...

Madrid braces for partial lockdown as virus surges

Nearly a million Madrid residents were bracing Sunday for a partial lockdown as Spanish authorities seek to put a brake on a second wave of Covid-19. The restrictions, which kick off Monday for two weeks, affect 850,000 people living mainly in densely-populated, low-income neighbourhoods in...

Egypt discovers 14 ancient tombs at Saqqara

Egypt's antiquities ministry announced Sunday the discovery of 14 coffins in the Saqqara area that had lain buried for two and a half thousand years. The tombs were found two days ago during an archaeological dig, and follow 13 wooden sarcophagus discovered in the same burial spot last...

Russian warplanes bomb residential areas in Idlib

Russian warplanes on Sunday carried out airstrikes on residential areas in the south of northwestern Syria’s Idlib. The planes took off from the Hmeimim military air base in Latakia and specifically targeted residential areas. The sound of explosions was heard from Turkey's southern...