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State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of an expected briefing on Tuesday by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which is hoping for a “detailed discussion” on the evolution of the virus.
Japan is set to offer families up to £6,394 per child to move out of Tokyo as part of efforts to combat population concentration in the capital.
The remains of former Pontiff Benedict XVI will lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for another two days before his funeral takes place on Thursday.
China has described the extension of international restrictions on travellers from its territory as “unacceptable” as countries including France, Japan, India and the United States impose Covid controls on visitors from the world’s most populous nation.
French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne is meeting the major players involved in, or largely opposed to, the government’s pension reform plans. The reform is set to be the big political battle of the next six months, with President Emmanuel Macron promi…
Commuters returning to work after the Christmas break are advised not to travel as tens of thousands of British rail workers stage a fresh round of strikes that will disrupt services all week.
British rail workers start new year with week-long strike
Past visits to the Temple Mount, revered by both Muslims and Jews, have sparked clashes in the country and could alienate the Arab nations Israel seeks to woo.
Jordan says move by ultra-nationalist Israeli minister violates international law