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(Reuters) – Jagmeet Singh, the head of Canada’s New Democrat Party (NDP), was ejected from the House of Commons on Wednesday after he called a member of another opposition party racist and for refusing to apologize or withdraw his comments. FILE PHOTO: Canada’s New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a meeting of the

NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) – India and China said they wanted peace but blamed each other on Wednesday after soldiers of the two sides savagely fought each other with nail-studded clubs and stones on their Himalayan border, killing at least 20 Indian troops. “We never provoke anyone,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on national television,

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected South Korea’s offer to send special envoys to ease escalating bilateral tensions, and vowed to redeploy troops to demilitarised border units in the latest step towards nullifying inter-Korean peace accords. FILE PHOTO – A North Korean soldier looks toward the south as a South

FILE PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of the WHO is due to give a speech to Beijing university students this week, as the

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday said the opposition would not recognize a “false” electoral body named by the government-friendly Supreme Court, while his allies pledged to extend the term of the current legislature. FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country’s rightful interim

GENEVA/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain’s on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation’s health system was standing up to the pressure. A man walks next to a graffiti depciting a cleaner wearing protective gear spraying viruses with the

FILE PHOTO: Women wearing protective face masks and gloves carry bags after shopping as the city hall eases restrictions on the first day of open commerce since the beginning of quarantine due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil registered 772,416 confirmed

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ defence minister and military officials have made a trip to a disputed South China Sea island just a few miles from a base built by China, a visit that could draw criticism from Beijing. A handout photo by Philippines’ Department of National Defense shows the newly built beach ramp at

LA PRIMAVERA, Colombia (Reuters) – “This is HK4679 G on a humanitarian flight between La Primavera and Cumaribo, transporting COVID-19 tests at 3,500 feet,” Ernesto Perez radioed to a nearby military base as he piloted his twin-engine plane above Colombia’s wide eastern plains. Perez, who works in financial technology, requested permission to detour to avoid

FILE PHOTO: The flag of North Korea is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights expert voiced alarm on Tuesday at what he called “widespread food shortages and malnutrition” in North Korea, made worse by a nearly five-month border closure with China and strict quarantine

FILE PHOTO – The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Defence lawyers in the trial of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Monday said they needed more time to prepare as public hearings resumed following delays due to the new coronavirus lockdown. A protest sign stands in front of a row of chairs as family members

LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Sunday, rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 bearing the slogan “racism is a virus”. On Saturday, thousands of protesters had gathered in

FILE PHOTO: Customers wearing protective masks shop for office furniture at IKEA, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian health officials reported 19 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative total to 8,322. The health ministry also reported no new

NIJMEGEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – Dutch youth hit the club on Saturday, sort of, in one of the country’s first attempts to resume night life after the coronavirus outbreak, with social distancing rules still in place. People attend the first “corona-proof” dance event following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nijmegen, Netherlands June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka