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China has accused the UK of "trampling" on the basic norms of international relations - and said Britain's offer of citizenship for Hong Kongers is a "gross interference in China's internal affairs".

Israel's government has ordered the immediate closure of bars, gyms, nightclubs, swimming pools and event halls after a spike in coronavirus cases.

Global stock markets have surged despite rising clusters of coronavirus infections threatening to derail economic recovery.

A white woman who called the police on a black man while he was bird watching in New York has been charged by police.

A protester has died after being hit by a car that drove through crowds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators marching peacefully in Seattle.

Iran has admitted that "significant damage" has been caused by a mysterious incident at one of the country's nuclear facilities.

Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer who wrote the iconic theme tune to The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, has died aged 91.

A person has been infected with a rare "brain-eating" amoeba in Florida, according to local health officials.

The number of passengers arriving at Australia's Sydney Airport is being limited due to "pressure" on the city's quarantine facilities.

Chinese authorities have issued a warning after a suspected case of bubonic plague was identified in Inner Mongolia.