Tokyo has asked for permission to use emergency measures to combat a surge in a rapidly spreading and more contagious coronavirus variant, three months before the Olympic Games.
Police have responded to security alerts at Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Southern California home nine times in as many months, official figures reveal.
The sister of a man who died from a blood clot after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has said she is "very angry" but still "strongly" believes people should have the vaccine.
Pope Francis has told the world's financial leaders that poor countries hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus should have their debt burden reduced.
Khloe Kardashian has defended her right to edit pictures of herself after a leaked unfiltered photo went viral online - saying years of having her looks analysed and compared with her sisters "has been...