Woman sentenced to death for blasphemy over WhatsApp messages

A woman has been sentenced to death by a court in Pakistan after allegedly sending blasphemous messages on WhatsApp and Facebook.Aneeqa Atteeq, 26, was convicted and sentenced in Rawalpindi on Wednesday following a complaint...

Minister acted correctly in cancelling Djokovic’s visa, Australian court says

An Australian court has revealed why it backed the immigration minister's decision to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa.The tennis star was deported from Australia on Sunday night, after the federal court dismissed his bid to...

First foreign aid reaches Tonga as new photos show ‘catastrophic’ tsunami devastation

The first planes carrying foreign aid have arrived in Tonga five days after the South Pacific island nation was hit by a tsunami following an undersea volcanic eruption.A state of emergency has now been...

More than 1.2 million people died from drug-resistant infections in 2019, study says

More than 1.2 million people died from drug-resistant infections in 2019, according to a study.The Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance report, published by The Lancet, comes after repeated warnings from health experts about the...

‘My guess is he will move in, he has to do something’: Russia will attack Ukraine, President Biden says

President Joe Biden has said he thinks Russia will mount an attack on Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference marking a year in office, the US President suggested there was an inevitability about Russian...

Novak Djokovic owns majority stake of COVID cure company

Novak Djokovic won't be able to play in the Australian Open but it appears he has high hopes of curing COVID.It has emerged the Serbian tennis player and his wife hold a majority stake...

UK ‘needs to change immigration policies’ to tackle Channel crossings, says Macron

Emmanuel Macron has called on the UK government to tackle migrant crossings in the Channel by creating "legal, safe routes" to Britain.

Man charged with murder of Irish teacher Ashling Murphy

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of primary school teacher Ashling Murphy in the Republic of Ireland.Ms Murphy, 23, was attacked while out exercising beside a canal in Tullamore, County...