London,  Around 100 people gathered in London's Hyde Park to protest against face coverings becoming mandatory in shops from this week, according to media reports.

The rules are already in place in Scotland, with England due to follow suit on July 24, the Mtero newspaper reported.

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London, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of "gross and egregious" human rights abuses against its Muslim Uighur community and said sanctions against those responsible cannot be ruled out, the media reported on Monday.

Speaking to the BBC on Sunday, Raab said that eports of forced steri

Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday postponed his official visit to Riyadh after Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was hospitalised for gall bladder inflammation.

A statement by his office said that al-Kadhimi received the news that "King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was exposed t

Riyadh, The Saudi Interior Ministry announced the Kingdom's readiness for the upcoming Haj season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state-media reported.

Zayed Al Tuwailan, commander of Haj Security Forces, told the media on Sunday that the forces are ready to ensure the safety of pilgrims, Xinhua quoted the Sa

Addis Ababa, The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across the African continent has reached 701,573, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC in its latest situation update issued on Sunday said that the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across the continent ro

Seoul, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a Central Military Commission meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and discussed "the key issues of further bolstering a war deterrent of the country", state media reported on Sunday.

The meeting held on Saturday also examined the "strategic m