London,  A 14-year-old boy teenager in southern England has been charged with terrorism offences, the UK's Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) said.

In a statement on Wednesday, the CTPSE said that the teenager, whose identity has not been revealed because of his age, has been charged with

Tokyo, The Japanese government and the ruling coalition have decided to scrap a controversial bill intended to extend the retirement age of public prosecutors amid a backlash from opposition parties and the public.

Prior to the Public Prosecutors' Office Act being dropped on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shinzo Ab

London, Some 860,000 immigrants may be illegally living in the UK, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in an official report

"Its (the UK Home Office's) last estimate was around 430,000 people in 2005. More recent estimates from other organisations suggest the population might have doubled, although the

Canberra, Australian flag carrier, Qantas announced on Thursday that it has cut almost all overseas services until October after the airline had already dramatically reduced its international capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The announcement follows suggestions from Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham that Aus

Brussels, The European Union (EU) is planning to accelerate the development of COVID1-9 vaccines through advance purchase agreements with promising medical companies, the bloc announced.

In order to support companies in the swift development and production of a vaccine, the European Commission will enter into agre

Geneva,  A World Health Organization (WHO) expert said that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) will be stopped from the Solidarity Trial, as it did not reduce the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients.

"Based on the analysis and on the review of the published evidence, the executive group of th

Berlin, Some 400 out of a total 500 workers of a slaughterhouse German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the beginning of this week, local media reported.

The slaughterhouse, located in the town of Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, has been ordered to be temporarily closed, Xin

London, The UK government has published its negotiating objectives for free trade agreements (FTAs) with Australia and New Zealand, with trade talks slated to begin shortly.

The new talks come after the UK and Japan launched trade negotiations last week, also seeking to seal a post-Brexit FTA, reports Xinhua news

Bali, The Indonesian resort island of Bali is set to welcome domestic visitors in August and foreign tourists from September onwards, a Minister announced.

Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama Kusubandio said on Wednesday that the spread of COVID-19 has been relatively subdued in Bali compared with

Washington, The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has topped to over 8.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 448,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 8,329,221, while the fatalities increased to 448,474, the University's