London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the weekend's anti-racism protests were "subverted by thuggery" after some demonstrators clashed with police, it was reported on Monday.

Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday and Sunday in London, as well as cities across the UK including Bristo

Singapore, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged the city-state's residents to prepare for a very different future, as COVID-19 would remain a problem for a long time.

He made the remarks during a national broadcast on Sunday evening, saying COVID-19, not only a public health issue but also a seri

Kabul, Afghan security authorities have launched a joint security plan to contain terror threats and crimes in the national capital of Kabul, the country's Ministry of Interior said.

The new plan would be conducted by the Joint Forces Command, involving forces from the ministries of interior and defence as wel

Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a 16 billion euros ($18 billion) fund to help the country's 17 Autonomous Communities recover from the impacts of the coronavirus.

In a televised speech on Sunday, Sanchez described the fund as "the biggest transfer ever of resources to the Autonomous

Washington,  US President Donald Trump said that he has ordered the National Guard recently deployed in Washington, D.C. to deal with the ongoing protests, to begin withdrawing from the nation's capital.

"I have just given an order for our National Guard to start the process of withdrawing from Washi

Seoul, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a politburo meeting of the Workers' Party and discussed measures to develop the chemical industry, but inter-Korean issues and other external matters were not on the agenda, state media reported on Monday.

The meeting, held on Sunday, came two days after

Hong Kong, Disneyland and Ocean Park, Hong Kong's two major theme parks, will be reopened imminently as a key step in rebooting an economy reeling from the triple whammy of social unrest, the US-China trade war and the coronavirus pandemic, it was revealed on Monday.

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Develop

Ankara,  Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued arrest warrants for at least 74 expelled police officers over their alleged links to a network believed to be behind a 2016 coup attempt.

Police launched simultaneous operations in 13 provinces across the country to catch the suspects upon the order of the Chief P

Minneapolis, The Minneapolis City Council has voted to dismantle the US city's police department, of which four former officers were charged over their involvement in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man that triggered widespread global protests.

Nine members -- a veto-proof super-majority -- o

Los Angeles,  Thousands of people participated in the 11th straight day of peaceful protests in Los Angeles over the death of African-American man George Floyd in police custody, while the National Guard troops left the second largest city in the US.

Some troops would begin departing on Sunday evening, a