Germany: prisoner shot dead after taking jail worker hostage
Canada’s Champagne meets with Belarus opposition figure in Vilnius
The visit to the Baltic country comes after top leaders in Europe, including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have met with top Belarusian opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
Arrest of former Mexican defence minister shakes military
4 killed in scaffolding collapse at German building site
Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19
Azerbaijan, Armenia trade accusations on Caucasus conflict
Thai PM rejects calls to resign, faces renewed protests
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha rejected calls for his resignation Friday, while his government failed to stop more than 1,000 student-led protesters from rallying again in the capital.
Merkel: EU summit on China called off as virus resurges
Virus at ‘turning point’ in Europe, hitting at-risk groups
While officials are sounding the alarm on the rising cases, they are also wary of imposing stricter nationwide lockdowns that devastated their economies this spring.