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Europe
Europe prepares to reopen to foreign travelers, including Australians
The block's draft in-and-out list reflects an assessment of how well other countries have managed to control their outbreaks.
- by Michael Birnbaum and Quentin Ariès
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World elections
Irish civil war rivals and Greens to govern together in new coalition
The deal, for the first time, unites the two rival parties that have dominated Irish politics since independence a century ago, plus the Greens.
- by Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries
Asylum seekers
Asylum seeker shot dead after stabbing spree was 'hungry' while in Glasgow hotel quarantine
An asylum seeker who was fed 'the same spaghetti and macaroni cheese' in extended lockdown stabbed six people, including a police officer.
- by Robert Mendick
Crime
Suspect shot dead after mass stabbing in Glasgow
An asylum seeker has been shot dead by police and at least six people are in hospital after a stabbing attack at a hotel in the city centre.
- by Bevan Shields
Border security
EU to help resolve Cyprus-Turkey maritime border wrangle
Cyprus accuses Turkey of flouting international law and using force to get its own way in the region.
Coronavirus pandemic
After a botched start, UK may be about to make new mistakes
Not even Boris Johnson's trademark bluff and bluster can hide the grim truths about the scale of Britain's coronavirus crisis.
- by Bevan Shields
China relations
George Brandis rebukes China on pandemic handling
The Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom contradicts China's claim that its authoritarian rule resulted in a better response to coronavirus.
- by Latika Bourke
Coronavirus pandemic
'Absolutely appalled': Major incident declared as thousands cram onto English beaches
On the UK's hottest day of the year, thousands of people defied coronavirus social distancing rules again and flocked to the beach.
Coronavirus pandemic
Oxygen shortage looms as virus cases head to 10 million
About half the world's population could be without access to medical oxygen, which can be life-saving for severe COVID-19 patients.
- by Emma Farge
Coronavirus pandemic
Brits flock to the beach amid medics' warning of second wave
Seasides across the country have been busy as many take advantage of the sunny weather after being asked to stay home for months under coronavirus restrictions.
- by Guy Faulconbridge
Putin's Russia
Putin fronts showy military parade ahead of key power vote
The Victory Day parade comes 75 years after the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany - and one day before a national vote that could see the President retain power until 2036.
- by Nataliya Vasilyeva