Belarus protests: 'There is more faith than fear'

Tens of thousands of people take part in a mass rally in Minsk - the latest in a wave of protests.


EU trade commissioner apologises for attending golf dinner

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Image caption Phil Hogan attended an Irish parliamentary golf society event at a County Galway hotel on Wednesday

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has apologised "fully and unreservedly" for attending a dinner in the west of Ireland with more than 80 people.

Mr Hogan said he acknowledged his presence at the golf event had "touched a nerve" with Irish people.

The Irish government has agreed to recall the Dáil (Irish parliament) early amid the controversy surrounding the attendance of political figures at the Galway gathering


Thomas Restobar Club: Crush kills 13 as Peru police raid party violating lockdown

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Image caption The crush happened as people were trying to exit the nightclub

At least 13 people died in a crush in Peru after trying to escape police who raided a nightclub violating coronavirus restrictions, police say.

The crush happened as revellers tried to leave the Thomas Restobar Club in Lima's Los Olivos district. Some eyewitnesses said tear gas was used.

President Martín Vizcarra said 15 of 23 revellers arrested had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Peru has been among the Latin American countries


Belarus opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban

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Image caption Some estimates put the crowd at more than 100,000

Opposition supporters in Belarus have held a mass rally in the capital Minsk, two weeks after a disputed election gave President Alexander Lukashenko another term in office.

Correspondents in the city said tens of thousands filled the central square despite a heavy police presence.

The protesters say Mr Lukashenko stole the election and want him to resign.

The president has vowed to crush unrest and blamed the dissent on unnamed "foreign-backed revolutionaries"

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Eilat rape allegations: Tel Aviv covers over Peeping Toms beach mural

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Image caption Many had found the mural offensive

The Israeli authorities have covered over a mural known as Peeping Toms at a beach in Tel Aviv in response to an outcry over the suspected gang rape of a teenage girl at another beach resort.

The mural shows two young men in bathing suits peering inside what is the women's changing room.

Almost 20 years old, it commemorates a 1970s film of the same name that was partly filmed at the beach.

Women's rights groups

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California wildfires seen from a plane as Trump declares major disaster

US President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster and released federal aid.


Donald Trump's sister says he's an 'unprincipled phoney'

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Image caption Maryanne Trump Barry said her brother Donald just "wants to appeal to his base"

US President Donald Trump's eldest sister, a former federal judge, has said her brother is a liar who "has no principles", secret recordings reveal.

The critical remarks by Maryanne Trump Barry were recorded by her niece, Mary Trump, who last month published a book excoriating the president.

"His goddamned tweet and lying, oh my God," Ms Barry is heard saying. "It


Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant faces sentencing hearing

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Image caption The hearing at Christchurch High Court is expected to last four days

The Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand last year will face survivors of his attack on Monday at a sentencing hearing.

Australian Brenton Tarrant is likely to be jailed for life for the rampage.

Tarrant pleaded guilty in March and was convicted of 51 murders, 40 attempted murders and one charge of terrorism.

He is expected to appear in court for a four-day hearing at

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TikTok launches legal action against Trump over ban

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Chinese video app TikTok is taking legal action to challenge a ban imposed by US President Donald Trump.

Mr Trump's executive order prohibits transactions with TikTok's owner ByteDance from mid-September.

Officials in Washington are concerned that the company could pass data on American users to the Chinese government, something ByteDance has denied doing.

The short video-sharing app has 80 million active US users.

TikTok says it has tried to engage with the

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US Postal Service: House backs election cash boost

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Image caption The US Postal Service delivered 142.6 billion pieces of mail in 2019

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would inject $25bn (£19bn) into the Postal Service (USPS) ahead of November's election.

The legislation would also block cuts and changes that critics have said will hamper mail-in voting.

Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers from the summer recess to vote on the bill, which she said would protect