NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indians burned portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday as families cremated the remains of some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region. Indian army soldiers stand around the coffin of their colleague, who was killed in a border

GENEVA (Reuters) – The brother of the late George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white officer roused world protests against racial injustice, urged the United Nations on Wednesday to investigate U.S. police brutality and racial discrimination. “The way you saw my brother tortured and murdered on camera is the

HARARE (Reuters) – A newly established Zimbabwean company has started making cigars for export, aiming to take on established players while developing a culture of cigar smoking at home. A worker hand rolls cigars at the premises of Zimbabwean company Mosi-Oa-Tunya Cigars, in Harare, Zimbabwe, June 12, 2020. Picture taken June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

FILE PHOTO: Taxi drivers line-up in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome where health workers conduct tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for taxi drivers on the drive-thru system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil set record on Tuesday for new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus

NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent faceoff” with Chinese troops on the disputed border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties in 53 years to result from a clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours. FILE PHOTO: A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between

Taxi drivers line-up in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome where health workers conduct tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for taxi drivers on the drive-thru system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to nearly 44,000 on Monday, according to

BEIJING (Reuters) – After weeks with almost no new coronavirus infections, Beijing has recorded dozens of new cases in recent days, all linked to a major wholesale food market, raising concerns about a resurgence of the disease. The capital is taking steps to try to halt the outbreak including ramping up testing. On Sunday night

A bouquet of flowers is laid down at the memorial stone for PC Keith Palmer in London, Britain June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – A 28-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of urinating on the memorial of a murdered policeman during far-right protests in central London on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned “racist thuggery” after far-right protesters clashed in London on Saturday with anti-racist demonstrators and police trying to keep the two sides apart. Fights broke out between groups outside London’s Waterloo station, with fireworks thrown before police cordoned off areas. On a nearby bridge, stones were lobbed

BEIJING (Reuters) – A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale market sparked fears of a new wave of COVID-19. People are wearing face masks inside the Jingshen seafood market which has

FILE PHOTO: People walk next to Sao Conrado beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain’s on Friday to become the second highest in the world after the United States, according to numbers released by the

A woman carries a bag after shopping as the city hall eases restrictions and allows commerce to open amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil reported a cumulative total of 802,828 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, with 30,412 new infections in the

WARSAW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fort Trump appears to have fallen. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Poland’s President Andrzej Duda attend a joint news conference in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Poland’s grand proposal in 2018 to name a military base in honor of Donald Trump, in return for the U.S. president

FILE PHOTO: A person holds a smartphone as Tik Tok logo is displayed behind in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese video app TikTok’s new Chief Executive Kevin Mayer has told EU digital chief Thierry Breton he intends to play an active role fighting disinformation, an EU official

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll neared 52,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that highlighted the country’s place as one of the worst hit in the world. FILE PHOTO: Lights flash blue on top of an ambulance at the Hollymoor Ambulance Hub of the West Midlands

(Reuters) – Protesters around the world have taken to the streets in response to events in the United States, where the death in police custody of black man George Floyd has sparked a wave of anti-racism demonstrations. FILE PHOTO: A man raises his fist over a crowd of demonstrators during a protest against racial inequality