World

Russia's ruling pro-Putin party wins election but loses some ground - early results

Russia's ruling United Russia party was on course to secure a comfortable victory in a three-day parliamentary election despite losing some ground to its opponents, early results and an exit poll showed on Sunday.

World

Explainer: The Canadian federal election - what has happened and what is at stake

6:13 PM UTC

China

Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit

9:39 AM UTC

Americas

Canada's Trudeau hammers rival over COVID-19 stance on last day of campaign

6:11 PM UTC

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

Stockpiled COVID vaccines must be handed to poorer nations, says former UK PM

7:07 PM UTC

Europe

Germany's Laschet under pressure as final election debate nears

3:00 PM UTC

Europe

Crowds flock to Champs-Elysees during Paris car-free day

2:31 PM UTC

Europe

Lava pours out of volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands

8:30 PM UTC

Africa

Former Algerian president Bouteflika given state funeral

5:43 PM UTC

Asia Pacific

Islamic state claims responsibility for attacks in eastern Afghanistan

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, the group's Amaaq News Agency said on its Telegram channel on Sunday.

5:28 PM UTC

Asia Pacific

Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry

About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was closed by Taliban militants in power in Kabul and replaced by their Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

2:37 PM UTC

Europe