World

French President Emmanuel Macron toured Beirut's shattered streets on Thursday, two days after a giant explosion, with crowds demanding the end to a "regime" of politicians they blame for corruption and dragging Lebanon into disaster.

American intelligence agencies are scrutinizing efforts by Saudi Arabia to build up its ability to produce nuclear fuel that could put the kingdom on a path to developing nuclear weapons.

The offer is being viewed with skepticism by some residents, who worry about the growing reach of the Chinese Communist Party and the testing project’s potential implications for their privacy.

Nintendo Co.'s profit multiplied more than sixfold in AprilJune as people stuck at home during the pandemic turned to playing video games.

England fought back to take three cheap wickets and limit Pakistan to 1875 at lunch on day two of the first test at Old Trafford on Thursday.

A recent spate of suicides and attempted suicides involving migrants in Singapore has heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of lowpaid workers who have been confined to their their dormitories because of COVID19.

Singapore is monitoring a recent spate of suicides and attempted suicides involving migrants which have heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of lowpaid workers confined to their dormitories in the citystate due to COVID19.

.

Texas Tech women's basketball players have accused coach Marlene Stollings and her staff of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program, according to a report published Wednesday.

Federal prosecutors have charged 11 alleged members of the MS13 street gang with sex trafficking and other charges after they say a 13yearold runaway was repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat and forced into prostitution in northern Virginia.

.

.

Dharamnath Singh was fined on one charge of exposing others to the risk of COVID-19, while four similar charges were taken into consideration during the sentencing by a local court.

For at least four years, one of Mexico's largest power plants violated an environmental safeguard that prevents emissions of deadly pollutants, according to documents seen by Reuters.

North Korea's test results for a man suspected of being the country's first coronavirus case were inconclusive, though authorities have quarantined over 3,635 primary and secondary contacts, a World Health Organization official told Reuters.

President Michel Aoun said that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, used in fertilisers and bombs, had been stored for six years at the port without safety measures.