The International Olympic Committee says it's still committed to holding the Tokyo Olympics, despite the spike in Covid-19 cases across Japan and growing criticism from many in the country. IOC member and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was recently in Japan for several test events.
Tokyo residents react to a new poll in a Japanese newspaper showing 80 percent of respondents opposed to hosting the Olympics this Summer. The survey comes after Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency amid a fourth wave of virus infections.
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis celebrates a special mass at St Peter's Basilica for the people of Myanmar in the wake of the country's military takeover earlier this year. Several hundred Christians from Myanmar joined him in appealing for peace in the Southeast Asian country.
The UK's vaccine rollout is reaching even the most isolated parts of the country. CNN boards a small plane bound for Fair Isle, off the coast of Scotland, along with Margaret Cooper, a nurse on a mission to vaccinate the entire island. CNN's Phil Black reports.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden released a statement from the White House in Washington DC wishing Muslims in the United States and around the world happy Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, on Sunday.
Lockdown starts in West Bengal after 'super-spreader' election
While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing ahead with a $2.8 billion parliamentary revamp — including a new home for the country's leader. Indians from all sides of politics are questioning whether the spend is necessary in the middle of the a Covid-19 catastrophe.
Police say a tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood has been found after a nearly week-long search and appears to be unharmed. Authorities said they've “got him and he's healthy.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper discusses an upcoming Pentagon report on UFOs.
Greece reopened to international tourists on Friday amid an easing of coronavirus restrictions. Tourists could be seen enjoying the sun and the beach in Halkidiki on Sunday after the Greek authorities expanded the lifting of quarantine requirements to more countries ahead of the weekend.
Actress Scarlett Johannson was hilariously interrupted during her acceptance speech at the MTV Movie & TV Awards by her husband, comedian Colin Jost. See more highlights from the awards show.
U.N. Security Council diplomats convened an emergency meeting to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed in the Mideast as Israeli warplanes carried out the deadliest attacks yet during nearly a week of Hamas rocket barrages and Israeli airstrikes.
