- Foreign dignitaries take cover as unrest mars slain Haitian leader’s funeral
- UNESCO to add France’s ‘king of lighthouses’ to world heritage list
- Afghanistan imposes near-nationwide curfew to curb sweeping Taliban offensive
- A long-time street favourite, 3x3 basketball makes its Olympic debut
- Thousands join Budapest Pride march to protest anti-LGBTQ education law in Hungary
- Covid-19 pandemic in France: government to set up a health pass
- Iraq announces arrests in deadly Baghdad-area bombing claimed by Islamic State group
- Boko Haram attack kills several soldiers in Cameroon, regional governor says
- Judoka Mkheidze wins France’s first medal while Takato gives Japan its first gold
- French protesters against Covid-19 health restrictions clash with police in Paris
- Chinese shooter Yang claims first gold medal of Tokyo Olympics
- The ‘pingdemic’: How UK's Covid-19 app has created a health headache
- China imposes sanctions on US citizens, rights groups under new law
- Gold medals for Ecuadorean cyclist, Chinese fencer and S. Korean archers on day one
- Former Brazilian president Lula: 'Jair Bolsonaro is an agent of genocide'
- Anti-lockdown protests grip Australia, clashes erupt in Sydney