Author: News Desk

Aljazeera says North Korea recorded 18,820 more cases of fever and no new deaths amid its first official COVID-19 outbreak, state media said on Monday, as authorities continue to insist infections in the impoverished country are being brought under control.

TRT World says Leftist ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro has defeated millionaire businessman rival Rodolfo Hernandez in Colombia’s presidential vote, according to a live count on the Latin American country’s election authority website.

BBC Sport says England’s Matt Fitzpatrick was swamped by his family after superbly holding off the world’s best players to claim his first major title with a one-shot victory in the US Open at Brookline.

Revolutionary President Gustavo Petro elected in historic Colombian elections. Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The revolutionary leader won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian to hold executive powers. Petro bet on Colombians to believe in him as an evolved politician, telling US News that he’s managed to successfully combine his revolutionary zeal with the practice of public management. What is coming here is real change, real…

The Sunday Paper’s front pages feature a variety of stories. Many of the papers lead with the impending walk-out of 40,000 rail workers in strikes next week.

The United States has so far this year faced some truly extreme climate-related catastrophes, including raging floods, devastating fires, thunderstorms and a seriously dangerous heatwave that has affected a third of the population.

Boris Johnson has triggered outrage in Westminster with plans to abolish the post of ethics adviser after the resignation of Lord Geidt, The Independent reports.

Inflation is set to soar to 11% as the cost of living crisis continues to pile pressure on millions of Britons, Metro reports.

The Guardian reports how Boris Johnson could scrap the role of ethics adviser after Lord Geidt resigned.

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell believes she deserves to be freed from jail in just over two years, according to the Daily Mirror.