BBC says people aged 18 and over in England are to be invited to book their first Covid-19 jab in what the NHS has described as a “watershed moment”
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The Guardian says the United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation.
VOA says India’s iconic Taj Mahal monument reopened Wednesday as a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic begins to ebb
TRT World says Hong Kong police have arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of the Apple Daily newspaper
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ‘being PM is too much like hard work’ and he ‘can’t wait to have fun and make money’
France24 says China launched a spacecraft on Thursday carrying three astronauts to part of a space station still under construction
BBC News says cuts to the UK’s aid budget will leave millions of people at risk of dying from “neglected tropical diseases”
TRT World says a car bomb explosion at a military base in the Colombian border city of Cucuta has wounded 36 people.
Aljazeera says the US death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000, even as the vaccination drive has brought down daily cases.
Arab News says Saudi Arabia approved the creation of a sports academy designed to discover and develop talented youth.
France24 says Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, can be transferred to LA.
The Guardian says Covid vaccinations are to become mandatory for care home staff under plans to be announced by ministers.
BBC News says Israel says it has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for incendiary balloons fired.
Sky News says a UK-Australia free trade deal has been agreed and will be announced on Tuesday morning, a government source said
TRT World says the United States has crossed the grim milestone of 600,000 Covid-19 deaths, according to a Reuters tally.
ICC prosecutor seeks full probe into Duterte’s drug war killings that killed thousands of people including innocent children.
Arab News says hundreds of African migrants are feared dead after a shipwreck off the western province of Lahj in Yemen.
Protesters urged lawmakers in Hungary to reject legislation banning any content portraying or promoting homosexuality.
BBC News says the final stage of easing lockdown restrictions in England is to be delayed until 19 July.
England 1-0 Croatia: Raheem Sterling gets England off to a winning start at Euro 2020 as they beat Croatia in sweltering conditions.
TRT World says New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has criticised a planned movie about her response to the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks.
Arab News says three packages have been approved for this year’s pilgrimage, and people can register online for Hajj.
Aljazeera says Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule as Israeli PM has come to an end as a new coalition government is sworn in.
France24 says the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hear its first testimony in a junta court Monday, 4 months after military coup.
BBC News says senior ministers have signed off a decision to delay the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions in England beyond 21 June.