In the latest six monthly report on Hong Kong, submitted by British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to the Parliament, the UK has directly warned China not to interfere in Hong Kong legislature elections due to take place in September, and urged Beijing to abandon its plans to impose new security laws for the cosmopolitan city state. ....

North Korea on Friday vowed to build up a "more reliable" force against military threats from the US, saying the historic summit two years ago between leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump led to no improvement in ties between the two countries. ....

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has increased to over 7.5 million, while the death toll was nearing 421,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

The Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare reported no new deaths from COVID-19 for a fourth consecutive day. ....

The Tokyo metropolitan government lifted its "Tokyo alert" that was issued on June 2 due to a sharp rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases detected in the capital. ....

Shehbaz Sharif, President of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a party spokesperson confirmed on Thursday. ....

COVID-19 cases have touched 7.2 million globally, with more than 411,000 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

While the world continues to struggle against the consistent and deadly spread of coronavirus, a study has revealed that Pakistan is among the third-riskiest countries to be hit with the virus. ....

Chicago saw its deadliest day in at least 60 years last month, with 18 killings within a 24-hour period on 31 May. ....

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Maluku province on Tuesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. ....