Nepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Saturday as President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament and fixed general elections in November amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak.

Nepal president dissolves parliament, new election in November

May 22 in history: Ireland legalises gay marriage, Wright brothers patent flying machine, and more

Germany's public health institute on Friday declared Britain and Northern Ireland a virus variant region, requiring anyone entering the country from the United Kingdom to quarantine for two weeks on arrival.

Germany declares United Kingdom a virus variant region

Chile registered more than 7,000 new daily cases of Covid-19 for the second day in a row on Friday, after tests detected 7,614 infections in 24 hours, Health Minister Enrique Paris said.

Chile records over 7,000 new Covid cases for second day in a row

Amnesty International named one of Cuba`s leading dissidents a "prisoner of conscience" on Friday, saying state security appeared to have him under supervision and incommunicado at the hospital where authorities admitted him nearly three weeks ago.

Amnesty calls hospitalised Cuban dissident 'prisoner of conscience'

US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday injected fresh urgency into attempts to engage North Korea in dialogue over its nuclear weapons, with Biden saying he would meet its leader Kim Jong Un under the right conditions.

'Denuclearisation is the goal': Biden, Moon express willingness for dialogue with North Korea

The G20 leaders have issued a joint declaration at the close of the Global Health Summit aimed at coordinating worldwide efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic. The Rome Declaration is made up of 16 "mutually reinforcing principles" that "reconfirm our commitment to global solidarity, equity, and multilateral cooperation" and to promoting "sustained financing for global health", the G20 leaders said on Friday.

G20 leaders commit to coordinate against Covid pandemic

California, the most populous state in the US, has announced plans to fully reopen its economy on June 15 amid dropping Covid-19 cases and vaccine eligibility expansion.

California to fully reopen starting June 15

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip held ground on Saturday. Officials said that Egyptian mediators are interacting with both the sides on establishing long-term peace.

Ceasefire between Israel and Gaza holds as Egyptian mediators eye long-term peace

Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in his first interview since the February 1 coup said that the country’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi would soon appear in court.

Aung San Suu Kyi will appear soon, says Myanmar's military junta leader

The owner of a building in Gaza which was destroyed in Israeli airstrike is raising a complaint with the International Criminal Court. The building in question is called Jala Tower, which was destroyed on May 15.

Owner of destroyed Gaza building which housed media offices files ICC complaint

Sri Lanka is on a highway to becoming a Chinese colony. It began with the Hambantota Port and has now spilled into the port city of Colombo. Both are strategic assets, one of which is already under Chinese control.

With Colombo port city, China sees a potential overseas colony in Sri Lanka

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