Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 per unit, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Poorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests, WHO says

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday that "grey areas" need resolving before West African leaders can lift sanctions imposed on Mali over a coup last month.

Nigeria says 'grey areas' remain over lifting Mali sanctions

The United States is appealing at the World Trade Organization against a ruling that largely favoured Canada in a long-running dispute over lumber, putting the case into a legal void.

US appeals at WTO to place Canada lumber case in legal void

The world is now pinning hopes on Covid-19 tests that deliver results as fast as pregnancy tests -- in about 15-30 minutes. Unlike laboratory-based molecular tests that have been the staple of health authorities in the pandemic, antigen tests do not require machines to process.

Covid-19 tests that give results in minutes may soon be rolled out

Ten months into the pandemic, the course of life of almost every human being on the planet has changed. One million people have so far died; multiple countries have been pushed into recession; 100 million people are facing the risk of extreme poverty; and there is a threat to global development.

Why China must be punished for its contribution in global spread of coronavirus

Fierce fighting continued to rage between Azerbaijan and Armenia forces on Monday, despite international pleas for a halt in fighting between the longtime enemies.

Death toll rises in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict despite calls for peace

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that "cry for reformed multilateralism becomes stronger than ever before," highlighting how the coronavirus crisis has "laid bare the shortcomings of multilateral institutions.

Cry for reformed multilateralism stronger than ever before: EAM S Jaishankar

German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a personal visit to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny while he was undergoing treatment in a Berlin hospital for poisoning.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Kremlin critic Navalny in hospital

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden square off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate. With five weeks to go until the November 3 general election, the stakes are high.

Five things to watch in the first Trump-Biden debate

Uber has won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence which was taken away over safety concerns. A UK judge ruled on Monday that the company was a fit and proper operator despite "historical failings".

Uber wins right to continue operating in London following lengthy battle

New Delhi raised the issue of extradition of Kim Davy or Niels Holck during the India-Denmark virtual summit on Monday. Kim Davy is the key conspirator of 1995 arms drop in Purulia district of West Bengal.

Extradition of Kim Davy discussed at India-Denmark virtual summit

In a region polarised between allies of Iran and the United States, Iraq is the rare exception: a country that has close ties with both. But that has left it open to a perennial risk of becoming a battle ground in a proxy war.

US fears attack on diplomatic mission, set to withdraw diplomats from Iraq

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