The coronavirus outbreak’s impact on the world economy grew more alarming amid plunging business confidence, empty shops and amusement parks, cancelled events and drastically reduced trade and travel.
Tens of thousands of people who want the Catalonia region to become independent from Spain have held a major rally across the border in south-eastern France.
Pope Francis has cancelled official engagements for the third day in a row as he battles an apparent cold.
The presidents of Turkey and Russia have spoken over the phone to try to defuse tensions after 33 Turkish troops were killed in an air strike blamed on the Syrian government.
The US has signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and America’s longest war.
PLANS for a £120 million redevelopment of a roundabout on the Edinburgh city bypass will increase congestion and should be stopped, the Scottish Greens have claimed.
