The US government has over-counted the number of Americans partly vaccinated against the coronavirus, raising fears that millions more remain unprotected as the pandemic surges.

UNICEF warns the South Asian countries over the closure of the schools and has urged them to fully reopen schools to address the interrupted education of more than 400 million children.

Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) has blasted the US for the imposition of unilateral sanctions against various countries, saying the coercive measures have undermined global development goals at a time that the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

France says it is willing to discuss autonomy for its Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there following days of protests on the island.

Thai riot police on Saturday fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets to repel a crowd of several hundred young anti-government protesters.

Funeral workers in Italy’s capital of Rome wage a protest rally against a huge backlog of coffins piling up at cemeteries across the city.

The World Health Organization once again warns about the consequences of the inequitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines around the world.