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Dozens of soldiers and civilians are reported to have been killed in twin attacks by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state. Fighters attacked Monguno, a garrison town where UN and other aid workers are based, and a village in Nganzai. The UN said it was “appalled” by the raids …

Protests against police brutality and racism triggered by the police killing of George Floyd nearly three weeks ago continued over the weekend in towns and cities across the world — and even took on new momentum in some areas in response to the deaths of two more black men. The …

The Spanish prime minister has declared his country will reopen to European visitors from next Sunday. But only travellers from the European Union and the wider Schengen area will be permitted from 21 June; visitors from the UK are likely to have to wait until 1 July to be admitted. …

Vladimir Putin has said Russia has handled its coronavirus outbreak better than the US, where he claimed “party interests” had hampered efforts to manage the pandemic. The Russian president told state TV on Sunday the American response to the virus and recent anti-racism protests were signs of “deep-seated internal crises” …

Boris Johnson has announced he will establish a cross-government commission to examine “all aspects” of racial inequality in the UK. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, the prime minister acknowledged that Britain had much more to do to tackle racism. He said the commission on race and ethnic disparities would look …