World

We’ve all heard of superbugs – nasty bacteria which can’t be wiped out by antibiotics – well a powerful new drug that can kill some of the world’s most dangerous strains of drug resistant bacteria has been discovered using artificial intelligence.

Channel 4 News has obtained secret audio recordings by Rwanda’s best known gospel singer who died in recent days, allegedly in prison.

In Iran, the polls remained open tonight for an extra two hours – as the authorities claimed there were many queues to vote – although we’ve seen no evidence of such numbers here in Tehran.

Hundreds of people have gathered at mosques for Friday prayers in the German town of Hanau – two days after the deadly shooting attack.

Tomorrow’s election takes Iran into uncharted waters. It takes place after many of the candidates were disqualified by the ruling authority.

It was candidate Michael Bloomberg’s night to shine as he took part in his first Democratic Presidential debate in Nevada, but his opponents had other ideas as they focused their attacks on him.

A far-right terrorist has killed nine people in Germany before returning home to kill his mother and himself.

Hundreds of people who spent more than two weeks on board a quarantined cruise liner have been allowed to leave.

Libya’s UN-backed government has pulled out of peace talks in Geneva after the port of Tripoli was shelled by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan general laying siege to the capital for ten months.

The UN’s envoy to Syria has repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire as the humanitarian situation in the north west of the country continues to deteriorate.

A bus without brakes, hurtling towards a brick wall. That’s one view of Lebanon – which has been wracked by mass protests since October, toppling one government along the way.

The jury in the Harvey Weinstein trial have begun their deliberations over whether to find him guilty or not guilty on charges of sexual assault and rape.

In China itself – as many as 150 million people, more than twice the population of Britain are now living in unprecedented lockdown

EU foreign ministers have agreed to launch new sea patrols in the Mediterranean to try to enforce an arms embargo in war-torn Libya.

Health officials have written to more than 200 people – including two MPs – who attended a conference in London last week after it emerged that one attendee had been infected with the coronavirus.