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The sanctions were authorised by an executive order that President Donald Trump signed recently to levy penalties against China for its efforts to curtail anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.

Beirut blast could have been due to 'negligence, a missile or a bomb,' says Lebanon's president, Michel Aoun

Before this week's devastating explosion, Lebanon's economy was predicted to shrink by 12 per cent this year and its currency had lost 80 per cent of its value since October.

Here is our selection of the most striking photographs that made the news this week

Playing electoral defence, Trump claims Biden opposes God.

India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 40,000

The executive orders signed by Donald Trump, which have been deemed vague by experts, will take effect in 45 days.

New York state’s attorney general announced a lawsuit to sue the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Thursday, alleging that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for personal use, which included luxuries such as multiple trips to the Bahamas.

"We believe Lebanon should be placed under French mandate in order to establish clean and durable governance," reads a petition that has collected more than 50,000 signatures.

Duda, who was elected as Polish president for a second term last month, said during his campaign that the promotion of LGBT rights "was an ideology more harmful than communism".

Ukraine had one of Europe's most generous renewable energy subsidy schemes as the country strived to increase its use of wind and solar power. But then COVID-19 happened.

There is much talk of a second wave of coronavirus in Europe. But what does the data tell us?

Satellite images, taken before and after the twin explosions in Beirut, reveal the sheer scale of Tuesday's disaster.