Israel’s Green Pass allows holders to dine indoors, stay in hotels, visit gyms, and attend large events.

The independence hero and former president led a tense stand-off with the country’s health minister on behalf of the man’s family at the gates of an isolation facility.

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Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire and Europe correspondent Bevan Shields discuss how Britain is combining national mourning with COVID restrictions.

It is 60 years since the first man - a Russian - entered space. Now, Moscow is criticised for letting its once mighty space programme rust.

Two US and Israeli intelligence officials said there had been an Israeli role in a large explosion that destroyed the site’s internal power system.

A photo and video showing the family together reciting the opening chapter of the Koran appeared to be aimed at sending a message of unity at a sensitive time for the kingdom.

The former prime minister is unrepentant for awarding Prince Philip an Australian knighthood, an honour that will take pride of place on the altar of St George’s Chapel this Saturday.

China’s top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines, as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy.

Britain’s former prime minister David Cameron says he has learned lessons from his dealings on behalf of Australian businessman Lex Greensill.

The Duke of Sussex’s return to fold for final farewell to Prince Philip offers a chance for reconciliation after the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview.

The colourised photos of Khmer Rouge “killing fields” victims have caused outrage in Cambodia, where family members of the victims have said the altered images are an insult to the dead.

Prince Philip was no better than he should have been, but not nearly as bad as he might have been.

The 94-year-old monarch has also described the final moments of her 73-year marriage as “a miracle”.

40 years ago, the inaugural space shuttle flight carried the hopes of an embattled space program and of a nation worried that it might have lost its technological touch.

New Zealand has reported a second positive case of COVID-19 following the infection of a worker at a managed isolation facility that was announced on Thursday.

His death, aged 99, reminds us that for all of the Queen’s longevity her time as head of the family and the Commonwealth is coming to an end.

The marble idol, carved as many as 6000 years ago and known as “The Guennol Stargazer” has become the source of a legal battle between Turkey and the Christie’s auction house.

The problem at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site was the latest incident to strike one of Tehran’s most-secured sites amid negotiations over the tattered atomic accord with world powers.

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Krasnik voted to be “free of LGBT” two years ago to satisfy conservative voters. Now, the mayor regrets the move, which has led to censure from other European countries and put funding at risk.

Egypt’s best-known archaeologist has revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.

Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said.

Two men on a motorcycle reportedly fired at least 10 shots at the veteran journalist.

Queen Elizabeth is next in line for a royal obituary.. The ascension of Charles could tip the scales to those who favour a break up of the Kingdom.

A pride of lions regards a mass yawn as a signal to stop lying around and start searching for prey.

The BBC cancelled its regular programming, while the network’s music radio stations played instrumentals and sombre tunes following the death of the prince.

The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found.

There had earlier been speculation that the Duchess of Sussex might avoid Britain so as to not overshadow a sombre national occasion.

The service will be attended by just 30 royal family members and feature a specially modified Land Rover designed by the late Duke of Edinburgh.

The villagers’ special interest in the late Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, manifested itself in daily prayers for his blessing of their banana and yam crops.

Mourners pay tribute to Prince Philip

Department of Disease Control director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said that the number of new infections could rise as high as 10,000 per day if adequate measures are not taken.

Messages were carried back and forth to the protagonists by other participants in the nuclear deal - Britain, Germany, France, Russia and China.

International health officials have pledged to use coronavirus vaccines rejected by rich nations to address a “shocking imbalance” in global distribution.

An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on Friday night after the government ordered thousands to evacuate their homes.

His one-liners made headlines that became long lists of what are often labelled ‘gaffes’, but many were offensive, others plain racist or sexist.

Tanks and soldiers seen in footage on the march look to be the largest deployment of Russian land forces toward the border with Ukraine in seven years.

The Queen’s husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died aged 99. Full coverage here.

The Chinese Communist Party is cracking down on the country’s biggest e-commerce company, warning it not to stifle competition.

After seven decades of tireless service, the pandemic meant the Queen and Prince Philip were able to spend his final year together at home.

He died at home in his beloved Windsor Castle with his wife the Queen by his side: just the way he wanted it.

In interviews recorded before their father’s death, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward fondly remember “the rock” of the royal family.

Pfizer and BioNTech said they planned to lodge applications to expand approval to children aged 12-15 with regulators around the world in coming days.

Chinese ambassador Cheng Jingye subjected the Australian reporters to a two-hour exercise in authoritarian propaganda.

Crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to mourn the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, who had stamped his authority over his own funeral plans, codenamed Operation Forth Bridge.

Prince Philip’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief, with prominent politicians and people now paying their respects.

Plans for the next generation of royals to step up have been in place since before the duke’s retirement, in what was once described by aides as “Team Windsor”.

Boris Johnson paid tribute to Prince Philip as not just the Queen’s consort, “by her side every day of her reign, but as her husband, her strength and stay”.

The Duke of Edinburgh was famed for his insults. But there was depth to him, too, particularly on wildlife conservation.