The world in brief
American house prices rose by 14.6% in the year to April, the fastest rate for 30 years, according to S&P Dow Jones...
Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader, said his country faces a "huge crisis" in its fight against covid-19 and that an unspecified incident had put the health of the nation at "great risk"...
Didi Chuxing reportedly raised $4.4bn in its American IPO ahead of its launch on the New York Stock Exchange today...
Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after failing to appear at an...
