Joe Biden took charge as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday (January 21) with an upbeat call to heal a nation torn by deep schisms as he immediately erased some of Donald Trump's mos

Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's choice to be secretary of state, will vow Tuesday (January 19) that the United States will "outcompete" a rising China while reviving frayed alliances, in a

The world is falling short of promises made under the Paris climate deal to help the most vulnerable nations deal with the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change, according to the United N

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday (January 15) deplored the "heart-wrenching milestone" of the global death toll from Covid-19 topping two million, and lamented the fact that "solidarity

The coronavirus pandemic has slowed global migration by nearly 30 percent, with around two million fewer migrants between 2019 and 2020, according to a UN report released on Friday (January 15).

Global health experts gathered on Thursday (January 14) to tackle new coronavirus strains blamed for a fresh surge in infections as countries including Britain and France tightened restrictions to hea

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled plans Thursday (January 14) for fighting Covid and injecting $1.9 trillion into a battered US economy, but already his ambitious first 100 days agenda is overshadowe

Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday (January 13) to charge him with inciting last week's mob attack on Cong

US Vice President Mike Pence told House leaders Tuesday (January 12) he does not support invoking the 25th Amendment process to remove Donald Trump, all but guaranteeing an impeachment vote against th

US Democrats began the process Monday (January 11) of impeaching President Donald Trump for a historic second time, accusing him of "incitement of insurrection" over his supporters' deadly storming of

Europe rushed to bulk buy more coronavirus vaccine doses and approved more drugs on Friday, as the World Health Organization called on wealthy nations not to hog all the available jabs and millions in

Twitter shut down President Donald Trump's account Friday (January 8), booting him from the global service to prevent another attack on the US Capitol building.

A US Capitol Police officer has died of injuries sustained during clashes with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters who overran a session of Congress, police said late Thursday (January 7).

Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday (January 7), dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier, triggering unpreceden

Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress held Wednesday (January 6) to certify Joe Biden's election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy a

President Donald Trump suffered a stinging rebuke in the US Senate on Friday (January 1) when fellow Republicans joined Democrats to override a presidential veto for the first time in his tenure, push

The United Kingdom left the European Union’s orbit on Thursday (December 31), turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit future in its mos

President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve message on Thursday (December 31) reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,” while his successor, President-elect Joe Bid

The first known US case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant discovered in Britain was detected in Colorado on Tuesday (December 29) as President-elect Joe Biden warned it could take years for m

At least 50 journalists across the world were killed for reasons related to their work this year, according to Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF).