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She fell from the sky: How the Covid-19 pandemic crashed into Russia's legendary...
Covid-19: With more than 50,000 lives lost, UK records highest death toll in Eu...
There were 595 deaths in UK hospitals and care homes in the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 50,365.
US surpasses 1 million Covid-19 cases in November
The alarming wave of cases across the US looks bigger and is more widespread than the surges that happened in the spring, mainly in the Northeast, and then in the summer, primarily in the Sun Belt. But experts say there are also reasons to think the nation is better able to deal with the virus this time around.
For first time, Queen Elizabeth II seen wearing mask at tribute to unknown warr...
While the 94-year-old has been seen in public on several occasions over the past few months, she had not been pictured wearing a face covering until now.
US election 2020: Joe Biden claims a mandate that will quickly be tested
Biden ultimately emerged victorious over President Donald Trump, a moment of both celebration and relief for his supporters. But the results sent mixed messages about the nation’s eagerness to turn the page on one of the most polarised periods in modern American history.
US Presidential Elections 2020: Biden supporters dance, Trump supporters wield guns...
A few, however, have taken to the streets, with Biden supporters cheering for poll workers to “count every vote,” at times breaking into dance whenever someone turned up a Beyoncé or Missy Elliott song on loudspeakers.
'Have decisively won but there was polling interference from big media, big tech',...
‘I have decisively won but there was election interference from big media and big tech’, says US President Donald Trump.
In troubling new high-water mark, US tops 100,000 Covid-19 cases in single day
The US topped 100,000 coronavirus cases, a troubling new high-water mark as the country faces the prospect of a sustained increase in illnesses and deaths over the coming months.
Biden briefly confuses granddaughter with son in verbal gaffe
The confusion gave President Donald Trump’s campaign one final blunder to offer up to its supporters as evidence of what it has long alluded to as Biden’s senility.
US approves Taiwan drone purchase as arms sales escalate
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it has approved the sale of $600 million in armed drones to Taiwan, the latest in a series of arms transfers for the island.
'We share Austria's shock, grief', says French president Emmanuel Macron on Vienna...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (local time) expressed support for Austria amidst the ongoing “terror attack” in Vienna.
WHO closely following situation in Greece, Turkey after deadly earthquake
Earlier in the day, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Turkey’s western Izmir province and parts of the Greek islands in the vicinity. Greek seismologists said the magnitude reached 6.9. Multiple casualties and fatalities are being reported by the two countries as crisis control works continue.
UK under pressure as Covid-19 epidemic doubling every 9 days
Mark Walport, a former chief scientific officer, said Britain only needs to look across the English Channel to see what’s coming. Britain’s current measures are similar to those in France and Spain, where authorities are struggling to control the virus and daily cases have already far outstripped those in the U.K.
Russian oil tanker suffers explosion, 3 crew members missing
Maritime officials said the tanker wasn’t loaded and the explosion may have been triggered by flammable vapours left behind from the vessel’s previous cargo.
Here's what may happen next in Thailand's historic protests
Protesters calling for democratic reforms and changes to the monarchy were undeterred by an emergency decree prohibiting large gatherings, prompting Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha to lift it and call for calm.
Nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force: UN
As of Friday, the treaty had 49 signatories, and UN officials said the 50th ratification from Honduras had been received.
US needs another four years of Donald Trump at White House: VP Pence
In August, when Pence had formally accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination for the November 3 election, he said the US needs four more years of the Trump administration in these challenging times.
Donald Trump says India's air is filthy during US presidential debate
At their second and final presidential debate, Trump renewed his criticism that action on climate change was unfair to the US. “Look at China, how filthy it is. Look at Russia, look at India — it’s filthy. The air is filthy,” he said at the Nashville debate.
US says Iran, Russia attempting to interfere in election
US intelligence agencies have previously said that, as in 2016, Russia sought to interfere to help Trump.
'Will come after you': Democratic voters 'threatened' to vote for President Tru...
Democratic supporters in at least four battleground states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, received ‘threatening’ emails falsely purporting to be from the Donald Trump-supporting far-right group Proud Boys.