After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Biden January 21, 2021 at 07:47PM

Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He helplessly watched his country's already battered economy decay further amid pandemic border closures while brooding over the collapse of made-for-TV summits with former President Donald Trump that failed to lift crippling sanctions from his country.

Death toll from Covid in Germany surpasses 50k January 21, 2021 at 07:53PM

Brazil awaiting 2 mn vaccine doses from India January 21, 2021 at 07:23PM

Facebook's oversight board to decide on Trump's ban January 21, 2021 at 05:43PM

'US seeks 5-year extension of nuclear pact with Russia' January 21, 2021 at 06:08PM

Saudi Arabia redefines role as world’s defender of Muslims January 21, 2021 at 05:44PM

The Saudi world view is being shaped more by hard-nosed business calculations, shifting geopolitical realities and the emergence of clean energy as a competitor to oil while facing a challenge from Turkey for leadership of the Sunni Muslim sphere.

Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war on Covid January 21, 2021 at 04:36PM

President Joe Biden on Thursday tightened mask wearing rules and ordered quarantine for people flying into the United States, as he got to work on tackling the coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in power.

A changed climate: US rejoins Paris pact January 21, 2021 at 01:58PM

Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines; no tsunami January 21, 2021 at 03:36AM

The quake measured a preliminary 7.0 magnitude and was located 95.8 kilometers (60 miles) below the sea and about 210 kilometers (130 miles) southeast of Pondaguitan in Davao Occidental province, the US geological survey said.

Angela Merkel sees 'much broader scope' for cooperation with Biden January 21, 2021 at 03:06AM

German chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday there was far more common ground with Washington now that Joe Biden has replaced Donald Trump in the White House but acknowledged nagging points of friction.

Fauci lays out Joe Biden's support for WHO January 21, 2021 at 12:22AM

Fauci, speaking by videoconference from pre-dawn United States to WHO's executive board, said the US will join the UN health agency's efforts to bring vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics to people in need, whether in rich or poor countries. He said the US will also resume full funding and staffing support for WHO.

20 dead in Baghdad twin suicide bombing January 20, 2021 at 10:31PM

The toll in a twin suicide bombing in an open-air Baghdad market on Thursday morning topped 20 dead and 40 wounded, an interior ministry official told AFP. The ministry said the first suicide bomber had rushed into the market and claimed to feel sick, so that people would gather around him. He then detonated his explosives.

Suicide bombs rock central Baghdad, 6 dead January 20, 2021 at 10:31PM

China registers 144 new Covid-19 cases January 20, 2021 at 10:24PM

Chinese health officials on Thursday registered 144 new Covid-19 cases in addition to 113 cases of asymptomatic infections detected over the past 24 hours. This is up from 103 new symptomatic and 58 asymptomatic cases registered the previous day. No deaths were attributed to the disease. The northern Heilongjiang province registered the highest number of cases showing symptoms at 68, while the neighbouring Jilin and Hebei provinces posted 33 and 20 cases respectively

Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months January 20, 2021 at 10:08PM

Under new protocols to prevent the spread of Covid-19, tourists must be tested for the virus in their country 72 hours prior to their flight, when they arrive at their hotel in Sri Lanka and again seven days later.

Japan court upholds ban on dual citizenship January 20, 2021 at 09:09PM

Under current rules, Japanese people who acquire another passport are asked to relinquish their Japanese citizenship, but in 2018 eight plaintiffs started legal proceedings, arguing the rule was unconstitutional.