Trump pardons ex-aide Bannon but not himself or family January 19, 2021 at 07:58PM

Biden State nominee says to review Taliban deal January 19, 2021 at 09:09PM

"We want to end this so-called forever war. We want to bring our forces home. We want to retain some capacity to deal with any resurgence of terrorism, which is what brought us there in the first place," Antony Blinken, Biden's nominee for secretary of state, told his Senate confirmation hearing.

China triumphant one year after Wuhan lockdown January 19, 2021 at 07:16PM

With China's official death toll from the virus under 5,000, Beijing is on a prolonged victory lap to promote its narrative of how it contained Covid-19, engineered vaccines and rebooted its economy. China this week reported 2.3% GDP growth in 2020 - the slowest in decades but still the only major economy to post positive figures during the pandemic.

Vogue to release new Kamala cover after controversy January 19, 2021 at 07:54PM

Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked controversy, the magazine said Tuesday. ​​Critics slammed the photo that graced the hard copy of the February issue, saying it was poorly composed and diminished Harris's achievements as the first Black woman to be elected vice president.