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European Union members have debated how best to “renew and reinvigorate” transatlantic relations after the departure of US president Donald Trump, according to an internal EU document.

A Ukrainian-born associate of Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to charges he defrauded investors in a start-up insurance company that claimed to offer fraud-protection services to corporate clients.

A Ukrainian-born associate of Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to charges he defrauded investors in a start-up insurance company that claimed to offer fraud-protection services to corporate clients.

Iran's defence minister promised to double spending on the nuclear research organisation once headed by Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, during a fiery speech at the funeral for the assassinated scientist described as...

Zoom's growth is showing signs of tapering off after becoming a fixture in everyday life amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Zoom's growth is showing signs of tapering off after becoming a fixture in everyday life amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Arizona officials have certified the state's election results, formalising Democrat Joe Biden's narrow victory over Donald Trump even as the Republican president's lawyers continued to make baseless claims of fraud...

Arizona officials have certified the state's election results, formalising Democrat Joe Biden's narrow victory over Donald Trump even as the Republican president's lawyers continued to make baseless claims of fraud...

First responders and frontline workers being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic have been highlighted in White House Christmas decorations, which also give a special nod to Melania Trump's redesigned...

First responders and frontline workers being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic have been highlighted in White House Christmas decorations, which also give a special nod to Melania Trump's redesigned...

The FTSE 100 ended a resurgent November on a bum note as it slid into the red following a slump in confidence throughout the session.

The FTSE 100 ended a resurgent November on a bum note as it slid into the red following a slump in confidence throughout the session.

London Aquarium has been screening Christmas films for its gentoo penguins ahead of its reopening on Wednesday.

London Aquarium has been screening Christmas films for its gentoo penguins ahead of its reopening on Wednesday.

The European Court of Human Rights is requiring a prompt response from 33 countries, including the UK, to an ambitious climate change case brought by six young Portuguese people, a...

Moderna Inc will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday after full results from a late-stage study showed it was 94.1% effective with no...

US First Lady Melania Trump has unveiled the Christmas layout of the White House, with this year's theme being “American Treasures”.

Meerkats at ZSL London Zoo posted their Christmas wish lists after keepers installed a miniature postbox with their favourite crickets hidden inside.

Spanish authorities have dismantled the bulk of a makeshift camp for migrant processing that for more than three months was known as the “dock of shame” for holding in unfit...

A suitor hoping to buy outsourcing giant G4S in a hostile takeover has extended the deadline for shareholders to agree to the deal.

S&P Global is buying IHS Markit in a 44 billion US dollar (£32.9 billion) all-stock deal that brings together two of the largest data providers to Wall Street.

The European Union's latest surge of coronavirus infections is flattening or going down in some but not all countries across the continent, an expert has said.

Consumer goods giant Unilever has completed the unification of its Dutch and UK arms and moved its legal base to London.

A brightly burning meteor has been seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan.

Consumer credit borrowing fell in October at the sharpest annual rate since figures started in 1994, according to the Bank of England.

A top Iranian security official has accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic's military nuclear programme two decades ago.

A British pathologist has said there was no positive evidence that a French-Irish teenager found dead last year near a Malaysian jungle resort was sexually assaulted.

The fugitive leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region has called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to “stop the madness” and withdraw troops from the territory.

A British pathologist has said there was no positive evidence that a French-Irish teenager found dead last year near a Malaysian jungle resort was sexually assaulted.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said a Covid-19 vaccine will likely be rolled out in early January as opposed to this December.

Iran has held a funeral service for the scientist who founded its military nuclear programme two decades ago.

President-elect Joe Biden suffered hairline fractures in his foot while playing with one of his dogs and will probably have to wear a protective boot for several weeks, his personal...

A tweet from a Chinese official with a fake image of an Australian soldier appearing to slit a child's throat is “truly repugnant”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

US President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, in what his campaign said would be a first for the country.

Six inmates have been killed and 35 others injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, officials said.

Six inmates have been killed and 35 others injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, officials said.

The struggling Brexit talks are entering their final week in London today, UK foreign minister Dominic Raab has said.

Villagers in northeast Nigeria's Borno state buried 43 farmers killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants while security forces searched for dozens still missing.

Ethiopia's prime minister has declared military operations in the northern Tigray region “completed” and claimed his federal forces had captured the crucial regional capital of Mekele.

The top infectious disease expert in the US has said the country may experience “surge upon surge” of coronavirus over the coming weeks, and he does not expect current recommendations...