Hong Kong has disqualified four pro-democracy legislators, after Beijing passed a resolution that would allow the local government to remove politicians from their positions if they are deemed a threat...
Hong Kong has disqualified four pro-democracy legislators, after Beijing passed a resolution that would allow the local government to remove politicians from their positions if they are deemed a threat...
Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House on Tuesday, albeit with a potentially razor-thin majority.
Joe Biden is expected to pursue a dramatic shift in US economic policy when he takes office next year faced with multiple challenges.
President Trump's firing of Defence Secretary Mark Esper, his fourth Pentagon chief to go, continued to sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill last night.
Pope Francis has been drawn into an abuse controversy after a Vatican investigation into a top cleric has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed...
President Trump's firing of Defence Secretary Mark Esper, his fourth Pentagon chief to go, continued to sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill last night.
Covid-19 vaccines may not completely rescue us from life in the pandemic dugout, but the more there are the nearer we edge towards freedom.
Moves have been stepped up to outlaw the use of visors – widely used by shop staff and hairdressers – as an alternative to face masks.
France's traditional Christmas and New Year's celebrations should be cancelled this year over fears they could lead to a third Covid wave, according to a Paris hospital director.
France's traditional Christmas and New Year's celebrations should be cancelled this year over fears they could lead to a third Covid wave, according to a Paris hospital director.
Saeb Erekat, one of the most experienced and high-profile advocates for the Palestinian cause over decades of dispute with Israel, has died after contracting Covid-19. He was 65.
Saeb Erekat, one of the most experienced and high-profile advocates for the Palestinian cause over decades of dispute with Israel, has died after contracting Covid-19. He was 65.
US Attorney General William Barr gave federal prosecutors approval to pursue allegations of “vote tabulation irregularities” in certain cases before results are certified and indicated he had already done so...
US Attorney General William Barr gave federal prosecutors approval to pursue allegations of “vote tabulation irregularities” in certain cases before results are certified and indicated he had already done so...
More than a dozen aeroplanes carrying Russian peacekeepers headed for Nagorno-Karabakh yesterday, hours after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting over the separatist region.
More than a dozen aeroplanes carrying Russian peacekeepers headed for Nagorno-Karabakh yesterday, hours after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting over the separatist region.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has invited US president-elect Joe Biden to Ireland after his successful election result.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has invited US president-elect Joe Biden to Ireland after his successful election result.
Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Donald Trump is “100pc within his rights” to question election results, as GOP lawmakers fall in line behind...
Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Donald Trump is “100pc within his rights” to question election results, as GOP lawmakers fall in line behind...
A day after Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper, three staunch loyalists to the president have been appointed to senior defence jobs.
A host of professional Santas have received video-call training to prepare them for a socially-distanced Christmas.
A host of professional Santas have received video-call training to prepare them for a socially-distanced Christmas.
A host of professional Santas have received video-call training to prepare them for a socially-distanced Christmas.
A host of professional Santas have received video-call training to prepare them for a socially-distanced Christmas.
President-elect Joe Biden says “nothing is going to stop” his administration moving forward, despite President Donald Trump's refusal to concede the race for the White House.
President-elect Joe Biden has downplayed concerns that Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge his victory could undermine national security.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is brushing aside results of last week's presidential election showing that President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that extremist attacks are a “European reality” and the European Union must tighten the screws on weak spots like external borders and the internet.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that extremist attacks are a “European reality” and the European Union must tighten the screws on weak spots like external borders and the internet.
A FURTHER 270 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
A FURTHER 270 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
The London markets extended their gains on Tuesday as traders continued to bank on an accelerated recovery due to Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, shrugging off record redundancies.
Arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus has made his first public appearance since the man inside the costume was made redundant by the club last month.
Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy party, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has won an absolute majority of seats in parliament in the election, according...
A volunteer on the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid trial says he is proud to have played a “small but important” role in the development of a vaccine.
Urgent action is needed to free about 250,000 “mortgage prisoners”, according to consumer champion Martin Lewis.
A Vatican investigation into ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians.
More than a third (35%) of people are relying on buy now, pay later schemes more often now than before the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has found.
Virgin Media has launched a new TV platform that uses a voice-activated remote control and offers greater personalisation.