Capitol siege raises scrutiny of Biden inaugural security plans
New questions are being raised about securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, to take place at the US Capitol.
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Dominion sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation
Powell claims, without evidence, that the election technology vendor was part of a scheme to steal the US election.
‘Countries will hold Iran to account’ over downed airliner
Ukraine demands full reparations for the families of the victims, countries affected by downing of plane a year ago.
Saudi carves path out of US partisan politics with Qatar detente
The US-Saudi relationship became tied up in US partisan politics on Trump's watch.
UN fears ‘massive’ COVID transmission in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Hospitals have been looted, some have been destroyed, and fighting continues in In Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region.
Woman who falsely accused Black teen of theft is arrested
Miya Ponsetto is in jail for falsely accusing the teenager of stealing her phone, then tackling him in a hotel lobby.
After unrest, Kyrgyzstan heads to presidential vote
All eyes are on the nationalist Sadyr Japarov, who is looking to extend his leadership following a rapid rise to power.
Debate over Trump’s future grows with impeachment calls: Live
Democrats say articles of impeachment could be taken against Trump as soon as next week.
‘Major incident’ in London as number of COVID patients soars
London mayor warns hospitals in the capital will be inundated and more will die unless action is taken swiftly.
Children among civilians killed in northern Cameroon attack
A dozen people from a village in northern Cameroon killed in attack blamed on Boko Haram.
UK approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use
Approval marks third vaccine given green light in UK after shots produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford.
US economy sheds 140,000 jobs in December in end to brutal year
The US economy shed 140,000 jobs in December, slamming the brakes on seven months of jobs gains.
EU chief warns members cannot negotiate separate vaccine deals
Warning comes after Germany agreed with BioNTech to supply 30 million additional doses in a side deal.
Capitol chaos, Bitcoin surge, Neil Young and Iraq’s time keeper
We round up the numbers from the week’s biggest economic news stories so you can impress yourself and your friends.
Capitol siege: If rioters were Black, ‘hundreds’ would be killed
Activists and politicians, including Biden, have highlighted racial inequality after the mostly white mob rioted.
Iran bans COVID vaccines from UK, US
The supreme leader's order scraps a plan to import 150,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine through philanthropists.
Iran in no hurry to see the US return to nuclear deal: Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader demands removal of sanctions and says not in hurry to see the US return to the 2015 nuclear deal.
UAE to reopen land, sea, air borders with Qatar on Saturday
The move comes days after Saudi Arabia announced a breakthrough in ending the three-and-half-year Gulf dispute.
China seals off two cities to contain coronavirus outbreak
Millions from both cities south of Beijing banned from leaving unless absolutely necessary after new infections emerge.
Vaccines may not work against SA virus variant, UK minister warns
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warns virus mutation first recorded in South Africa is a 'very big concern'.