‘Democracy’s day’: Joe Biden sworn in as US president
Biden takes over from Donald Trump at a moment of deep division in the United States, which is reeling from COVID-19.
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Foodtech: Investors pile into vegan-focused venture capital fund
Zurich-based Blue Horizon Ventures will invest in startups from alternative proteins to smart packaging.
Donald Trump’s final speech as president: Full transcript
Just prior to his final Air Force One flight as president, Donald Trump promised: 'We will be back in some form.'
Donald Trump’s presidential legacy in numbers
An overview of the state of the nation as Joe Biden takes over as US president after four years of Donald Trump.
Macron rules out official apology for colonial abuses in Algeria
President, who once acknowledged French colonisation as a 'crime against humanity', rules out formal apologies.
Egypt and Qatar have ‘agreed to resume diplomatic relations’
Egypt's foreign ministry said official notes had been exchanged with Qatar as they agreed to resume ties.
Iran welcomes Qatar call to engage in diplomacy with Gulf states
Iran FM Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasises the need for collaboration for a 'strong region free from hegemony'.
‘Ball in US court’: Iran’s Rouhani serves Biden on nuclear deal
Opposing messages by Iran and the new US administration promise tough road ahead for the nuclear deal Trump abandoned.
Israel issues tenders for 2,500 new settler homes: Watchdog
Peace Now said PM Netanyahu announces settlements in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as he faces polls in March.
Remembering 11 of Trump’s forgotten ‘moments’
Al Jazeera's senior White House producer recalls several of Trump's strangest moments as president.
Joe Biden’s inauguration day: What you need to know
The pandemic and unprecedented security surrounding his swearing in will make it an inauguration like no other.
EU sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House
European Commission's von der Leyen hails 'new dawn in America' as European Council President Michel laments Trump.
Tunisia’s burgeoning youth-led protests in 700 words
A look inside escalating demonstrations rocking the North African nation amid restrictive COVID-19 containment measures.
Donald Trump’s farewell falsehoods: Fact check
US president claims credit for things he did not do and twists his record on the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump slammed for failing to pardon Assange, Snowden
WikiLeaks founder and NSA whistleblower, seen by many as free-speech icons, not included in list of 73 pardons.
Photos: Indians root for Kamala Harris, next US vice president
Celebrations across the South Asian nation where Harris's maternal grandfather was born more than a century ago.
Joe Biden plans immediate orders on immigration, COVID, climate
Aides to the president-elect say 15 executive orders will be immediately issued after he is sworn in on Wednesday.
US to keep embassy in Jerusalem: Biden’s top diplomat
Antony Blinken says Biden's administration will not reverse Donald Trump's controversial US embassy move to Jerusalem.
Tunisian youth vow to continue protests amid economic woes
Protesters and security forces clash in several cities as President Kais Saied, PM Hichem Mechichi urge restraint.
India, ‘pharmacy of the world’, starts exporting COVID vaccines
First shipment sent to Bhutan as 'supplies under grant assistance' to be exported to other neighbouring nations.