Qatar calls on Gulf nations to engage in diplomacy with Iran
Doha is 'hopeful' that new talks between Tehran and Gulf Arab states will take place.
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UN urges Israel to ‘halt, reverse’ new settlements in West Bank
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned settlement construction as 'major obstacle to just and comprehensive peace'.
Thai court hands out record 43-year jail term for insulting king
Woman sentenced for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy.
Alexey Navalny timeline: From poisoning to prison to death
Kremlin critic dies after collapsing and losing consciousness at Arctic penal colony, prison authorities say.
Trump baby protest blimp enters Museum of London collection
Museum describes blimp raised in London two years ago as a 'particular moment of resistance'.
China’s wide income gap holds back consumer spending
China is the only major economy to have grown last year but a wide income gap is leading to an unbalanced recovery.
US urges China to allow WHO team to interview Wuhan front liners
US says interviews of those who worked on front lines at start of crisis crucial for credibility of WHO investigation.
‘I was so scared’: Guatemalan forces disperse migrant caravan
Honduran migrants and asylum seekers say they are fleeing hurricane devastation, unemployment and violence.
Sulawesi villagers call for help after Indonesia earthquake
People took refuge in makeshift camps in hills around Mamuju after the quake, but now supplies are running out.
Starvation crisis looms as aid groups seek urgent Tigray access
Humanitarians sound alarm for millions of people in need of emergency assistance in Ethiopia's conflict-hit region.
Whom might Donald Trump pardon before his presidency ends?
Last-minute presidential pardons are a long-held tradition for outgoing US presidents, and Trump is no exception.
Brazil begins COVID vaccinations amid delay of ingredient imports
Lagging immunisation drive further hampered by wait on active ingredients from abroad to finish doses for distribution.
Alberta leader asks Biden to ‘show respect’, hold Keystone talks
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to nix contentious oil pipeline on his first day in office, Canadian media reported.
First Lady Melania Trump releases farewell message
The first lady and her husband, Donald Trump, will leave the White House when his term ends on Wednesday.
Kamala Harris resigns Senate seat, poised to become VP
Saying farewell to California, first female, first Black vice president, says ‘hello’ to the United States and history.
Egypt, UAE resume first Qatar flights after blockade
Egyptair flew from Doha to Cairo while the UAE's Air Arabia arrived in Qatar from Sharjah.
Italian PM Conte wins confidence vote before tougher Senate test
Political crisis sparked by ex-PM Matteo Renzi's move to withdraw his party's ministers from coalition government.
Can Joe Biden oversee an economic boom that unites a divided US?
As vice president during the Great Recession, Joe Biden learned the benefits of robust stimulus relief.
FBI probes whether woman stole Pelosi’s laptop to sell to Russia
Riley June Williams has been charged with entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct during US Capitol riot.
COVID review panel critical of China, WHO delay
Interim report says Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully, WHO took too long.