Taiwan has reported a large incursion by Chinese warplanes for the second day running, a show of force that coincides with the first days of US President Joe Biden's term of office.
Sunday's operation...
Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation's attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers.
Australia is introducing a landmark law to make...
US President Donald Trump has made his farewell address before leaving office, saying: "We did what we came to do - and so much more."
In a video posted on YouTube, he said he took on "the tough battles,...
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the US to make major reforms to its immigration policy as thousands of migrants were blocked by police in neighbouring Guatemala.
Mr Lopez Obrador...
The United States and several European governments have demanded the release of opposition politician Alexei Navalny from Russian detention.
Mr Navalny, 44, was detained by police soon after his flight...
Hundreds of alleged members of Italy's most powerful mafia group are set to face justice in the country's biggest organised crime trial in decades.
The 355 suspected mobsters and corrupt officials were...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shared with lawmakers plans to remove President Donald Trump from office before starting an impeachment process.
The House of Representatives would vote on a resolution...
The day before she died, Ashli Babbitt wrote on social media about the upcoming gathering of Trump supporters in the US capital.
"Nothing will stop us," she wrote. "They can try and try and try...
Reactions to the stunning scenes from Washington continue to stream in from around the globe.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “distressed to see news about rioting and violence”...
About 50 pro-democracy activists and politicians have reportedly been arrested in Hong Kong's biggest crackdown since the introduction of a controversial national security law.
The arrests are said to...
In duelling rallies, President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have implored Georgia voters to turn out for elections on Tuesday that will decide which party controls the Senate.
Mr...
Experts have raised concerns over India's emergency approval of a locally-produced coronavirus vaccine before the completion of trials.
On Sunday, Delhi approved the vaccine - known as Covaxin - as well...
The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado.
The patient, a man in his 20s with no recent travel history, is...
US President Donald Trump has pardoned former campaign manager Paul Manafort, ex-adviser Roger Stone and the father of Mr Trump's son-in-law.
Manafort was convicted in 2018 in an investigation into alleged...
The US Congress has passed a long-awaited $900bn (£660bn) package of coronavirus pandemic aid after months of political wrangling.
Senators approved the bill late on Monday, hours after...
A second coronavirus vaccine is nearing emergency approval in the US after it was endorsed by a panel of experts.
The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said his agency would move quickly...
Australia will challenge China's tariff on its barley exports in an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
It marks the first defensive action from Australia in response to a number of China's...
Desperate calls for blood plasma to treat Covid-19 patients continue to appear on India's social media platforms even as doctors have mixed views about the experimental therapy.
When people have Covid-19...
Wild weather is battering a 1,000km (621 miles) stretch of Australia's east coast, bringing torrential rain and "abnormally high" tides to cities including Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
More than 2,000...
Boris Johnson's dinner with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen - aimed at breaking the Brexit trade deadlock - has ended without agreement.
A No 10 spokesperson said "very large gaps remain" but talks will...