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Kamala Harris chooses Sonia Sotomayor to swear her in as vice-president

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a history-making event in which the first black, South Asian...

President-elect Biden unveils team of scientific advisers

US president-elect Joe Biden has said his team of scientific advisers will lead with “science and truth – we believe in both”, in an...

Semeru volcano on Indonesia’s Java island spews hot clouds

Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5km (nearly three miles)...

WHO blames human behaviour more than variants as virus spreads

The World Health Organisation’s emergencies chief says the impact of new variants of Covid-19 in places like Britain, South Africa and Brazil remains to...

Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes two million threshold

Two million people have now died worldwide with coronavirus, figures show. The tally by the Johns Hopkins University passed the threshold on Friday, showing a...

Washington’s National Mall closed ahead of presidential transition

The US National Park Service has closed Washington’s National Mall to the general public as part of greatly intensified security ahead of Joe Biden’s...

Bobi Wine says military has entered his home

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine says the military has entered and “taken control” of his home and “we are in serious trouble”. He tweeted...

Ruling coalition ‘quits’ in Netherlands over welfare payments scandal

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte’s four-party coalition government is resigning to take political responsibility for a scandal involving investigations into child welfare payments that...

Russia withdraws from Open Skies Treaty following US exit

Russia said it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the US exit from the pact. Russia’s foreign ministry...

Elvis Presley’s former home offers virtual tours for fans

Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now offering online tours for fans around the world, including those who cannot travel to the tourist attraction in the...

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