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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...

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...

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...

Uganda’s opposition candidate 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...

Norwegian rescuers still hoping to find landslide survivors

Norwegian officials insisted that there was “still hope” in finding survivors in air pockets five days after a landslide killed at least seven people...

US to require negative Covid-19 test from UK air passengers

The US will require airline passengers from the UK to produce a negative Covid-19 test before their flight, in response to a new variant...

Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulates Joe Biden on winning US election

Russian president Vladimir Putin has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election after weeks of holding out. Mr Putin’s message to Mr Biden...

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time magazine’s Person of the Year

Time magazine has selected incoming US leaders Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as its 2020 Person of the Year. Time’s editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal says Mr...

Two found dead in Spain after fire ravages building occupied by squatters

Firefighters in Spain have found two bodies in an abandoned building occupied by migrants and other squatters that caught fire and partially collapsed. Emergency responders...

Turkey’s Erdogan brushes off EU sanctions threat

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has brushed off possible European Union sanctions against Turkey, saying they would not affect his country. Speaking to reporters before...

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