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...
A racing pigeon which survived an extraordinary 8,000-mile Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to Australia is a quarantine risk and could be...
China is experiencing a new surge in coronavirus cases and has reported its first Covid-related death in months.
It comes as a World Health Organisation...
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 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...
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who made prolific donations to right-wing politicians and causes in the United States and Israel, was laid to...
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...
New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the US Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.
The...
