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Lloyd Austin confirmed as first black US defence secretary

Lloyd Austin has received US Senate confirmation to become the nation’s first black secretary of defence. The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second...

Tens of thousands protest in Nepal over dissolution of parliament

Tens of thousands of people in Nepal have protested against the prime minister for dissolving Parliament and ordering new elections in an escalating feud...

Joe Biden sworn in as he replaces Donald Trump as US president

Joe Biden declared that “democracy has prevailed” after he was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Mr Biden’s inauguration came at...

‘It’s been a great honour,’ says Trump as he leaves White House

Donald Trump pumped his fist and waved as he departed the White House on Marine One on Wednesday for the last time as US...

China brands Mike Pompeo ‘doomsday clown’ over Xinjiang genocide claims

China’s foreign ministry described outgoing US secretary of state Mike Pompeo as a “doomsday clown” and said his designation of China as a perpetrator...

Dog and goat serving as mayor raise money for a playground in US

A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor have helped raise money to renovate a community playground in Vermont, US. The oddball idea...

Uganda’s opposition rejects Museveni re-election as ‘fraud’

Uganda’s opposition party has dismissed the results of the country’s presidential election, dismissing the results as “fraud” and calling for the release of their...

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...

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...

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