President Emmanuel Macron praised French Muslim leaders on Monday after they agreed on a "charter of principles" aimed at combatting sectarianism and radicalised teachings blamed for a surge in jihadist attacks in France in recent years.
President-elect Joe Biden will take the stage for his inaugural address at perhaps the most difficult starting point for a president since Franklin Roosevelt began his first term by assuring a nation scarred by the Great Depression that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday he was facing a "mockery of justice" as police in Moscow organised a makeshift court hearing a day after his dramatic airport arrest.
He was derided as too entrenched in Washington, too hesitant to campaign during Covid-19, and too old, but Joe Biden outmaneuvered doubters and will become the 46th US president Wednesday, inheriting a multi-tiered nightmare that will take shrewd political skill to overcome.
US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he would hold "Iran responsible" in the event of a fatal attack on Americans in Iraq, as the first anniversary of...
Threatening to tank Congress’ massive COVID relief and government funding package, President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger aid checks for Americans is...
China on Thursday suspended flights to and from Britain after it reported a new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus.
Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hasan Sunday signed the final agreement with Pfizer to secure more than 2 million doses of their vaccine against coronavirus,...
Lebanon Sunday registered 3,654 new coronavirus cases and 40 further deaths, marking an unprecedented week in the number of virus fatalities, which topped 200.
Saudi Arabia, for years one of the world's most prolific executioners, dramatically reduced the number of people put to death last year, following changes...
Israel's military said Monday its fighter planes struck Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip after Palestinians fired rockets at the Jewish state.