The US has reaffirmed its support for Taiwan following China’s dispatch of warplanes near the island in an apparent attempt to intimidate its democratic government and test the resolve of

Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen almost 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic

A miner was rescued from a gold mine in northern China on Sunday morning and rushed to hospital for treatment, state broadcaster CCTV said, after being trapped 14 days below

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to Joe Biden for the first time since the new US president was inaugurated. Johnson said on Twitter that he looked forward to “deepening

Former senior United States government officials have advised President Joe Biden to support Nigeria’s candidate, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Director General. Okonjo-Iweala, who

Spain’s top general resigned on Saturday after allegations he had received the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of priority groups, one of a number of public officials who have sparked public anger

Police detained over 2,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand

China’s city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus lockdown on Saturday while the pandemic continued to rage around the world. Traffic was light

Russian police arrested protesters demanding the release of top Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at demonstrations in the country’s east. Larger unsanctioned rallies are expected later Saturday in Moscow and

Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down in their homes Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the city. Authorities said in a statement

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare suicide attack that rocked central Baghdad on Thursday, killing 32 people and wounding dozens. The bombing targeted “apostate Shiites,” the group

Japan is publicly adamant that it will stage its postponed Olympics this summer. But to pull it off, many believe the vaccination of its 127 million citizens for the coronavirus

The death toll from the coronavirus in Germany has passed 50,000, a number that has risen swiftly over recent weeks even as infection figures are finally declining. The country’s disease

Workers trapped in a gold mine in China since Jan. 10 may have to wait another 15 days before they can be rescued because of a blockage on their intended

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers. Australia is introducing a landmark law

At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, officials said. The

President Joe Biden has warned Americans that there are difficult days ahead regarding the coronavirus pandemic and predicted the US death toll will surpass half a million next month. “Things

As the US enters “what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus,” President Joe Biden is putting forth a national Covid-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools