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Judge orders Alexei Navalny to be remanded in custody for 30 days: Report

The ruling concluded an hours-long court hearing set up at a police precinct where the politician was held since his arrest at a Moscow airport Sunday

Kamala Harris to resign her Senate seat, will give no farewell floor speech

Harris will be the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to serve as vice president of the US.

Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in Covid-19 vaccine blitz

Proponents say the deal could allow Israel to become the first country to vaccinate most of its population, while providing valuable research that could help the rest of the world

12 workers trapped week ago in China mine blast are alive: State media

The handwritten note said four of the workers were injured and that the condition of others was deteriorating because of a lack of fresh air and an influx of water

Aid effort intensifies after earthquake on Indonesian island killed 81

More rescuers and volunteers were deployed in the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the magnitude 6.2 quake struck early Friday

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained after landing at Moscow airport

The prisons service said he would be held in custody until a court rules on his case. No date for a court appearance was immediately announced

Ahead of inauguration FBI vetting Guard troops amid fears of insider attack

The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection

Small numbers of right-wing protesters gather at fortified US capitols

Security was stepped up in recent days after the FBI warned of the potential for armed protests in Washington and at all 50 state capitol buildings ahead of President-elect Joe Biden''s inauguration

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space in the second attempt

The two-stage rocket carried a cluster of very small satellites known as CubeSats developed and built as part of a NASA educational program involving U.S. universities

US: Joe Biden's long political evolution leads to his biggest test

8-year-old president-elect will inherit stewardship of a nation wrenched by pandemic, seismic cultural fissures and an opposition party's base that considers him illegitimate

Joe Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants

Biden's decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates

Iran asks watchdog to not publish unnecessary Tehran nuke program details

Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing unnecessary details on Tehran's nuclear program, state TV reported on Sunday

Coronavirus vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start

Facebook puts warning on video on Covid vaccine by retired cardinal

Facebook has placed a warning screen over a rambling chat by retired Mexican Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iiguez in which he claims coronavirus vaccines contain a satanic microchip.

Man arrested with handgun, ammunition at Washington DC checkpoint

Police have arrested a man with a handgun and 500 rounds of ammunition at a checkpoint in Washington set up ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration

Joe Biden's coronavirus plan: 100 million vaccine shots just the start

Biden pledged to maximise the available supply of vaccines and materials needed to administer them, using a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act

United Nations hopes to take first step to elect next chief by Jan 31

The General Assembly elects the secretary-general on the recommendation of the 15-member Security Council where the five permanent members have veto power

US imposes fresh sanctions on Cuba citing human rights violations

The new sanctions, which are largely symbolic, come less than a week before the end of Donald Trump's presidency, which has been characterized by strong hostility toward the Cuban govt

New York prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances

The interview focused in part on Trump's relationship with Deutsche Bank, his biggest and longest standing creditor

Donald Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, according to a person familiar with the planning