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Armed Iranian Guards board South Korean tanker, force ship to change course

Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the vessel's owner said

Donald Trump says he'll ''fight like hell'' to hold on to presidency

Donald Trump has said he would "fight like hell" to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden

Mexico approves AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December

UK Prime Minister Johnson announces new national coronavirus lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new version of the coronavirus

UN adopts $3.2 billion budget for 2021 over US and Israel objections

UN members have adopted a budget for 2021 that was higher than Secretary-General Guterres proposed and was strongly opposed by the Trump administration

Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia, reason for leaving unknown

Byung J BJay Pak, who was appointed by Trump, announced his resignation as US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in a news release

Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, open airspace and land border

Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional US allies since 2017

World's richest Bezos tops list of making largest charitable gifts in 2020

The world's richest person made the single-largest charitable contribution in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of top donations

First new Obama-era DACA applications approved in final weeks of 2020

Over 170 new applicants have become the first individuals in several years to win approval to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme for immigrants

EU rejects criticism for slow rollout of vaccines, defends strategy

The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism

Iran state TV acknowledges it seized South Korean-flagged oil tanker

Iranian state television has acknowledged that Tehran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Monday Assange was likely to commit suicide if sent to the US

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid tensions with US

An Iranian government spokesman says Tehran has begun enriching uranium up to 20 per cent at an underground facility

China's manufacturing recovery rate softens in December: Surveys

China's manufacturing activity improved in December but at its weakest rate in three months, according to two surveys

NZ vs PAK 2nd Test: Williamson's 112 helps New Zealand cut Pakistan's lead

Kane Williamson posted his third century in consecutive matches this summer and shared an unbroken 215-run partnership with Henry Nicholls

US poll fraud claim: 10 ex-Pentagon chiefs caution Trump against using army

In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defence have cautioned against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud

Israel prosecutors release indictment with allegations against PM Netanyahu

Israeli prosecutors released an amended indictment spelling out detailed charges against PM Netanyahu in a corruption case in which he is accused of trading favours with a powerful media mogul

Trump pressured Georgia election chief to 'find' votes to flip poll result

President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's election chief to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official "find" enough votes to hand Trump the victory

Militants attack buses in central Syria, killing 9; IS suspected culprit

Militants ambushed buses traveling down a highway in central Syria late on Sunday, killing nine people, including a 13-year-old girl, state media reported.

President-elect Biden inauguration to feature virtual, nationwide parade

President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will include a "virtual parade across America" consistent with crowd limits during the coronavirus era, organisers announced on Sunday