US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has stepped up the pressure on Vice-President Mike Pence to act to remove Donald Trump from office over his role in last week’s storming of the Capitol. L... Read more
Relatives of the passengers and crew on board the ill-fated Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 are facing an agonising wait as authorities search for the wreckage. Sixty-two people were on board the p... Read more
All international passengers will soon have to test negative for Covid-19 before travelling to the UK. People arriving by plane, train or boat, including UK nationals, will have to take a te... Read more
A US Capitol police officer has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob as top Democrats have called for the president to be removed for “inciting... Read more
The US Congress has certified Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, hours after Trump supporters stormed the building in an attack that saw four people die. Lawmakers resumed the... Read more
The Democratic Party of US President-elect Joe Biden is on the verge of taking control of the Senate as results come in from two elections in Georgia. Raphael Warnock, a pastor from Atlanta,... Read more
People in all of England and most of Scotland must now stay at home except for a handful of permitted reasons, as new lockdowns begin in both nations. Schools have closed to most pupils in E... Read more
In duelling rallies, President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have implored Georgia voters to turn out for elections on Tuesday that will decide which party controls the Senate.... Read more
A gunman has shot dead three police officers who were called to a domestic violence incident in central France. The suspect, 48, said to be known to authorities on child custody issues, was... Read more
Rail, air and sea services between the UK and France are resuming this morning after the French government agreed to ease its travel ban over Covid fears. French citizens, British nationals... Read more
The US Congress has passed a long-awaited $900bn (£660bn) package of coronavirus pandemic aid after months of political wrangling. Senators approved the bill late on Monday, hours after it w... Read more
The US energy department is the latest agency to confirm it has been breached in what is being described as the worst-ever hack on the US government. The department is responsible for managi... Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Europeans to wear masks during family gatherings at Christmas. It said Europe was at “high risk” of a new wave of coronavirus infect... Read more
A top member of US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the presidential election last month. Senat... Read more
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