Russia | 3,000 arrested at protests demanding Navalny’s release

Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people Saturday in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent foe, according to a group that counts

The Buzz | China law empowers coast guard to use force amid disputes

China has authorized its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy structures on features it claims, potentially raising the possibility of clashes with regional maritime rivals. The Coast Guard

Russia welcomes US proposal to extend nuclear treaty

The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less

Exit poll: Incumbent Rebelo de Sousa wins Portugal’s presidential election

Portugal's president appeared poised to win a second term in office Sunday, in an election held amid a devastating COVID-19 surge that has made the European country the worst in

Portugal chooses a president amid a severe pandemic surge

Portugal held a presidential election today (Sunday), with the moderate incumbent candidate strongly favored to earn a second five-year term as a devastating COVID-19 surge grips the European Union nation. The

Portugal halts flights to UK over virus variant

Portugal is stopping flights to and from the United Kingdom from tomorrow (Saturday), blaming a COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K.

World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under Biden

World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his

This day in history | 1990 Gorbachev explains crackdown in Azerbaijan

President Mikhail Gorbachev has made a statement on Soviet television explaining the Soviet crackdown on civil unrest in the republic of Azerbaijan. Two days ago Soviet troops were ordered into the

Hollywood on the Potomac | A-list turns out for Biden-Harris

A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in a very Gaga way — with flamboyance, fashion and passion. The Grammy winner wore

The Buzz | talian police find stolen copy of Leonardo ‘Salvator Mundi’

Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without

Covid-19 | Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travel

As the U.S. 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

Washington state nixes methanol plant meant to supply China

Officials in Washington state denied a key permit for a large proposed methanol plant, saying the project that aims to send the chemical to China to be used in everything

Inauguration day | Facing crush of crises, Biden takes helm as US president

Joe Biden swear the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises

Networks stick with Trump in his unusual goodbye speech

At the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, television networks left the mute button unused. They covered Trump’s farewell address at Joint Base Andrews, the opening event of a most unusual inauguration

This day in history | 1950 Acclaimed author George Orwell dies

The writer, George Orwell, has died after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he had

Last day at the White House | Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others

President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than

The Buzz | Portugal leads in average virus cases per capita

Portugal has the highest seven-day average rate of new cases per capita and the second-highest rate of new deaths in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University. The daily new cases

USA | Biden sworn in as nation’s 46th president

Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of office just before noon today (Wednesday) during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The

Trump’s exit: President leaves office with legacy of chaos

Donald Trump will walk out of the White House and board Marine One for the last time as president today (Wednesday), leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and

Taipei military stages drill aimed at repelling Beijing attack

Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill yesterday aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim the island and its

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