Anti-Biden conspiracy claims US escalating role in Syria
“Here we go again,” one person tweeted, claiming a “large” convoy had entered eastern Syria on the “first day” of Biden’s presidency. Turkish Kurds look...
Israel and US officials to discuss Iran, Abraham Accords soon
Israel and the Biden administration will soon hold their first talks on Iran and the Abraham Accords. Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat and his...
Texas man charged for trying to assassinate Rep. AOC at Capitol riot
Prosecutors said Miller made numerous threatening remarks online, including one instance in which he commented "next time we bring the guns" U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
US to reverse Trump’s ‘draconian’ immigration policies
The US plans to reverse the Trump administration's "draconian" immigration approach while working on policies addressing the causes of migration, President Joe Biden told his...
Trump asked DOJ to go to Supreme Court to overturn election – report
Former president Donald Trump considered replacing the acting attorney-general with an official willing to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he pushed the Justice...
Police crack down on Russian protests against jailing of Kremlin foe Navalny
Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme...
Biden orders assessment of domestic extremism risk, White House says
President Joe Biden has directed his administration to conduct a full assessment of the risk of domestic terrorism in the wake of the attack on...
Hundreds detained at Navalny protests in Russia
Police detained more than 2500 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme...
Online threats against Trump by Iran’s supreme leader
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has posted online an apparent call for an attack on Donald Trump in revenge for last year's killing of its...
Trump impeachment trial delayed until next month
Former US president Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the US Senate will begin during the week beginning 8 February, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said...
Top Iran leader posts Trump-like golfer image, vows revenge
The Twitter account of Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday carried the image of a golfer resembling former President Donald Trump apparently being targeted by a...
Trump impeachment: Republicans seek delay until February
Republicans in the US Senate are asking Democrats to delay the start of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial until February. President Donald Trump speaks...
Biden inauguration: A rich tapestry of marvels and the mundane
Opinion: In a ceremony that was at once ordinary and extraordinary, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr was inaugurated as the 46th American president on 20 January...
Navalny, anticipating arrest, planned protests to force Kremlin to release him, ally says
Before he returned to Russia, opposition politician Alexei Navalny and his supporters had anticipated he would be arrested and planned to force the Kremlin to...
Biden seeks five-year extension of New START arms treaty with Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden will seek a five-year extension to the New START arms control treaty with Russia, the White House said on Thursday, in...
Biden lays out plans for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations and masks
U.S. President Joe Biden moved swiftly to coordinate a federal effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, his first full day in office, with...
What a Biden-led US might mean for climate action in New Zealand
Some academics say the new Biden administration could mean more pressure on New Zealand's government and industries to clean up their carbon emissions faster. US...
Ted Cruz: Reestablishing Iran deal may pose security threat to Israel
Cruz spoke about his belief that the negotiations regarding the Iran nuclear deal, which the United States had withdrawn from in 2018 under the Trump...
Palestinian Authority: We are waiting to hear from Biden administration
The Palestinian Authority, overjoyed that the era of US president Donald Trump has ended, is looking forward to hearing from the new US administration on...
Ex-US ambassador: Joe Biden is Israel’s stalwart defender in the US, UN
US President-elect - about to be President - Biden will be inaugurated today. It's a fateful day for the United States, for American Israel relations, and I...
Jon Ossoff sworn into Senate holding historic book of Hebrew scripture
The Georgia victories made New York’s Chuck Schumer the first Jewish Senate majority leader as Harris would break any ties. Newly-elected Georgia Senators Rev. Raphael...
As Trump exits, the full Mossad story on normalization comes into focus
As the administration of president Donald Trump exits stage left, it’s time to take stock of the four normalization deals that Israel has already signed. But...
The new Biden Administration may change the situation in Yemen
Hours before the end of the Trump administration, incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the US should halt its support to Saudi Arabia’s...
Great expectations: The Kurds of Iraq and President Biden – opinion
By OFRA BENGIO The Kurds of Iraq pin great hopes on US President Joe Biden, viewing him as the most pro-Kurdish American politician ever. In...
Joe Biden begins term with series of executive orders
US President Joe Biden spent his first day in office taking a series of actions aimed to handle the coronavirus pandemic and the economy. Some...
Baghdad bombing could be the Biden administration’s first challenge
A twin suicide bombing in Baghdad’s Tayaran square, packed with people shopping, left two dozen dead on Thursday afternoon, in the most deadly attack in...
West Virginia touts COVID-19 vaccination success story as national rollout sputters
With President Joe Biden pledging to jump-start a vaccination rollout that he has denounced as a dismal failure so far, West Virginia is touting the...
Trump hires South Carolina lawyer Bowers for impeachment defense
Former President Donald Trump has hired South Carolina-based lawyer Butch Bowers to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial over a charge that he incited...
Biden to end Trump-era anti-abortion ‘global gag rule’
President Joe Biden's decision to scrap a "deadly" Trump-era policy banning funding for aid groups that discuss abortion could unleash billions in dollars for life-saving...
China imposes sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials including Pompeo
China said on Wednesday it wanted to cooperate with President Joe Biden’s new U.S. administration, while announcing sanctions against “lying and cheating” outgoing Secretary of...
How world leaders are reacting to Joe Biden’s inauguration
Here is how world leaders are reacting to U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, replacing Donald Trump. JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER YOSHIHIDE SUGA, IN...
‘No plan, no Q, nothing’: QAnon followers reel as Biden inaugurated
For three years, adherents of the sprawling QAnon conspiracy theory awaited a so-called Great Awakening, scouring anonymous web postings from a shadowy “Q” figure and...
Proud Boys member in latest wave of arrests over U.S. Capitol riots
The FBI on Wednesday arrested a Florida-based member of the right-wing Proud Boys group on charges of storming the U.S. Capitol two weeks ago in...
Biden rolls back Trump policies on wall, climate, health, Muslims
U.S. President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump,...
Biden looks to galvanize COVID-19 fight, vaccinations as he takes office
President Joe Biden attempted to jump-start the U.S. government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, signing a string of executive orders intended to lead...
Amanda Gorman: Inauguration poet calls for ‘unity and togetherness’
Amanda Gorman has become the youngest poet ever to perform at a presidential inauguration, calling for "unity and togetherness" in her self-penned poem. Poet Amanda...
Amazon offers to help U.S. with vaccine efforts in letter to President Biden
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday offered to help with the United States’ efforts involving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a letter addressed to President Joe Biden,...
Any malaria-like signs should be treated as COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday that any malaria-like signs should now be considered and handled as COVID-19 unless proved otherwise. The governor,...
Purposed Impeachment Strategy against Diri: Bayelsa Assembly breaks the silence
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Bayelsa House of Assembly says that there is no intention of suing Gov. Douye Diri, describing rumours as...
Navalny Sent To Notorious Moscow Jail, Kremlin Shrugs Off Criticism
Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny (in green jacket) is escorted by police officers after a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on January 18. Russian opposition...
Amanda Gorman At 23 Recites At presidential Inauguration Likely To Be The Youngest Poet
Amanda Gorman, an American poet and activist is set to become the sixth poet to perform at a presidential inauguration at 23. Gorman, who was...
Iran place sanctions on Trump, Pompeo, other US officials
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif: Ministry declares sanctions against Trump and his subordinates On Tuesday, Iran imposed symbolic sanctions on outgoing US President Donald Trump,...
Yahaya Bello opposes the COVID-19 vaccine; claims it is intended to kill
The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has wrongly alleged that Covid-19 vaccines are intended to harm people and has prevented their use. The spike...
Biden flies to Washington as Trump delivers farewell speech
As US President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration, departing president Donald Trump released a videoed speech on his last full day...
2016 Wolexit vs Trump Presidency: Soyinka blasts Critics
Professor Wole Soyinka When the presidential elections were heated in the United States in 2016, Professor Wole Soyinka threatened that if the Republican Donald Trump...
In parting shot, Trump administration accuses China of ‘genocide’ against Uighurs
The Trump administration has determined that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” by repressing Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, U.S. Secretary of...
Biden intelligence pick favors ‘aggressive’ stance on China threat
The United States should take an “aggressive stance” toward the threat posed by the aggressive and assertive China that it faces today, Avril Haines, President-elect...
Annual pro-gun event at Virginia fizzles in wake of U.S. Capitol siege
Only a few dozen gun-rights activists converged on the Virginia state capital on Monday for an annual demonstration that typically draws thousands, with this year’s...
Trump’s last Exec move as President of the United States exposed
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will grant about 100 pardons and commutations on Tuesday, his last full day in office. Beneficiaries are...
Baby Trump blimp acquired by Museum of London
The Donald Trump baby blimp, which flew over Parliament Square in London during the US president's visit to the UK, has found a new home....