The Chinese leader’s 25-minute Davos speech was a masterclass in double-speak.

It comes less than a week after his executive order directing the US government to implement protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Indian security officials said clashes came after at least 18 Chinese soldiers tried to cross into Indian-claimed territory at Naku La in Sikkim on January 20.

Joe Biden is expected to be as tough on China as Donald Trump, but he will need to pull together enough of the rest of the world’s economies to give Xi Jinping pause for thought.

A Texan teenager who tipped off the FBI about his father’s alleged involvement in the Capitol riots said he would “do it again”.

Despite the changed nature of Washington, Trump’s second impeachment trial appears destined to end just as his first did.

Conte’s decision leaves Italy with no straightforward path to reestablishing a workable government, even as the pandemic rages on.

Of all the stadiums, conference centres and other venues commandeered for the rollout, this one is by far the most unique.

The redesigned bill featuring Harriet Tubman was initially due to be unveiled last year, but those efforts were halted by ex-president Donald Trump.

The director general of the ILO said the impact of the coronavirus pandemic had not only been greater than that of the GFC but also the Great Depression.

At least 21 current or former members of the US military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near the Capitol riot.

Anyone who celebrates the exit of Trump from the White House this week might consider the many rebirths of the greatest zombie in American history.

The president-elect has recruited a battle-tested team to tackle the herculean tasks of rebuilding the economy, containing the pandemic while addressing the urgent issues of climate change and racial injustice.

Do Republicans want to risk creating a martyr figure in Trump, a divisive distraction on the sidelines? Or will they allow him to fizzle out quietly, nothing to rage against?

After nearly 16 years in office, the most powerful woman in the world is about to bow out of politics.

Several people were believed to be injured after the bus careened off a road and was left dangling from an overpass in the Bronx.

The charges were introduced in the civil war and have rarely been used since. The last man to be convicted of sedition plotted to blow up the World Trade Centre.

Videos showed residents fleeing to higher ground on motorcycles, and a child trapped under the rubble as people tried to remove debris with their bare hands.

Republicans were trying to gauge the dynamics of a vote to convict Trump, while the Democrats argued about how to do it without derailing Biden's agenda.

The North’s missiles on parade could be engineering mock-ups that would require further development before they are ready to be deployed.

Across Australia and the world, the drone market is surging. It is dominated by one company. China’s Da-Jiang Innovations, which controls 70 per cent of the world’s supply. 

Gaffes, misspeakings and an apparent general stupidity have never been a barrier between a white male and the US presidency.

From Friday, people in the US may be stopped from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok.

The Australian lawyer representing Julian Assange has told his extradition hearing the Trump Administration offered the Australian a pardon over the WikiLeaks publications.

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