Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, taking office at a moment of profound economic, health and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous four years that tore at the fabric of American society.
Iran may fear that restored unity amongst the Gulf countries might be used against it. However, it could also end up having more influence on the Gulf Cooperation Council.
China has possibly committed “genocide” in its treatment of Uighurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, a bipartisan commission of the United States Congress has said in a new report.
The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” after a mob of his supporters stormed the United States Capitol last week, marking the first time in US history that a president has been impeached twice.
Global Christmas celebrations are taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic, with millions of people limiting festivities in a bid to spread further contagion.
Colombia, December 11, 2020//-Even as the fourth anniversary of a landmark peace accord came and went in late November, conflict and extortion were driving rising numbers of people from their homes in Colombia’s most lawless regions.
London, UK, December 2, 2020//-The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination.
November 13, 2020//-Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict is little more than a week old, but the number of people killed and displaced is rising fast.
November 8, 2020//-Joe Biden has said it is “time to heal” the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing “not to divide but to unify” the country.
November 8, 2020//-President-elect Joe Biden will deliver a boost to global stock markets and the U.S. and world economy, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations.
