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Britain okays vaccine as global Covid death toll nears 1.5 million
Britain on Wednesday became the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Japan and Italy pledged free ...Afghan government, Taliban announce breakthrough deal in peace talks
Afghan government and Taliban representatives reached a preliminary deal on Wednesday to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in ...UN worried as DR Congo struggles with political crisis
The United Nations has sounded a warning about a brewing political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a long-running impasse ...UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it ...New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet
New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a fake image of a ...Russia warns incoming Moldovan president on troops withdrawals in breakaway region
The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed calls by Moldova’s incoming president, Maia Sandu, for Russian troops to withdraw from the breakaway region of ...Ethiopia’s war is not over, says leader of Tigrayan forces
The leader of rebel forces in northern Ethiopia said on Monday they were still fighting near the regional capital of Mekelle, which ...Rockets hit Eritrea capital after Ethiopia declares victory
The U.S. Embassy in Eritrea says six explosions were heard Saturday night in the capital, Asmara. It follows an embassy report of ...Sydney records hottest November night as heatwave sweeps city
Sydney recorded its hottest November night as Australia’s largest city suffered through a weekend heatwave that saw daytime temperatures peak above 40 ...UK could approve first coronavirus vaccine ‘within days’
The UK is set to approve a coronavirus vaccine “within days”, becoming the first Western country to do so. The first injections of the vaccine developed ...














