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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces his national security nominees and appointees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 24, 2020. © REUTERS/Joshua Roberts President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a slate of veteran diplomats and policy-makers who will make up his national security and foreign policy team, saying: “America is back, ready to lead the world.” […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses party members in the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Nov. 25, 2020. (AA Photo)  Turkey captured about 9,000 foreign terrorist fighters and sent them back to their countries while nearly 100,000 terrorist suspects have been banned from entering the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan […]

A police car in the area where a stabbing occurred in the department store, in Lugano, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020   –   Copyright  Ti-Press/Keystone via AP Two people were injured in a stabbing at a department store in Lugano which is being investigated as a possible terror incident. Police in the Swiss canton of Ticino said a 28-year-old […]

Russia plans to start mass vaccination against the coronavirus in 2021.Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, its developers said Tuesday as Russia seeks a leading role in the high-stakes global race for a safe, effective vaccine that can end to the deadly pandemic.  The calculations were based on preliminary data obtained […]

Police forcefully dismantle a refugee camp in central Paris.   –   Copyright  MARTIN BUREAU / AFP Police dismantled hundreds of migrant tents in Paris’ Place de la République on Monday in a scene that France’s interior minister called “shocking”. Video posted to social media by journalists and non-profit organisations showed police strong-arming migrants and throwing people out of their […]

A damaged tank is abandoned on a road near Humera, Ethiopia, on Sunday [Eduardo Soteras/AFP] (AFP) Tigray forces battling Ethiopia’s federal government in the northern region said they “completely destroyed” the army’s 21st mechanised division. The federal government denied the claim and said many Tigrayan soldiers were surrendering in line with a 72-hour ultimatum before […]

US President-elect Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting with the United States Conference of Mayors at the Queen in Wilmington Delaware, on November 23, 2020. (AFP Photo) The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition […]

Qantas are looking at changing their terms and conditions so a vaccine is necessary (Picture: Getty Images) An airline has said they won’t let international passengers board their flights unless they have proof they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19. Alan Joyce, CEO of Australian flag carrier Qantas, said the move would be a ‘necessity’ once restrictions […]

Joe Biden after speaking during election night; and US President Donald Trump on election night at the White House, November 4, 2020. (AFP) US President Donald Trump all but conceded defeat to President-elect Joe Biden on Monday in a tweet where he asked officials to help with the transition to a new president after a federal agency […]

In this file photo former US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J Blinken gives a joint press conference following a meeting with Foreign Affairs member of the anti-Daesh coalition on June 2, 2015 in Paris. (AFP Photo)  U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the key members of his foreign policy team, tapping trusted aide […]