China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing US National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday. “The intelligence is clear: Beijing...

The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use. British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against...

President Donald Trump told Joe Biden on Sunday night to ‘get well soon’ after the president-elect fractured his ankle while playing with his German Shepherd, Major. Biden suffered the...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a no-confidence motion next week, a parliament official said Thursday. It will be his first taste of such motion since taking power nearly three years ago....

At least 40 informal miners in Zimbabwe have been trapped underground after a shaft in a disused gold mine collapsed. The incident occurred late on Wednesday in the town of Bindura, around 70 kilometres...

US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn who last year pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Mr Flynn was convicted during a justice department inquiry into...

 Argentinian football legend, Diego Maradona has died from a heart attack just days after turning 60. Maradona’s  lawyer said he died at home just two weeks after having surgery on a blood clot...

The US federal government led by President Donald Trump appears to have tacitly accepted the inevitability of Joe Biden becoming the next American president. After weeks of stonewalling and refusing to...

Two people died and multiple others were injured in a stabbing Sunday night at a church in California where homeless people had been brought to shelter from the cold weather, police said. The stabbing...

Pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective against COVID-19. This has raised hopes that the company will soon roll out a...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s path to another term of leading the lower chamber got clearer Tuesday after a majority of House Democrats nominated her in a voice vote. A full House floor vote...

Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Africa have surpassed 2 million. The grim milestone was disclosed by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Africa has seen more than 48,000 deaths from COVID-19....

The United States surpassed 250,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus Wednesday. The milestone was reached a day after the deadliest day of the pandemic since May, with over 1,700 people dying on Tuesday...

Pfizer Inc. has said a final analysis of clinical-trial data showed its Covid-19 vaccine was 95% effective. The company said it planned to apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration...

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday declared the end of its latest Ebola epidemic, after the outbreak killed 55 people over the past five months. “I am happy to solemnly declare the end of...

Former United States President, Barack Obama has called on incumbent President Donald Trump to concede defeat in the recent US election. He urged him to put the good of the country above his own ego and...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went into isolation after a contact tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement, No. 10 Downing Street said Johnson wasn’t experiencing symptoms but would...

China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate former Vice President Joe Biden on being elected as the U.S. President. Incumbent American President Donald Trump has so far refused...

 Former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings has died, Ghanaian media reported on Thursday. Rawlings is suspected to have died from COVID-19 complications at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra....

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines on Thursday posted its first loss in more than three decades, saying it had been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown that brought air transport to a literal standstill. The...