President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration took aim in the US Supreme Court yesterday at razing the “Obamacare” health program his predecessor built, a move which could cancel the health insurance of 20 millions in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

With his defeat in the US presidential election, Donald Trump finds himself fighting against being tagged with a label he frequently applies to rivals but which runs completely counter to his own brand: “loser.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament’s upper chamber on late Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain’s EU exit treaty.

European Union regulators filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them.

The threat of terrorism is a European reality that needs a coordinated and quick answer, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

After five years without a single Muslim MP, Myanmar is in need of someone to help fight for the rights of oppressed minorities, says Sithu Maung as he celebrates his election to parliament.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is a need for constructive multilateralism now more than ever as the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us “no one is safe until everyone is safe”.

President Donald Trump will push ahead on Tuesday with legal challenges to the results of last week’s election after US Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to look into any “substantial” allegations of voting irregularities.

The United Kingdom has sought an amendment to Myanmar's citizenship laws to allow everyone to fully participate in the nation's political process.

US health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental approach against the virus that has killed more than 238,000 Americans.

Brazil's health regulator said Monday it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine after an "adverse incident" involving a volunteer recipient, a blow for one of the most advanced vaccine candidates.

The late Sean Connery's Walther PP pistol used in the first-ever James Bond movie will go up for auction next month in Los Angeles -- and is estimated to fetch $150,000 to $200,000.

Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said on Monday, after a large study found 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days.

Suspected militants beheaded more than 50 men and teenagers participating in a male initiation ceremony in Mozambique, local media says, in the latest violent incident in the insurgency-hit northeast.

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has said in a statement that Azeri forces downed a Russian helicopter near its border with Armenia by accident, expressing apologies to Moscow and readiness to pay compensation.

US President Donald Trump has said Defense Secretary Mark Esper had been "terminated" and that Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will be acting Secretary of Defense starting immediately.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to suffer a heavy defeat in parliament’s upper chamber yesterday over laws allowing him to breach Britain’s EU exit treaty - a proposal which has been criticised by US president-elect Joe Biden.

Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne on Sunday, the last of a series of ceremonies after his elder brother, Emperor Naruhito, became monarch last year following their father’s abdication.

India’s environmental yesterday court ordered a ban on firecrackers during the country’s biggest annual festival in cities battling hazardously poor air quality, citing a link between pollution and a coronavirus surge.

Tropical Storm Eta made landfall at the Florida Keys late Sunday and was set to bring hurricane conditions after slamming Cuba and earlier cutting a deadly path through Central America and southern Mexico.