US election 2020: What is the presidential transition?
President Trump has yet to concede to Joe Biden but has accepted that the formal transition process should begin, even as his team's legal challenges continue. ...
Nagorno-Karabakh: 'It's too painful to sleep'
Fighting has ended in and around Nagorno-Karabakh but some civilians are still suffering. ...
The assassination of a ‘Brave Journalist of Afghanistan’
The night before he died, Aliyas Dayee was up late working. This was not unusual for Dayee, who didn't mind going to bed late or getting up early for a story. That night, he was finishing a radio report about an attack on an Afghan military checkpoint near Lashkargah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where he lived. ...
Covid: Oxford vaccine shows 'encouraging' immune response in older adults
The Oxford coronavirus vaccine shows a strong immune response in adults in their 60s and 70s, raising hopes that it can protect age groups most at risk from the virus. ...
Belarus protesters battered, bruised but defiant after 100 days
Opposition protesters remain defiant in Belarus despite police brutality, 100 days after they first took to the streets to denounce the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. ...
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: The long, medium, and short story
A conflict between the government of Ethiopia and forces in its northern Tigray region has thrown the country into turmoil. ...
Trump's legal battles: How six cases may play out
As president of the United States, Donald Trump enjoyed unique protection from legal action, be it criminal or civil. ...
Tigray crisis: Why Ethiopia is spiralling out of control
Ethiopia appears to be fast approaching civil war. Fighting between forces loyal to the federal government headed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has claimed hundreds of lives and is threatening to rip the country apart. ...
Letter from Africa: Culture clash over Nigeria's rival alphabets
In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, former editor-in-chief of the Daily Trust newspaper, looks at what a row over Arabic script reveals about Nigeria's divides. ...
Doug Emhoff: The first 'second dude' in the White House
The moment that Kamala Harris celebrated the news she would be the next vice-president - captured on camera for posterity - was history making three times over. Come January, she will become the first female, first black and first Indian American vice-president. ...
Covid: Vaccine or no vaccine, we have to get through this first
After the euphoria of a vaccine breakthrough, it did not take long for the virus to provide a reality check. Within days of the news that an effective vaccine may have been found, it was being announced the UK was the first European country to pass the grim milestone of 50,000 deaths. This was quickly followed by a record rise in new cases with 33,400 reported on Thursday. ...
A Biden Administration and Progress on Peace Track in Yemen, US expert explains
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US election: China congratulates Biden after long silence
China has finally congratulated Joe Biden on his projected win in the US presidential election, breaking a frosty period of silence. ...
Can Hong Kong's democracy movement survive the walkout?
The mass resignation of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong has raised fresh questions about the future of the territory's democracy movement as its legislature is left with almost no dissenting voices. ...
Joe Biden: How the president-elect plans to tackle climate change
Joe Biden's plan to tackle climate change has been described as the most ambitious of any mainstream US presidential candidate yet. Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath considers what he wants to do, and how he might get it done. ...
US election 2020: Agony and ecstasy as Americans react to Biden's win
Scenes of joy and disappointment have been seen across the US after Joe Biden was projected to win the presidential election, ending a nail-biting wait for results that left the world in suspense. ...
Tigray crisis: Why there are fears of civil war in Ethiopia
The federal government in Ethiopia has vowed to continue a military offensive in the northern Tigray region despite international calls for restraint. ...
"ليس عادلا".. نظام انتخاب الرئيس الأميركي يثير الجدل
يعود نظام "المجمع الانتخابي" في الولايات المتحدة، إلى إثارة الجدل في كل انتخابات رئاسية، وسط مطالبات بإخضاعه لإصلاحات جوهرية أو حتى إلغائه، لكن هذه الدعوات لا تحظى بالإجماع. ...
Covid: What are the lockdown rules in place across Europe?
Measures to deal with coronavirus outbreaks are in place across Europe. ...
US election 2020: Three election headlines you could wake up to
So we've finally got here. That bit in an Olympic marathon where the runners enter the stadium for the last 400 metres on the track, straining aching muscles and tired bodies to sprint to the finish. ...