Australia's ambassador to the US during the Trump presidency writes that Joe Biden will be the change that Americans want and need.

As the Trump-inspired terrorists invaded Congress, where my Johnny worked as a doctor, I couldn’t bear to look.

Joe Biden, the oldest of five children and the father of four is the patriarch of a clan with a tragic past and strong personalities.

Delivered as he was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, these were the words that heralded Donald Trump's time in the Oval Office.

Three of US-President elect Joe Biden's top officials threatened further action against China over human rights abuses, as UK MPs call for China trade bans.

Lawyers for the 59-year-old British socialite said the details could damage her chance at a fair trial on charges of recruiting underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

The US President has granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70, but not Julian Assange, Trump's family members or himself.

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The pressure on intensive care units has eased somewhat, but virologists, pointing to the situation in Britain, warn new variants could undo all progress.

Since becoming one of the world's first destinations to open up for tourism, the city has promoted itself as the ideal pandemic vacation spot.

The new US President's first job is to return to a normal style of government.

Thomas Caldwell, Donovan Crowl and Jessica Watkins were the first of more than 125 people arrested in connection with the assault to be charged with conspiracy.

Human rights organisations have decried Thailand's first lese majeste jailing in years as an assault on freedom of expression.

Kristen Gray, leaving in Bali during the pandemic with her partner Saundra Michelle Alexander, promoted the island and her book via social media.

As three members of the Oath Keepers militia were charged with conspiracy over the Capitol siege, security agencies fear further attacks this year.

Her bank thought veganism wasn't a good investment forcing her to crowdfund, now this chef has the country's first star from the gastronomic bible for a venue that serves no animal products.

Trump has long wanted to prove Democrats sought to use the probe to oust him.

Many of his resorts were losing millions even before the pandemic struck. Hundreds of millions of dollars in loans must be repaid within a few years.

Giuseppe Conte avoided plunging the country into a new election during a pandemic, but criticised parliamentarians for appearing to Italians as out of touch with reality.

It's expected more Britons than usual will want to come because so many have not watched cricket since the pandemic and fans are energised by their team's recent success.

The remembrance ceremony was held at the Lincoln Memorial's reflecting pool, which was lit up with 400 lights in honour of the 400,000 Americans.

In the 20-minute speech Trump said that although his presidency was ending, his political movement was only just beginning.

The running total of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is nearly equal to the number of Americans killed in World War II.

The guard members were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups or to have posted extremist views online, according to two US officials.

Many of those accused of having taken part in the ethnic repression are already under US sanctions but the “genocide” designation means new measures will be easier to impose.

McConnell said he would listen to the arguments before deciding how to vote on the impeachment charge which accuses Trump of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol. 

Rachel Levine is poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the US Senate.

While her husband spends his time in the West Wing in anger, the outgoing first lady has shown no sign of any disappointment for how the President's era is ending.

One person has been killed and at least 17 injured in a massive pile-up of at least 134 vehicles in blizzard conditions on a highway in northern Japan.

Joe Biden has a chance to unite an America on the brink of destruction. Republicans have to look back to 1861 to choose their future.

40 years ago, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after protracted negotiations and an abortive rescue attempt..

How does the transfer of power work? How do the nuclear codes change hands? And when do the Bidens move into the White House?

Health authorities say there's no evidence of a direct link between the recent string of deaths among elderly people, and the COVID vaccine they received.

One poor country received a mere 25 coronavirus vaccine doses while over 39 million doses have been administered in nearly 50 richer nations.

A Biden spokeswoman said: "With the pandemic worsening, and more contagious variants emerging around the world, this was not the time to be lifting restrictions."

As the Russian opposition leader was led out of a police station, he told supporters that the only thing they needed to be afraid of was their own fear.

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The charter rejects extremism, refuses foreign influence and requires imams to condemn "all forms of racism, discrimination and hatred". It faces resistance from some quarters.

The Chinese mining company did not report the 22 gold miners were missing for more than 30 hours. A week later, a note came to the surface. 

Washington residents never liked Donald Trump. But instead of party central, the US capital feels like an occupied military zone in his final days as President.

The move comes as the nation's most populous state became the first to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections.

The list of "heroes" Trump wants commemorated includes Abraham Lincoln, Walt Disney and Woody Guthrie, who wrote Old Man Trump about the President's father.

Chinese employees of the Philippines' online casinos are smuggling in shipments of Pfizer and Sinovac, though locals cannot get any vaccine legally yet.

Biden's first priority for renewed talks is getting both Iran and the United States back in compliance with Obama's nuclear deal.

Environmentalists have long been trying to sterilise the hippos, but it can take three months to track an individual animal and the procedure is not easy.

Fresh research into the long-term effects of COVID finds the disease plagues sufferers for months - and more than one in 10 have died after being discharged.

Riley Williams has disappeared after allegedly abandoning her scheme, but a heavy metal guitarist accused of attacking Capitol police has turned himself in.

The US Capitol complex temporarily locked down during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after a nearby fire caused security concerns.

The boy became the youngest Briton ever convicted of terrorism after he encouraged Australian jihadist Sevdet Besim to attack police.

A Russian judge has remanded Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in pre-trial detention for 30 days for violating the terms of a suspended jail sentence.