The nighttime display followed performances by a parade of celebrities who descended on Washington to welcome the new Biden-Harris administration.

Cuba wants to produce 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine this year, which would be the first developed in Latin America.

With Democrats in control of the White House and Congress, Republicans face profound questions about what the party stands for without Donald Trump in charge.

Rescuers have been in contact with some trapped workers and have delivered supplies since the January 10 explosion at a new gold mine under construction in the eastern Shandong province.

The sanctions are largely symbolic but underscore Beijing’s antipathy toward a US administration it regarded as hostile.

The new president signed the orders just hours after taking the oath of office at the Capitol.

European leaders described the 46th President's inauguration speech as "inspiring" and said it was time to bring "conviction and common sense" to help rejuvenate their relationship with the US.

The poem, which she finished in the wake of the Capitol Hill riots, was about unity in the US.

US President Joseph R Biden Jr implored Americans to come together in an inauguration speech that highlighted several challenges he faces including the COVID-19 pandemic and rise of white supremacy.

We've picked the best pictures of the day, from Trump leaving the White House for the final time to Biden's first speech as US president.

Biden later pledged to be "a president for all Americans".

A person is admitted to hospital in the UK every 30 seconds, UK officials have said.

Trump, who departed the White House shortly after 14:00 CET with his wife, Melania, said it had been "a great honour, the honour of a lifetime" to serve as president.

The top ranks of American politics have historically been dominated by men, almost all of them white. That's now coming to an end.

Overwhelmed customs services and IT problems in the UK are to blame for trade disruption under post-Brexit rules, say companies and authorities in France.

The building is flanked by a school and a nursing home in Spain's capital. Residents from the latter were being evacuated shortly after the blast, according to eyewitnesses.

Joe Biden fulfills a decades-long ambition in becoming the 46th President of the United States. A former Vice President, Senator and three-time candidate for the nation's highest office, it's been a long road to the White House.

The 15 executive actions are an attempt to essentially rewind the last four years of federal policies.

In a letter to The Times, over 100 musicians say post-Brexit European tours "will now need costly work permits and a mountain of paperwork" for equipment.

The UK has historically had a special relationship with the US, but will British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s friendship with Donald Trump undermine his relationship with the new president? And what role will the UK's divorce from the EU play in ...

A video praising his administration's legacy and listing economic and foreign policy achievements was released for Trump's final presidential address.

"Democracy has prevailed," Biden said as he was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. The new president emphasised a need for the country to come together and be united.

In a statement issued on his last day in office, Mike Pompeo said China "has committed crimes against humanity" against Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the northwestern province of Xinjiang.

Britain has high hopes for the future US-UK relationship as it continues to seek a trade deal. But many are concerned that Boris Johnson’s friendship with Donald Trump will undermine his relationship with the new President, Joe Biden.

The presidential pardon comes as part of a late flurry of clemency action benefiting nearly 150 people, including rap stars and former members of Congress.

The event at the Lincoln Memorial came as the US COVID-19 death toll surpassed 400,000 in the worst public health crisis in over a century.

The World Health Organization has raised "concerns" about the unequal distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the country.

Giuseppe Conte's government has survived a no-confidence vote in the Italian Senate after winning a similar vote in the lower house on Monday.

The Swiss government has called for voters to reject a proposal to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and niqabs at a referendum in March.

Joe Biden's inauguration is happening at a time of increased polarisation in the US and amid a pandemic that has killed more than 370,000 Americans.

The crisis climaxed before Christmas after pictures emerged of migrants freezing in snow-covered makeshift tents near the Bosnia-Croatia border.

As authorities in southern Germany and in Austria make FFP2 masks mandatory on public transport and in shops, we ask an expert what difference these masks make.

"This is going to remain a fragile government based on a rather brittle majority," said political scientist Giovanni Orsina

Donald Trump's unpredictability and America First policy have shaken the post-WWII global order and strained relations between Western allies.

The aircraft was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

A six-metre-high blimp depicting a nappy-wearing baby Donald Trump has been added to the Museum of London's collection.

Boris Johnson has promised a compensation fund for seafood exporters hit by post-Brexit bureaucracy, but describes their difficulties as "teething problems".

The company that operates the Eurostar rail service between the UK and mainland Europe has called for a UK government bailout following a collapse in travel. The train operator runs daily services through the Channel Tunnel between London, Paris and ...

Ministers in Ireland have asked for an investigation after spare COVID-19 vaccines were given to some relatives of staff at a Dublin maternity hospital.

From mid-19th Century to present day: the US presidential election recorded on camera over three centuries.

When Joe Biden takes the oath of office, he'll do so in a city under siege - not from a foreign enemy but from angry supporters of Donald Trump.

Melania Trump said the past four years have been "unforgettable" and urged Americans to "be passionate in everything you do but always remember that violence is never the answer and will never be justified".

Some migrants threw rocks while authorities pushed the caravan back down the road with their riot shields. Migrants with children were more gently prodded back the way they had come.

The U.S. Capitol briefly locked down, illustrating the fear that has gripped the city since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection by pro-Trump rioters and prompted extraordinary security measures.

Norway has stressed that there was no established link between the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the deaths of elderly people who had been vaccinated.

Stricter lockdown rules have been introduced in Portugal amid surging coronavirus cases, with the pandemic setting grim records there and across Europe.

A man has been arrested after hiding in Chicago's airport for three months due to his fear of flying during the coronavirus pandemic.

Russia's Foreign Ministry says that two Dutch diplomats will be expelled from the country in retaliation for a similar measure taken by the Netherlands in December.

"Alexei Navalny's ideas and hopes for his country come before his own personal ambitions and safety," Red Notice author Bill Browder told Euronews.

Police in Amsterdam turned a water cannon on hundreds of demonstrators who were taking part in an authorised protest against the Dutch government and its coronavirus measures.