The U.S. federal agency that must sign off on the presidential transition told president-elect Joe Biden on Monday that he can formally begin the transition process.
U.S. President Donald Trump's hopes of reversing his election loss hung by a thread on Monday as Michigan and Pennsylvania looked to push ahead with certifying results.
U.S. President Donald Trump's hopes of reversing his election loss hung by a thread on Monday as Michigan and Pennsylvania looked to push ahead with certifying results.
A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged "compensation" for him from the Japanese government.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several other judicial investigations since leaving office in 2012.
For many of them, it was the defining professional experience of their lives. But Canada's legacy in Afghanistan is also something deeply personal for the more than 140 former diplomats, aid workers and police officers who have signed an open letter urging the international community — Canada included — not to abandon Afghanistan as its tentative peace process drags on.
More than 8,000 people have arrived on U.K. shores this year, crossing the English Channel by boat — four times the number in 2019, when about 10 people died. The increased numbers have created issues for housing while the migrants wait for their asylum claims to be processed.
AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were "highly effective" in preventing disease.
