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Georgia election: Democrats on course for Senate control

The Democratic Party of US President-elect Joe Biden is on the verge of taking control of the Senate as results come in from two elections in Georgia. ...

National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists

More than 50 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians have been arrested in the biggest crackdown since China imposed a draconian security law last year. ...

Covid-19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time

The number of new daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has topped 60,000 for the first time since the pandemic started. ...

Brexit: Calais traffic slow as new border controls face first test

New border controls between the UK and the EU faced their first real test today, but traffic was slow following the New Year break. ...

Sahel conflict: Two French soldiers killed in Mali

Two French soldiers died in Mali on Saturday when their armoured vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. ...

Biden election: Mike Pence 'welcomes' senators' bid to derail result

US Vice-President Mike Pence has welcomed an effort by a group of senators to refuse to certify Joe Biden's presidential election win. ...

Suspected Islamists kill dozens in attacks on two Niger villages

Suspected Islamist militants have attacked two villages in Niger, with reports of dozens of civilians killed. ...

Plane crash deaths rise in 2020 despite Covid pandemic

More people died in commercial plane crashes in 2020, an industry group has said, despite the number of flights plummeting due to the pandemic. ...

France: More than 2,500 break virus restrictions at illegal rave

An illegal warehouse rave that began on New Year's Eve in France in defiance of coronavirus precautions has been shut down by police after arrests and clashes. ...

Nashville explosion: Police probe conspiracy theory motive

US investigators are trying to determine whether conspiracy theories motivated the suspect in the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville. ...

Coronavirus: EU tries to agree response to new UK strain

The European Union's 27 member states will try to co-ordinate restrictions on links to the UK, after dozens of countries suspended travel amid alarm over a new coronavirus variant. ...

Covid: US Congress passes long-awaited deal for coronavirus aid

The US Congress has passed a long-awaited $900bn (£660bn) package of coronavirus pandemic aid after months of political wrangling. ...

Covid: Flights shut down as EU discusses UK virus threat

EU officials are discussing a joint response to a new, more infectious Covid-19 variant in the UK, which has sparked travel bans by many countries. ...

US cyber-attack: Russia 'clearly' behind SolarWinds operation, says Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Russia for what is being described as the worst-ever cyber espionage attack on the US government. ...

US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election

The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald Trump. ...

Pushbacks: Migrants accuse Greece of sending them back out to sea

In the early hours of a Sunday in late November, 16-year-old Jeancy Kimbenga tried to reach Europe for a third time. He was on one of three dinghies that landed on the Greek island of Lesbos that day from Turkey. ...

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Four aid workers killed

Four aid workers were killed last month during fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, aid agencies say. ...

Brexit: 'Large gaps' remain after trade talks with Ursula von der Leyen

"Very large gaps remain" between the UK and EU, despite a meeting between Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aimed at breaking the Brexit trade deadlock, No 10 has said. ...