US Attorney General William Barr, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is stepping down before Christmas, the president has announced. Mr Barr’s term was due to…
US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary, US media report. If approved, the 67-year-old who retired in 2016 would…
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being treated in hospital. The president wrote in a tweet: “Get better…
US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all US troops from Somalia by 15 January, the Pentagon has said. The US has about…
Salesforce has agreed to buy workplace messaging app Slack for $27.7bn (£20bn) in what would be one of the biggest tech mergers in recent years. …
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab,…
The Netherlands has returned a terracotta head to Nigeria, thought to be at least 600 years old, a year after it was intercepted at the Schiphol…
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover…
Joe Biden has warned “people may die” if his incoming presidential administration continues to be impeded by Donald Trump. Speaking in Delaware, the president-elect said co-ordination…
President Akufo-Addo has congratulated Joe Biden following his victory in the US Presidential elections. The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of…