US President Joe Biden panned a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion Covid rescue plan as insufficient as Senate Democrats pushed ahead, voting to launch a process that could approve

China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The military took power in the south-east Asian nation on Monday after arresting political leader Aung

The Biden administration has announced steps to address harm to thousands of families that were separated at the US-Mexico border, expanding efforts to quickly undo relentless changes to immigration policy

Former US President Donald Trump has announced a new impeachment legal defense team just one day after it was revealed that he had parted ways with an earlier set of

President Joe Biden has agreed to meet a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed spending about one-third of the $1.9 trillion he is seeking in coronavirus aid, though

Myanmar’s military has taken control of the country after Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders were arrested in the early hours. Hours after the arrests, military TV confirmed

China has in a strong statement warned that attempts by Taiwan to seek independence from Beijing “means war”. The warning comes days after Beijing stepped up military activities and sent

President Muhammadu Buhari has communicated the appointment of Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs to the National Assembly and has sought for the confirmation of the said appointment by the Senate through

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday criticised the National Assembly for not concretely taking up the clamour for the restructuring of the country. But the House of Representatives in

US President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call as counterparts, the White House says. The conversation included a discussion about the

All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction of the former president for

The Senate has confirmed Antony Blinken as America’s top diplomat, tasked with carrying out President Joe Biden’s commitment to reverse the Trump administration’s “America First” doctrine that weakened international alliances.

Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the appointment of new service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari as rather late in the day when much harm had already been done

Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, announced Monday she’s running for Arkansas governor. The former White House press secretary, who left the job

The US House of Representatives will formally deliver to the Senate on Monday the impeachment charge accusing Trump of inciting an insurrection. House Democrats will carry the sole impeachment charge

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday urged US President Joe Biden to impose strict sanctions on leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and officials

The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says the US Embassy’s statements about the nationwide protests, in which more than 3,500 people reportedly were arrested, interfere in the country’s domestic

One of the most influential Republicans in the United States Senate has warned that “former Democratic Presidents” could be impeached if the Senate moves ahead with an impeachment trial against