Foreign

The holiday season at the White House is an elaborate affair, with celebrations and decorations often beginning weeks before Christmas Day. After all, as one of the most recognisable houses in the world, it is not surprising that Christmas at the mansion includes beloved traditions such as a specific theme, Christmas trees in the double …

Police forces across the country are warning that anyone found breaking coronavirus restrictions on Christmas Day could be hit with a fine. Police chiefs have said patrols will be looking for anyone breaching guidance – and dishing out penalties. In North Wales, which is currently under tier 4 restrictions – …

The onetime “Neverland” ranch of the late pop star Michael Jackson is returning to the market for $31 million, a dramatic discount from its original asking price of $100 million in 2015. It is the latest development in the yearslong effort to sell the property. In 2017, after nearly two …

Washington plans to lift sanctions on Sudan in return for compensation for terror victims, making the African country a pawn in the US election campaign. Experts say this approach to sanctions in Africa needs to change. President Donald Trump has said the United States will begin removing Sudan from a list …

The 538 members of the US Electoral College will meet today to cast their votes on behalf of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to formally confirm Joe Biden as the 46th president and California Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president.   The Democrat candidate amassed a record-breaking …

A group of hackers backed by a foreign government have reportedly been monitoring internal email traffic at the US treasury department and an agency that decides internet and telecommunications policy. There is concern within the US intelligence community that the hackers who targeted the treasury department and the commerce department’s …

The United States Attorney General, William Barr, has announced he would resign next week, ending a tenure in which the Trump loyalist carried the administration’s “law and order” message but ultimately dealt the most credible blow  to Trump when he publicly refuted Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent. …

A mum on a revenge mission set up fake IDs and used disguises to stalk her daughter’s killers and hunt them down one by one.   In a story reminiscent of the hit Hollywood film Taken, starring Liam Neeson, mum Miriam Rodriguez relentlessly tracked down those responsible for the kidnap …