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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at passport control at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday evening. He was detained by police shortly afterwards. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images

Kremlin critic Navalny detained on return to Moscow

Europe
20:11

Russian opposition activist’s flight diverted to second airport on return following poisoning

Biden to sign several executive orders on first day in office

Security is increased around the US Capitol ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Photograph: AP Photo/John Minchillo

US
20:31

Rejoining climate accord, reversal of Muslim ban among incoming president's priorities

Ugandan election: Museveni wins sixth term as opposition leader put under ‘house arrest’

Supporters of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) rest at a petrol station as they celebrate the victory of President Yoweri Museveni after the results of the presidential election in Kampala, Uganda. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Africa
19:36

Police and special forces outside home of Bobi Wine, who claims vote was rigged

Armin Laschet becomes leader of Angela Merkel’s CDU party

Prime minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet. Photograph: Christian Marquardt / EPA

Europe
15:27

Continuity candidate wins run-off vote against conservative-liberal rival Friedrich Merz

Gunmen kill two female supreme court judges in Afghanistan

The coffin of an as yet unnamed murdered supreme court judge is carried in Kabul on Sunday. Photograph: Epa/Hedayatullah Amid

Asia-Pacific
15:17

Taliban denies involvement but says it would continue to ‘eliminate’ key figures

Indonesian earthquake death toll rises to 78

People queue for food and blankets during aid distribution in the aftermath of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake at a stadium in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photograph: EPA/Iqbal Lubis

Asia-Pacific
17:23

More than 27,800 forced to leave their homes in latest disaster to hit the southeast Asian country

Covid-19: England’s lockdown to continue until March, says Raab

People walk in Hyde Park, London, during England’s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

UK
14:48

Target for vaccinating all adults in Britain is September, says foreign secretary

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Mahatma Gandhi’s killer rehabilitated by India’s Hindu nationalists

Mahatma Gandhi’s killer rehabilitated by India’s Hindu nationalists

Once condemned as traitor, Nathuram Godse is being venerated as a misunderstood patriot

Trump’s cut to US troops in Afghanistan is a landmine for Biden

Trump’s cut to US troops in Afghanistan is a landmine for Biden

Incoming president faces unpopular move of redeploying troops to prevent Taliban takeover

The spy who loved the planet

The spy who loved the planet

Inside the CIA, she became a spy for Planet Earth. Now, at 70, Linda Zall is telling her story — at least the parts she is allowed to talk about

Ireland’s mounting Brexit woes unlikely to convince EU to reopen deal

Ireland’s mounting Brexit woes unlikely to convince EU to reopen deal

The hardened attitude from the EU is: Britain has received what it asked for

A lasting trauma: Wuhan at the heart of the battle over roots of coronavirus

A lasting trauma: Wuhan at the heart of the battle over roots of coronavirus

WHO team in Chinese city to investigate how virus jumped from animals to humans

Rudy Giuliani: Still Donald Trump’s man, even if White House is blocking his calls

Rudy Giuliani: Still Donald Trump’s man, even if White House is blocking his calls

After two impeachments, former New York mayor vows to continue his ‘craziness’ for Trump

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Security is increased around the US Capitol ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Photograph: AP Photo/John Minchillo

Biden to sign several executive orders on first day in office

US
January 17, 2021, 20:31

Rejoining climate accord, reversal of Muslim ban among incoming president's priorities

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at passport control at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday evening. He was detained by police shortly afterwards. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images

Kremlin critic Navalny detained on return to Moscow

Europe
January 17, 2021, 20:11

Russian opposition activist’s flight diverted to second airport on return following poisoning

Supporters of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) rest at a petrol station as they celebrate the victory of President Yoweri Museveni after the results of the presidential election in Kampala, Uganda. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Ugandan election: Museveni wins sixth term as opposition leader put under ‘house arrest’

Africa
January 17, 2021, 19:36

Police and special forces outside home of Bobi Wine, who claims vote was rigged

People queue for food and blankets during aid distribution in the aftermath of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake at a stadium in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photograph: EPA/Iqbal Lubis

Indonesian earthquake death toll rises to 78

Asia-Pacific
January 17, 2021, 17:23

More than 27,800 forced to leave their homes in latest disaster to hit the southeast Asian country

The coffin of an as yet unnamed murdered supreme court judge is carried in Kabul on Sunday. Photograph: Epa/Hedayatullah Amid

Gunmen kill two female supreme court judges in Afghanistan

Asia-Pacific
January 17, 2021, 15:17

Taliban denies involvement but says it would continue to ‘eliminate’ key figures

People walk in Hyde Park, London, during England’s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Covid-19: England’s lockdown to continue until March, says Raab

UK
January 17, 2021, 14:48

Target for vaccinating all adults in Britain is September, says foreign secretary

A medical worker wearing PPE attends to a patient at Covid-19 ICU. Photograph: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

Coronavirus: Pakistan approves use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

World
January 17, 2021, 14:42

Cartons recalled as China says coronavirus was found on ice cream

North Korea’s parliament to approve Kim Jong Un’s agenda. Photograph: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

North Korea’s parliament to approve Kim Jong Un’s agenda

Asia-Pacific
January 17, 2021, 10:26

Analysts say Kim trying to pressure incoming administration of Joe Biden

National Guard soldiers walk on the secured US Capitol complex. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

US state capitals on alert for pro-Trump armed protests, FBI flags risk of violence

US
January 17, 2021, 09:43

Texas and Kentucky take further step of closing capitol grounds to public

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at an event focused on his administration’s science policy.Photograph: Amr Alfiky/The New York Times

Joe Biden outlines ‘day one’ agenda of executive actions

US
January 17, 2021, 09:17

Biden will try to redirect country after Trump’s presidency without waiting for Congress

Used vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. File photograph: Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty

Deaths spur Norway concern at Covid vaccine safety for vulnerable elderly

Europe
January 16, 2021, 21:59

Official reports of allergic reactions rare as governments rush to roll out vaccines

French police officers staff a checkpoint on the Champs Elysees in Paris to check drivers’ authorisation to be outdoors beyond the 6pm curfew this evening. Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

Nationwide curfew in France as Covid death toll reaches 70,000

World
January 16, 2021, 21:11

Anyone travelling to France from outside EU as of Monday must show a negative test

Prime minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet. Photograph: Christian Marquardt / EPA

Armin Laschet becomes leader of Angela Merkel’s CDU party

Europe
January 16, 2021, 15:27

Continuity candidate wins run-off vote against conservative-liberal rival Friedrich Merz

Uganda’s Museveni declared winner of presidential poll, rival alleges fraud. Photograph: Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty

Uganda’s Museveni declared winner of presidential poll, rival alleges fraud

Africa
January 16, 2021, 14:10

Wine accuses Museveni of fabricating results, calls poll ‘most fraudulent election in the history of Uganda’

A beneficiary gets a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine shot, at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA

Low-income countries rush to access Covid-19 vaccines

World
January 16, 2021, 11:07

Despite efforts to procure vaccine, some nations will only vaccinate 20% of population

A nurse prepares to administer Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital in Krakow, southern Poland. Photograph: Lukasz Gagulski/ Poland out/EPA

EU states warn of risks to vaccination credibility as Pfizer slows supplies

Europe
January 16, 2021, 07:46

Pfizer says supplies impacted in Janyary-February by manufacturing tweak

National Rifle Association executive vice-president and CEO Wayne LaPierre. Photograph: Jose Luis Magana/AP

National Rifle Association petitions for bankruptcy and reincorporation in Texas

US
January 15, 2021, 23:15

‘The NRA’s claimed financial status has finally met its moral status: bankrupt,’ says New York AG

Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte needs to win the support of a majority of Italian senators ahead of a confidence vote in the upper house on Tuesday. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

Italian PM Conte faces crunch vote on his future

Europe
January 15, 2021, 19:59

Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000

US president Donald Trump will leave Washington on Wednesday morning, hours before the inauguration of his Democratic successor Joe Biden. File photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty

Trump prepares to leave for Florida before Biden inauguration

US
January 15, 2021, 19:57

Heavy security in Washington as preparations continue for next week’s swearing in

Ugandan electoral commission officials count ballot papers after the polls closed at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, on Thursday. Photograph: Sumy Sadruni/AFP via Getty Images

Uganda election: Museveni takes big lead as Bobi Wine claims fraud

Africa
January 15, 2021, 19:56

Pop star who is president’s main rival says he has video proof of voter irregularities

Germany’s conservative CDU party will pick a new leader from three candidates: moderate Armin Laschet (pictured), arch-conservative Friedrich Merz and outsider Norbert Röttgen. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images

Who has what it takes to become the next German chancellor?

Europe
January 15, 2021, 19:09

Battle for CDU leadership also a popularity contest for chance to succeed Angela Merkel

On Thursday, new restrictions were introduced on travellers arriving into the UK from South America and Portugal in connection with a Covid-19 variant linked to Brazil. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

UK to close access for overseas travellers without negative Covid-19 test

UK
January 15, 2021, 18:49

Border regime being toughened up in response to new versions of virus, says Johnson

Health workers treat new Covid-19 patients within the Intensive Care Unit of the Alberto Sabogal Hospital, in Callao, Peru on January 15th. Photograph: Luis Angel Gonzalez/EPA

Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 2 million

World
January 15, 2021, 18:05

Toll ‘made worse by the absence of a global co-ordinated effort’, says UN secretary general

Rescuers assist a survivor pulled out from the ruin of a government building which collapsed during an earthquake in Mamuju, west Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photoraph: Azhari Surahman/AP

At least 42 dead after earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

Asia-Pacific
January 15, 2021, 17:58

Hundreds injured and warnings of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami

German chancellor Angela Merkel and health minister Jens Spahn in the Bundestag. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

Merkel urges new restrictions amid German alarm on Irish infection rates

Europe
January 15, 2021, 17:42

Ireland’s coronavirus experience described as a ‘cautionary tale’ for policymakers

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, photographed in Moscow in 2018. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty

Friends and foes await Kremlin critic Navalny's return to Russia

Europe
January 15, 2021, 17:06

Anti-corruption campaigner could face arrest after surviving nerve agent attack

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte arriving at the Binnenhof in The Hague on Friday. Photograph: Remko De Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

Dutch government quits over child benefits scandal

Europe
January 15, 2021, 16:12

Mark Rutte and ministers to remain in caretaker capacity until March 17th election

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday. Photograph: New York Times

Joe Biden unveils $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus package

US
January 15, 2021, 07:41

Plan includes $160bn in vaccination funds and $1tn in relief to families

Passengers walk through the arrivals hall after landing at at Terminal Two Heathrow Airport, London. File photograph: Getty Images

Covid-19: UK bans travellers from South America and Portugal

UK
January 15, 2021, 06:56

Irish nationals and others with residence rights exempted from measure

New York mayor Bill de Blasio: allegations the police used excessive force against protesters after the killing of George Floyd in May. Photograph: Craig Ruttle/Reuters

New York state attorney sues mayor and police commissioner over George Floyd protests

US
January 15, 2021, 00:36

Federal lawsuit alleges unlawful use of force by police against racial justice protesters

The departures are likely to be the largest fall in Britain’s population since the second World War, according to a statistical analysis of official data. Photograph: Ben Fathers/AFP via Getty

Covid-19: London's population 'fell by 700,000' amid exodus of foreign-born residents from UK

UK
January 14, 2021, 21:25

Estimated up to 1.3m people left UK between third quarter of 2019 and same period in 2020

National Guard troops at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Photograph: Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Security fears rise ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration

US
January 14, 2021, 20:55

Incoming US president wants focus on issues facing country amid Trump impeachment

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, otherwise known as Bobi Wine, casts his ballot in the presidential elections in Kampala, Uganda. Photograph: EPA/STR

Ugandans choose between pop singer and longtime leader in tense election

Africa
January 14, 2021, 19:39

Uganda's incumbent president, 76-year-old Museveni, has been in power since 1986

People walk past a billboard advertising ‘Mask up Lagos’ along a road in Yaba district in Lagos, Nigeria. Photograph:Akintunde Akinleye/EPA

African Union secures 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses as cases surge on continent

Africa
January 14, 2021, 19:21

Many African nations have seen more deadly second waves of virus recently emerge

A deserted street in the centre of Groningen. Photograph: Kees Van de Veen/ANP/AFP via Getty

Dutch coalition on brink over child benefits row as Covid crisis rages

Europe
January 14, 2021, 19:18

Scandal over 20,000 families being accused of benefit fraud threatens government

The probe will additionally look into whether Italy’s 15-year-old national plan of action in case of a pandemic had been updated prior to the outbreak. Photograph: Paolo Salmoirago/EPA

Italian police seize health ministry documents in Covid-19 response probe

Europe
January 14, 2021, 17:48

Bergamo prosecutors examine possible criminal responsibility for outbreak in city

A clinic where patients were administered Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, December 7th. Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times

Ukraine resists pressure to buy Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine

Europe
January 14, 2021, 17:46

Kiev urges EU and US to help eastern European allies source vaccines

Italian premier Giuseppe Conte. Photograph: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

Italian coalition parties back premier Conte after resignations

Europe
January 14, 2021, 17:26

Snap election thought unlikely as Italy faces dual crisis of Covid pandemic and recession

Corinna Sayn-Wittgenstein: has claimed that after the relationship with Juan Carlos ended, she suffered a campaign of harassment by Spanish security services. Photograph: JP Yim/Getty Images

Spanish ex-king’s lover due to testify in defamation trial

Europe
January 14, 2021, 17:15

Defendant said woman received death threats from intelligence chief

A bus carrying members of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic leaves the airport following their arrival in Wuhan on January 14th, 2021. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

WHO lands in Wuhan as China records first Covid death since May

Asia-Pacific
January 14, 2021, 08:48

Team of experts to quarantine before beginning inquiries into origins of pandemic

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