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President Donald Trump speaks as he tours an emergency operations center and meets with law enforcement officers at Mary D. Bradford High School, Tuesday, September 1, 2020, in Kenosha. (AP)

'Going well' tweets Trump as he undergoes remdesivir therapy at...

Trump, 74, and his wife First Lady Melania Trump, 50, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

3 Oct 2020 12:44 PM GMT

US President Donald Trump. Many who have placed their bets on Trump now are hoping for a repeat of 2016, when the Manhattan real estate mogul staged a stunning comeback against Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton to win the White House.(AP)

Donald Trump, first lady Melania test positive for coronavirus

Trump's positive report comes just hours after his senior aide Hope Hicks was tested COVID-19 positive.

2 Oct 2020 6:16 AM GMT

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. AP

War of words between Trump and Biden mar Ohio presidential debate

Trump and Biden clashed over each other's personality, past record, family and their visions.

30 Sep 2020 5:12 AM GMT

QAnon centres on the baseless belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the deep state and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic paedophiles and cannibals. The corporate support for a QAnon-promoting politician is another example of how the conspiracy theory has penetrated mainstream politics, spreading beyond its origins on internet message boards popular with right-wing extremists. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Marc Nozell)

Amazon, Walmart fund US lawmaker supporting QAnon conspiracy theorists

Walmart did not respond to repeated requests for comment made by email and through its website. An Amazon spokeswoman...

19 Sep 2020 1:27 PM GMT

A man and woman, estimated to be in their late teens or early 20s, were killed. (Image: Twitter/@hunter_jonathan)

Mass shooting in Rochester leaves 2 dead, 14 wounded

As many as 100 people were at the gathering when the shooting started just before 12:30 a.m.,police said

19 Sep 2020 10:37 AM GMT

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif mulling political comeback after year-long gap

Sharif has been living in London since last November after the Lahore HC granted him permission to go abroad for four...

19 Sep 2020 9:25 AM GMT

US President Barack Obama is greeted by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.(AFP File)

How Justice Ginsburg's death could reshape the US presidential...

Democrats and Republicans were largely unified in praising Ginsburg as a leading legal thinker and advocate for women's...

19 Sep 2020 8:33 AM GMT

A Russian police officer and two women wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease walk in central Moscow on September 17, 2020. (AFP)

Russia approves first COVID-19 prescription drug for sale in...

R-Pharm's announcement is another sign Russia is pushing hard to take a global lead in the race against the virus

19 Sep 2020 7:41 AM GMT

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a Chinese Peoples Liberation Army H-6 bomber is seen flying near the Taiwan air defense identification zone, ADIZ, near Taiwan on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. The second high-level U.S. envoy to visit Taiwan in two months began a day of closed-door meetings Friday as China conducted military drills near the Taiwan Strait after threatening retaliation. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP)

Taiwan scrambles jets for second day as Chinese jets buzz island

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged deeper ties with the US as 18 Chinese fighter jets crossed the midline of Taiwan...

19 Sep 2020 6:12 AM GMT

President Martin Vizcarra (left) arriving to give a statement in Congress where he is facing an impeachment trial, in Lima on September 18, 2020. - Vizcarra remained defiant Friday as Perus congress began an impeachment debate ahead of a vote that analysts say he is expected to survive as his opponents in congress are likely to fall short of the votes needed to oust him. Vizcarra, in power since 2018, came under fire after leaked audio recordings in which he is heard telling aides to hide details from congressional investigators of his offices controversial hiring of a popular singer as a paid cultural advisor. (AFP)

Peruvian president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

The political turmoil rocking Peru has briefly distracted attention from the pandemic, which has left hundreds of...

19 Sep 2020 5:39 AM GMT

People sunbathe around the fountains in trafalgar Square in central London on September 18, 2020, as the fine weather in the south of England continues. (AFP)

From Denmark to Greece, European cities announce tighter COVID-19...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was inevitable that the country would see a second wave of the coronavirus

19 Sep 2020 4:18 AM GMT

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Craig Newell carries a hose while battling the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Firefighters trying to contain the massive wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington state are constantly on the verge of exhaustion as they try to save suburban houses, including some in their own neighborhoods. (AP)

Heavy showers bring relief to fire-ravaged Oregon as death toll rises...

The blazes, described as unprecedented' in scope and ferocity, have largely incinerated several small towns, along with...

19 Sep 2020 3:53 AM GMT