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Senator Christopher Go, who had been given little chance of success, withdraws saying it is 'not yet my time'.

Major events planned for Malaysia have previously been cancelled over the country's refusal to grant visas to Israelis.

World’s biggest junket operator sees biggest plunge in share price since 2008.

Jerome Powell said the recent rise in COVID cases and the new variant could 'slow progress' in the labour market.

MI6 chief Richard Moore says Beijing and Moscow 'pouring money' into technological advances that will reshape espionage.

US will look into whether procedures were followed after NY Times reported dozens of civilians were killed in bombings.

French minister for overseas territories is holding talks in Guadeloupe amid days of protests over COVID curbs.

The rare call for a do-over vote is a major blow to Amazon, which spent about a year urging workers to reject the union.

Record US demand for imports has contributed to an unusually steep increase in consumer prices this year.

The COVID-19 strain compounds global economic challenges as it comes amid stretched supply chains and labour shortages.

Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the women's award for first time after outstanding season.

Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial for recruiting and grooming teen girls for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse.

Magdalena Andersson will form a one-party, minority government. Cabinet expected to be named on Tuesday.

Board members on Tuesday will discuss moving $500m from a frozen aid fund to humanitarian agencies, Reuters reports.

US president urges people to get vaccinated amid global concern over new strain that WHO says poses 'very high' risk.

Barbados will replace Queen Elizabeth II as head of state as Caribbean island distances itself from colonial past.

Holmes, testifying at her own fraud trial, has pleaded not guilty to 9 wire fraud counts and 2 conspiracy counts.

At least 22 people were killed in an attack on a camp for internally displaced people in northeastern DR Congo.

White rhinos, which can weigh up to two tonnes, travelled as part of a programme to replenish the species' population.

Black Friday came to cryptocurrencies last week when Bitcoin posted its roughest day in two months.

With more than half the votes counted, Xiomara Castro had commanding lead over ruling party candidate Asfura.

Court fines Hossam Bahgat for 'insulting' the country's electoral commission authority on social media.

Countries around the world reimpose travel restrictions in response to new Omicron variant.

Investigation committee released video footage but falls short on identifying attackers in November 7 incident.

WHO says preliminary evidence indicates an ‘increased risk of reinfection with Omicron' but information is limited.

A new pilot project in Oakland, California will allow unhoused people to co-govern their community.

The move is effective immediately, although Dorsey will stay on Twitter's board until his term expires in 2022.

Guyana, where trees cover 90 percent of the land, can offer insights to protect world's largest rainforest, experts say.

The gloom over Vienna nuclear talks could bring doom to the Middle East.

At the San Ysidro land border crossing, I learned you could be fined $300 for eating a mandarin orange.

Drugmaker said it had mobilised hundreds of workers on Thursday to start work on an Omicron jab.

Much of the lira's recent losses have happened after Erdogan stepped up his defence of monetary policy.

Share prices were battered during Friday's trading session after the WHO called Omicron a 'variant of concern'.

Xi pledges to donate 600 million doses of vaccine directly, with a further 400 million doses coming from other sources.

Camera system to be set up on the roof of each stadium, information relayed to a video assistant who can alert referee.

The killing of a 30-year-old mother in occupied Ramallah by her husband has caused an uproar among Palestinians.

For decades, Indigenous women and girls have been being murdered in British Columbia. These are some of their stories.

Ibrahim questions what it means to be Danish in his fight to stop Denmark’s controversial ghetto laws.

Skin and Gurinder Chadha discuss the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion in the creative industries.

The 63-year-old German, who joins from Lokomotiv Moscow, will be United's interim manager until the end of the season.

Omicron variant could have 'severe consequences' in some places, WHO says, as the world grapples to halt its spread.

Protesters across Lebanon blocked roads with burning tyres as local currency hit a historic low.

Mark Esper says department 'arbitrarily' redacted the manuscript, which details his time in the Trump administration.

Irregularities reported in parliamentary vote after election commission's website appeared to suffer technical issues.

Both sides have repeatedly questioned each other’s commitment heading into the highly consequential talks.

The trial of former President Mikheil Saakashvili resumes amid a possible six-year jail term for abuse of office.

Maxwell is accused of grooming girls for the disgraced financier to sexually abuse and faces up to 80 years in prison.

Ethiopian government spokesman dismisses Sudanese claims that the military had attacked Sudan as 'groundless'.

Parliament passes bill to cancel the contentious laws that led to yearlong agitation by tens of thousands of farmers.

The observers reported polls saw better conditions than previous years, but raised concerns over some practices.