Russia

Biden has ramped up US climate action with promises to zero out carbon emissions by 2050

More than 120 heads of state and government will make the trip to Glasgow for the UN meeting

The mum had reportedly left a note about taking her children away with her from this "hard, gloomy world."

The channel has been banned in several countries, including the ex-Soviet republics of Lithuania and Latvia.

The gathering organised by members of the communist party was monitored by the police but there were no immediate detentions.

The woman's husband said she was obsessed with black magic and in communicating with the dead.

It is not clear whether another resolution proposing a "safe zone" will be circulated later on.

Police have in custody a 39-year-old suspected paedophile with a prior murder conviction charge.

Police still have to determine if it was a joke gone wrong or if foul play was involved.

A government tally reported 808 fatalities over the past 24 hours -- the first time Russia has crossed the 800-mark for daily virus deaths.

The WWF estimated that at least 100 tonnes of oil -- "and most likely even more" -- had been released into the Black Sea.

The latest espionage case also comes at a time of highly strained relations between Russia and Germany on a number of fronts

The WHO said that more than four million people have died from Covid-19, but cautioned that the figure was likely an underestimate.

Britain too is seeing a spike in new cases and has warned that infections could more than treble to 100,000 a day.

Russia has reported 669 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours -- a pandemic high for the second day in a row, according to government figures.

Faced with the surge in a pandemic that has already killed more than 3.9 million people worldwide, officials are racing to vaccinate their populations.

French President Emmanuel Macron insisted that NATO should not spread itself too thin and "skew" the relationship with China.

Biden and Putin have agreed in principle to hold their first summit

The last in-person meeting of foreign ministers from the world's leading economic powers took place in the seaside resort of Dinard, northwest France, in April 2019.

There have also been concerns over the safety of some vaccines -- especially AstraZeneca -- over links to rare blood clots and some countries have restricted its use.

A group of UN rights experts expressed alarm Wednesday over his deteriorating health.

Moscow regularly fines foreign internet companies like Twitter, Facebook and Google for failing to comply with its legislation.

The filing of cases against these social media giants came after Alexei Navalny's imprisonment and sentencing.

The Global Engagement Center said that thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have run a coordinated campaign to undermine official narratives on Covid-19.

Officials said that the United States would impose sanctions on "seven senior members of the Russian government"

The Russian foreign ministry welcomed the extension of New START and said it hoped Biden was turning the page on the "destructive US policy" of ending arms control measures.

Russian state television on Friday rejected claims that the property was owned by Putin and dismissed reports that it had an aquatic disco, showing an empty fountain at the purported site.

The jailing of Navalny after the attempt on his life proved the last straw for many.

Russia confirmed an agreement with the Indian pharmaceutical group Hetero for the production of over 100 million doses per year.

Astronomers revealed they was not able to detect the asteroid until 15 hours after its closest approach