U.S. sets new record with nearly 290,000 COVID casesThe United States has hit a new record for coronavirus cases, notching nearly 290,000 in a span of 24 hours, according to a real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University.

We do not want to continue burying comrades before the complicit view of a government that wants to shatter peace," the Colombian political collective said.The Revolutionary Alternative Force of the Common (FARC) party has denounced the murder of Cristian Ramírez, a former combatant of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in the southwestern city of Cali.

Oops.. I think I pushed the wrong button... Jez, I'm sorry!House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spoken to the top United States military commander about taking precautions to ensure Republican President Donald Trump cannot initiate hostilities or order a nuclear attack in his remaining 12 days in office.

Refugees arriving in ItalyThe United Nations says the majority of vulnerable people in refugee camps across the globe have turned to negative coping mechanisms to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they invade the inauguration platform of the U.S. Capitol. (Photo: AFP)

A senior Human Rights Watch (HRW) official has blasted U.S. President Donald Trump for “sitting idly by” when his supporters attack the U.S. Capitol while condoning the use of teargas and force against peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters.