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The president-elect has a long list of executive actions he plans to take as soon as he's sworn in on Jan. 20. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/17/biden-executive-actions-day-one-460146 By TYLER PAGER

While much of the world struggles with the resurgent coronavirus and the economic pain that comes with it, China has recorded a positive growth...

A Russian court has ordered Alexey Navalny be remanded in pre-trial detention for 30 days, a move that will heighten tensions between Moscow and...

A group of lawyers, NGOs and religious bodies from 13 countries have submitted formal complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR), calling...

Since demobilising in 2017, former rebel fighter Manuel Antonio Gonzalez has faced numerous death threats and lost his son in a bloody murder. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/18/killings-of-colombia-ex-farc-fighters-persist-amid-peace-process

Hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants huddled overnight on a highway in eastern Guatemala in the early hours of Monday after domestic security forces used sticks and...

Britain’s problem is low productivity. EU membership could have helped. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/will-brexit-be-barrier-retooling-economy-176531

A crisis is brewing over possible interruption in transatlantic commercial data transfers. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/navigating-future-tribulations-and-triumphs-transatlantic-digital-policy-176535

Moscow is not alone in eying the potential of the Arctic’s digital silk roads. In 2018, China flagged its global interest in the Arctic...