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Shares opened higher in Europe on Tuesday after a lackluster day in Asia as investors wait to see if Congress can break a logjam on delivering more aid to people, businesses and local governments affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers was unveiling a detailed COVID19 aid proposal Monday as Congress labored toward a final agreement on a new round of virus relief.

The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defense system, setting the stage for further confrontation between the two nations as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepares to take office.

The Punjab chief minister was responding to Kejriwal's accusation in a tweet that Amarinder Singh had colluded with the Centre to have an Enforcement Directorate case against his son settled.

The U.S. Congress will try this week to end months of indecision and infighting over the federal government's budget priorities and coronavirus aid, with more than $2 trillion in funding from Washington potentially at stake.

The MHA had summoned Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP Virendra last Friday asking them to present themselves on December 14 for an explanation on the law and order situation in the state, following Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s report on the atta...

Presidential electors are meeting across the United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation's next president.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days.

A $908 billion bipartisan COVID19 relief plan set to be introduced in the U.S. Congress as early as Monday will be split into two packages in a bid to win approval, a person briefed on the matter said.

Global fund managers are reducing their holdings in U.Slisted Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Netease and JD.com as risks grow they will be forced off American exchanges, switching instead into shares of the companies listed in Hong Kong.

Although the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has attained the status of a single largest party but the combined Opposition parties' (Congress and Janata Dal Secular) strength is much higher compared to the BJP.

The number of Americans filing firsttime claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week as mounting new COVID19 infections caused more business restrictions, further evidence that the pandemic and lack of additional fiscal stimulu...

The Latest on Presidentelect Joe Biden (all times local):

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for agriculture secretary, according to two sources familiar with the decision.

The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trumps lameduck nominee to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission, setting up the agency for a stretch of partisan gridlock likely to stymie Presidentelect Joe Bidens policies.

Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore a sense of normalcy to the daily lives of Americans.