In his first cabinet appointments, President-elect Joe Biden is signaling that he favors competence and centrism and is not out to please his Democratic Party's left-wing base, although he achieved historic firsts for women and minorities. Here are a few takeaways from Biden's unveiling of...

 The United States pledged $600 million in civilian aid to Afghanistan next year at a key donor conference on Tuesday, but made half of it conditional on progress in U.S.-brokered peace talks underway with the Taliban. Dozens of nations, international institutions and the European...

Italy on Tuesday reported 853 fatalities related to the novel coronavirus -- the biggest single-day rise since the end of March. With the new additions in the past 24 hours, the death toll reached 51,306. The country also reported 23,232 more cases on Tuesday, raising the total to 1.45...

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce lighter coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday thanks to a recent drop in new infections, paving the way for shops to reopen swiftly and allow travel for Christmas. In an evening television address, Macron will also outline France's...