China on Thursday called on newly inaugurated US president to resume bilateral relations engaged in before the Donald Trump administration. “We congratulate President Joe Biden and wish his administration success,” said China’s Foreign Ministry. “China and US need to resume...

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will launch an array of initiatives on Thursday to rein in the raging coronavirus pandemic, tackling his top priority on his first full day in the White House as he tries to turn the page on Donald...

The U.N. special envoy for Syria announced Wednesday that the next round of talks toward revising the war-battered country's constitution will start in Geneva on Jan. 25 and urged the parties to move to actual drafting. Geir Pedersen told the U.N. Security Council he views the meeting...

Leaders across the globe welcomed the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden and the end of the often confrontational presidency of Donald Trump, noting the world’s most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach Trump...