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Biden

47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)

'That's not what's happening:' Biden tries to rebut news coverage about empty store shelve... 23h

GOP risks government shutdown to fight Biden vaccine mandate 22h

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany

Angela Merkel to bow out with ceremony live on German TV 23h

Farewell to Merkel with punk tattoo 19h

Peng Shuai

Chinese female tennis player

Facing Olympic boycott calls, China presses U.S. companies to speak up in its defense 23h

Peng Shuai case: China warns against politicising sport after WTA pull-out 20h

Joe Biden

47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)

U.S. and South Korea to update war plans while urging diplomacy with North Korea 22h

Joe Biden to announce nationwide coronavirus battle plan 18h

Sebastian Kurz

Austrian politician

Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz quits politics 18h

Austrian ex-Chancellor Kurz to withdraw from politics 17h

Lavrov

Blinken and Lavrov meet amid tensions over Russia's intentions in Ukraine 16h

Elbows no more: Lavrov & Blinken finally shake hands (VIDEO) 16h

Merkel

Chancellor of Germany

Farewell to Merkel with punk tattoo 19h

Merkel picks German punk singer Hagen for last serenade 16h

Putin

2nd and 4th President of Russia

Russia has no say in Ukraine joining Nato, Moscow told 14h

Ukraine: Moscow hopes a "contact" between Putin and Biden to soothe tension 14h

Donald Trump

45th President of the United States

Tom Udall, Biden’s cowboy boot-wearing friend, makes debut as ambassador to New Zealand 22h

U.S. and South Korea to update war plans while urging diplomacy with North Korea 22h

Boris Johnson

British politician, historian and journalist

Boris Johnson faces grilling over alleged 'boozy' Christmas parties last year 21h

Macron labels Johnson ‘a clown’ – media 18h

Blinken

blinken: Blinken says Russia could move on Ukraine on ‘short order’, warns of sanctions 1d

Blinken and Lavrov meet amid tensions over Russia's intentions in Ukraine 16h

Ghislaine Maxwell

British socialite, daughter of Robert Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell: Defence lawyers seek to discredit key accuser 17h

What we’ve learned so far from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial 10h

Alec Baldwin

American actor, writer, producer, and comedian

Alec Baldwin on shooting incident: 'I didn't pull the trigger' 21h

ACCIDENTAL TIR OF ALEC BALDWIN: The actor ensures not to have squeezed relaxation 18h

Kurz

Austrian politician

Austria, Kurz definitively leaves politics 18h

Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz quits politics 18h

Erdogan

12th President of Turkey from 2014

Turkey’s Erdogan replaces finance minister amid economic turmoil 21h

Turkey's Erdogan replaces finance minister as lira crashes 20h

Antony Blinken

American politician

blinken: Blinken says Russia could move on Ukraine on ‘short order’, warns of sanctions 1d

Clashes continue in eastern Ukraine as top US, Russia diplomats to meet 17h

Epstein

What we’ve learned so far from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial 10h

Ghislaine Maxwell warned Epstein’s house manager not to ‘look at his eyes’, court hears 9h

Francis

Pope Francis Heads to Cyprus Aiming to Highlight Plight of Migrants 15h

Archbishop of Paris resigns over 'ambiguous' relationship with a woman 15h

Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 20 July 1994

Lukashenko and the Crimea: The surrender of the dictator 22h

Belarus will vote on new constitution in February 2022 – Lukashenko 20h

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Meghan

female given name

Mail on Sunday loses appeal over Meghan’s letter to her father 18h

Meghan wins latest court battle with UK newspaper 18h

Fauci

fauci: Omicron shouldn’t cancel year-end holiday plans, Fauci Says 20h

DiDi

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi to delist from NYSE, plan Hong Kong IPO 3h

China's Didi to leave US stock market amid tech crackdown 2h

Sergey Lavrov

Russian politician and Foreign Minister

Russia warns about ‘nightmare scenario’ of military confrontation in Europe 17h

US, Russia hold talks as Ukraine tensions mount: Live updates 16h

Olaf Scholz

German politician, federal minister of finance and vice chancellor

German leaders about strict corona measures for unfaccainers 15h

Germany wants to vaccination obligations next year 14h

Halyna Hutchins

Ukrainian cinematographer

Baldwin talks about the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set: "I didn't hold the trigger" 21h

ACCIDENTAL TIR OF ALEC BALDWIN: The actor ensures not to have squeezed relaxation 18h

Kamala Harris

American lawyer and U.S. Senator

USA: Leave the position of Kamala Harris spokesman, voices of tensions with a white house 22h

VP Harris’ top aide to quit White House 20h

Emmanuel Macron

25th President of the French Republic

Macron should have called Johnson as "clown" 15h

UK minister says Boris Johnson ‘not a clown’ 12h

Alexander Schallenberg

Austrian minister of foreign affairs (independent)

Austrian chancellor resigns after Sebastian Kurz withdraws from politics 11h

Austria again without chancellor. Alexander Schallenberg resigns 8h

Lewis Hamilton

British racing driver

Hamilton aims to set up last-race battle as Verstappen eyes F1 title 17h

Grenfell survivors outraged by Lewis Hamilton car sponsorship deal 12h

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 20 July 1994

Belarus will vote on new constitution in February 2022 – Lukashenko 20h

Belarus could take major step towards integration with Russia, Lukashenko claims 15h

Vladimir Putin

2nd and 4th President of Russia

blinken: Blinken says Russia could move on Ukraine on ‘short order’, warns of sanctions 1d

Putin urges compliance with safety rules after mine blast 14h

Nina Hagen

German singer

Merkel picks German punk singer Hagen for last serenade 16h

Why did Merkel's military farewell include a song made famous by punk rocker Nina Hagen? 8h

Jeffrey Epstein

American financier, science and education philanthropist and sex offender

Ghislaine Maxwell warned Jeffrey Epstein housekeeper - don't look him in the eye, New York... 9h

Epstein's house manager: Staff instructed to 'see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing' 3h

Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell warned Jeffrey Epstein housekeeper - don't look him in the eye, New York... 9h

‘Lady of house’ Ghislaine Maxwell told staff not to meet Epstein’s eyes, court hears 7h

Ethan Crumbley

Everything we know about Michigan shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley 18h

Ethan Crumbley had phone video saying he 'planned to attack next day' 15h

Macron

Macron should have called Johnson as "clown" 15h

Presidential election in France: this out for the most prominent applicant 9h

Sebastian

Comment - Austria's Shadow Chancellor takes off - for its party and the country is a deep... 15h

Austria's former Chancellor: How long is a short way? 9h

Jean Castex

Migrants in the Channel: France does not want joint patrols with the United Kingdom 10h

Migrants: Paris's answer to Boris Johnson 9h

Meghan Markle

American former actress and member by marriage of the British royal family

UK court backs Meghan Markle in dispute over privacy 18h

Meghan Markle wins privacy battle over leaked letter 15h

Symone Sanders

American political strategist and commentator

USA: Leave the position of Kamala Harris spokesman, voices of tensions with a white house 22h

VP Harris’ top aide to quit White House 20h

Schallenberg

Austria's Chancellor Schallenberg stepping down 11h

Austria, Chancellor Schallenberg announces resignation 10h

Jerome Powell

American banker

Treasury and Fed heads explain where the blame for inflation lies 11h

Opinion | What Jerome Powell Couldn’t Say in His Speech, and Doesn’t Know 10h

Eric Ciotti

French politician

French conservatives choose final two in presidential nomination race 14h

Hard-right French MP tops Les Républicains party’s presidential primary 11h

Scott Morrison

Australian politician

PM accuses Labor of 'disgraceful slur' over Home Affairs contracts awarded to two close fr... 23h

Senate inquiry calls on Scott Morrison to give personal explanation over car park fund 19h

Rachelle Miller

Australian education minister asked to step down after accusations of abusive affair 17h

Rachelle Miller says she made her allegations about Alan Tudge not for revenge, but so tha... 9h

Roe

egg masses of fish and certain marine animals

Super-strict abortion laws in Paraguay forced many girls under 14 to give birth, researche... 18h

Repealing Roe v. Wade would set the US apart from other leading democracies. Here's how so... 13h

Lloyd Austin

United States Army lieutenant general

N.Korea's missile program increasingly destabilizing for region 23h

N. Korea's missile program increasingly destabilizing for region 22h

Alan Tudge

Australian politician

Alan Tudge: Australian minister stood down over abusive affair allegations 18h

Australian education minister asked to step down after accusations of abusive affair 17h

Shinzo Abe

Prime Minister of Japan

Displeasure because of Shinzō Abe: China orders Japan's ambassadors for Taiwan statement 21h

China summons Japan's ambassador over Taiwan comments 18h