SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up, has revived its initial public offering, proceeding with Hong Kong listing on Monday (December 20). The decision comes a week after it was blacklisted by the United States over accusations of racial profiling via its facial recognition technology.

China AI firm whose facial recognition tech helps in racial profiling relists IPO in HK after US crackdown

Barbara F Walter, who is a political science professor at the University of California at San Diego, said that the United States is closer to "civil war than any of us would like to believe".

Is United States on the cusp of a civil war? Member of CIA panel thinks so

The Omicron variant was first reported in South Africa in November. The covid variant Omicron has been identified in dozens of countries and now is the most dominant strain in the United States.

Covid-19 Latest News | 73%  Omicron infections in United States last week

Russia on Monday expelled two German diplomats in a tit-for-tat move, Taiwan has slammed China over Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remark and the World Economic Forum (WEF) said that it "will defer its annual meeting in Davos.

Top 10 World News: Russia expels German diplomats, Taiwan slams China and more

There's a massive Christmas time headache for US president Joe Biden and it has been delivered by a prominent member of his own party Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginian who claimed that he won't be able to support Biden's Build Back Better.

United States: Democrat Senator Joe Manchin kills Biden's mega Build Back Better bill

Taiwan has slammed China after Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday (December 20) said that Taiwan is a "wanderer" who will eventually "return home".

'Neither a wanderer nor a chess piece': Taiwan slams China over Wang Yi's remark

The omicron variant has taken the world by storm, there is not much known about the virus' effects but one does know that it is spreading fast. 24 countries have reported the presence of new covid-19 mutation, the latest to them is the United States.

United States: First Omicron infection detected in California

The Delta variant continues to wreak havoc across the United States, top health experts have now warned of a looming Omcron wave that could sweep across the US.

United States: Omicron to dominate new cases in coming weeks

The White House has issued a statement after Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia said that he could not support the legislation's passage of the massive social spending bill.

White House reacts after Joe Manchin says he won't vote for Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill

Haji Rozi Khan stood outside the gate of the bullet-pocked building that housed the Marjah district’s government offices, staring through the slotted steel door into the compound.

Once a symbol of US strength, an Afghan district now faces dire times

Pentagon documents show that the US air wars in the Middle East have been marked by "deeply flawed intelligence" and resulted in thousands of civilian deaths, including children.

Pentagon report: Civilian deaths undercounted | US Air Drone Strikes

From updates on the summit of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to Coronavirus trends across the world, read top 10 news headlines at this hour. Click on the links to read the full report.

Top 10 World News: Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan, Netherlands starts Omicron lockdown and more

US State Department report on global terrorism revealed that Pakistan made "limited progress" on the most difficult aspects of its 2015 National Action Plan to counter-terrorism as it had pledged to dismantle terrorist organisations operating inside the country without "delay or discrimination".

Pakistan didn't take action against terrorists as groups targeting India continue to operate: US report

From updates on the Russia-Ukraine situation to the latest on COVID-19 cases worldwide. Also read why Tesla has been hit by a lawsuit. And do not miss our explainer on what is Russia's draft treaty on security guarantees.

Top 10 World News: Biden admin 'failed to see' Omicron variant, Kremlin on Russia-US tensions

Amid a crop of disputes, the United States has been ramping up pressure on China. The US Senate has unanimously voted to make it the first country to virtually ban all imports from Xinjiang. WION's Susan Tehrani brings in more latest on this.

US imposes new investment restrictions on China over human rights violation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to cease “aggressive actions” in the Indo-Pacific, speaking during a visit to the region but Beijing has rejected Blinken's assertion. VOA's senior diplomatic correspondent sheds light on it.

Indo-Pacific: Blinken urges China to stop 'aggressive actions

From US State Department report on global terrorism to coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from across the world, here are top news headlines. Click on the links to read the respective report.

Top 10 World News: Germany warns of 'massive' fifth wave, WHO approves Covavax jab for emergency use and more

Tensions continue to simmer between Russia and the West, amid possibilities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the latest, the Western allies rejected Russia's attempt at thwarting Ukraine's ambition of joining the NATO alliance.

Russia hands draft security pacts to US, expects talks

Two days after Christmas last year, Richard P. Donoghue, a top Justice Department official in the waning days of the Trump administration, saw an unknown number appear on his phone.

Meadows and the band of loyalists: How they fought to keep Trump in power

From Victory Day (Vijay Divas) celebrations in Bangladesh to the United States blacklisting Chinese biotech firms for trying to seek surveillance on the Uyghur minority and top Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from across the world.

Top 10 World News: US blacklists Chinese biotech firms, rise in Covid cases in UK and more

As the US economy nears full employment and the Central bank copes with a surge of inflation, the central bank federal reserve would end its pandemic-era bond purchases.

United States: Fed signals three rate hikes in 2022

COVID-19 cases in Canada may rapidly rise in the coming days due to community spread of the Omicron variant, mirroring the situation in the country's most populous province, of Ontario, Canada's top health official said on Monday.

Canada could soon see a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads locally 

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data related to the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) variant Omicron, which has a large number of mutations, said to be posing a bigger threat than previous variants.

CDC report on COVID-19 situation after initial detection of Omicron variant in the United States

United Nations President Joe Biden has asked the government's agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to find out whether the deadly tornadoes were caused by the climate crisis.

US President Joe Biden asks EPA to probe role of climate crisis in deadly tornadoes

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