British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday that Britain and the European Union (EU) have reached a deal on their post-Brexit trade relations, saying that "we have taken back control".
Earlier this month, the US Senate passed the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), which included economic measures against Ankara for the acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defence systems.
Considering Australia's growing active role as a member of the Five Eyes Alliance, Chinese experts doubt the possibility of a U-turn in bilateral cooperation between China and Australia.
Meerkats enjoy their Christmas present at Zagreb Zoo in Zagreb, Croatia, Dec. 26, 2020. (Zoe Sarlija/Pixsell via Xinhua)
A woman wearing a face mask gets off a bus in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Dec. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
A Paris court on Wednesday handed jail terms ranging from four years to life to more than a dozen people convicted of helping Islamist gunmen who attacked satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and customers at a Jewish supermarket in January 2015.