A tale of two bridges: India and China vying for influence in the Maldives

In the heart of the Indian Ocean, a 2.1-kilometer (1.3-mile) bridge snakes out of an idyllic atoll, linking the Maldives'...

First on CNN: Key government agency acknowledges Biden's win and begins formal transition

The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration...

5 takeaways from Biden's first wave of nominations and appointments

President-elect Joe Biden's administration is taking shape after his transition team on Monday unveiled ..

Trump finally agrees to Biden transition but without conceding

President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency..

Federal judge dismisses Trump campaign Pennsylvania lawsuit

A federal judge dealt a death blow to the Trump campaign's effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's..

These refugees fled a massacre in Ethiopia's Tigray region. They join tens of thousands making the journey to Sudan

Oyeb Bari was woken by the sounds of guns and live ammunition on the night of November 9. The 55-year-old mother of six wasn't ..

Biden's margin of victory widens as Trump's subversion efforts grow more frantic

Overturning elections sounds like the stuff of secret deals in smoke-filled rooms, but President Donald Trump's...

The much-hyped Hong Kong-Singapore 'travel bubble' is postponed amid Covid-19 spike

The highly-anticipated Hong Kong and Singapore "air travel bubble" was postponed Saturday -- less than 24 hours before it was due to launch.

Michigan lawmakers who met with Trump appear to undercut his efforts to overturn election

Members of the Michigan state legislature's Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House..

Should women be entitled to period leave? These countries think so

Sachimi Mochizuki has worked in Japan for two decades, but she's never taken a day off for her period.