Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

The U.S. has enjoyed global military dominance for decades. But in the face of emerging threats, some say a new strategy is in order.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce his plan Monday to loosen Britain’s lockdown. The CDC says that by late March, B.1.1.7, the more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in Britain, could dominate the USA.

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Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, says in a new video she is being held captive by her family.

The U.S. State Department said the U.S. would wait to see the WHO team’s full report before reaching conclusions about the origin of the coronavirus.

The military coup that detained Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader Aung San Suu Kyi follows a disputed election in November. The U.S. condemns it.

Relief and skepticism in Europe and tension in China and Russia greet President Joe Biden, who promises the U.S. will be a global leader by example.

A British judge ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges because he is a suicide risk.

Emmanuel Macron is the latest major world leader to become infected with the coronavirus.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin was one of the last world leaders who had not acknowledged Joe Biden’s victory. President Donald Trump has still not conceded.

Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, is the first person in the U.K. to get Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, “the best early birthday present.”