Among those prioritised are international students, skilled migrants, South Koreans and Japanese.

At least five people have been killed after a speeding SUV ploughed into a Christmas celebration.

President Biden opts for continuity by nominating Jerome Powell to remain head of the central bank.

Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action, is found dead in the capital Nairobi.

Letters to the UN chief's office requesting key information have gone unanswered, the BBC has found.

Unrest has spread across the continent as countries bring in measures to curb infections.

Sunday's Ligue 1 game between Lyon and Marseille is abandoned after Dimitri Payet is hit by a bottle thrown from the stands five minutes into the game.

The K-pop band win artist of the year, while Taylor Swift picks up a record-breaking 34th award.