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US election: Donald Trump ‘concedes’ defeat
Donald Trump has appeared to concede the US election for the first time, saying that president-elect Joe Biden “won”.He made the admission in a...
Ghanaian woman killed in moped accident in US [Photo]
A US-based Ghanaian woman, Sophia Tagoe has died in a motor accident Thursday, October 22, in Sandy Springs Georgia.The incident occurred on the eastbound...
US election results: Biden projected to win Georgia – amid reports Trump could run again in 2024
Joe Biden is projected to win the state of Georgia, as media reports say Donald Trump is considering running again in 2024.President-elect Biden picked...
US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims
US election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the "most secure in American history", rejecting President Donald Trump's fraud claims."There is...
US election: Obama says fraud claims undermining democracy
Former President Barack Obama has said senior US Republicans are undermining democracy by going along with President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.In...
State Department is preventing Biden from accessing messages from foreign leaders
A stack of messages from foreign leaders to President-elect Joe Biden are sitting at the State Department but the Trump administration is preventing him from accessing...
Trump projected to win Alaska
President Donald Trump is projected to have won in the state of Alaska, which will provide him with an additional three electoral college votes,...
I’m gay, I no longer want to play straight characters – Prison Break actor
Don't look for Wentworth Miller to revive his star-making role in "Prison Break."The actor dashed all hopes of that in a post this past...
Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon
The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department’s civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most senior officials and replacing...
US election 2020: Attorney General authorises vote fraud investigation
US Attorney General William Barr has approved an investigation into claims of voter fraud.Donald Trump has so far refused to concede defeat in the...
Biden aide Bill Russo attacks Facebook over its post-election role
One of Joe Biden’s senior aides has attacked Facebook over its handling of conspiracy theories, calls to violence and disinformation in the days following...
Where is Trump now?
Donald Trump was last seen returning to the White House over the weekend after spending some time at his golf course – Trump National...
Trump ‘100% within his rights’ to challenge results – Senate leader
The Senate’s top Republican, Mitch McConnell, says President Trump is “100% within his rights to look into election irregularities”.In his first comments since Joe...
Saudi Arabia preferred a Trump win. Their fears of a Biden presidency may be well-founded
Of all the pressing foreign policy issues on President-elect Joe Biden’s plate, relations with Saudi Arabia will not be top of the pile.China, Iran...
UK Lord criticised for calling Harris ‘the Indian’
Northern Ireland peer Lord Kilclooney has come under fire for a tweet referring to US vice-president-elect Kamala Harris as “the Indian”.Ms Harris, who, of...
Mandela foundation ‘celebrates’ Trump’s defeat
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has "celebrated" the projected defeat of Donald Trump's presidency and urged President-elect Joe Biden to fix the problems of "racism,...
Melania Trump finally speaks on husband’s loss to Joe Biden
First lady Melania Trump gave her fourth solo campaign speech on Monday afternoon in Huntersville, North Carolina.Trump, who before last Tuesday had not...
President will start ‘breaking things… with a vengeance,’ Mary Trump warns
President Donald Trump, infuriated by an election loss he’s refusing to acknowledge, will have “meltdowns upon meltdowns” until he leaves the White House, his niece Mary...
Joe Biden to roll out Covid-19 task force and reverse several Trump policies
Joe Biden is preparing to name his new team of coronavirus advisers and deliver on a promise to get the pandemic under control in...
Biden supporters celebrate victory [Photos+Video]
Thousands of supporters of President-elect of the United States of America, Joe Biden, have begun massive celebrations across the country.Shortly after the media announced...
Trump says ‘this election is far from over’
President Donald Trump said on Saturday his campaign would begin challenging U.S. election results in court next week after media outlets called the race...
We are going to win this race, the numbers tell us it’s clear – Joe Biden tells supporters
In anticipation of becoming America’s 46th president if he maintains his lead in Arizona and Pennsylvania, Joe Biden has expressed confidence to his supporters...
Georgia turns in Biden’s favour placing him at doorstep of presidency
Early Friday (November 6), Georgia election figures showed Joe Biden has taken the lead in the state’s presidential election votes over Donald Trump, which places him closer...
Liberians who fled civil war elected in US elections
Two Liberians whose families escaped civil war in the 1990s and sought refuge in the US have been elected to office in the states...
US Election 2020: Georgia will hold a vote recount
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger has just announced that the state’s presidential contest will go to a recount.He says that 4,169 votes remain...
Airspace now restricted over Biden’s home
New restricted “national defense airspace” has been put in place over Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware.The Federal Aviation Administration posted the...
US Election: French bulldog elected as mayor of Kentucky town
A small town in Kentucky has elected a French bulldog to be mayor. Wilbur, a 6-month-old puppy, was elected as mayor in Rabbit Hash,...
Biden eyes 270 as he gains on Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia
Democrat Joe Biden is closing on President Donald Trump in tense vote counts in Pennsylvania and Georgia, two states that the current occupant of the White House cannot...
Trump stages corrosive attempt to undermine votes as his path to 270 evaporates
President Donald Trump staged a corrosive and potentially dangerous attempt at undermining the US election on Thursday, baselessly claiming the presidency was being stolen from underneath him...
US election 2020: Donald Trump makes series of unsubstantiated ‘rigged’ result claims
Donald Trump has doubled down on unsubstantiated claims his political opponents are trying to rig and steal the US election.In his first public appearance...
US results: Trump’s sons attack Republicans for ‘weak’ backing
President Donald Trump’s two sons have rebuked Republicans for failing to back the President as he struggles to win re-election.Mr Trump’s eldest son Don...
Federal judge confirms Trump election observers in Philadelphia are being treated fairly
A Trump campaign lawyer admitted before a federal judge on Thursday that observers for the campaign were allowed to watch ballot canvassing in Philadelphia,...
Latest on Biden, Trump’s hot race: Judges give ruling on Trump’s lawsuits
Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed President Donald Trump's campaign lawsuits Thursday, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity of the...
Here’s why Alaska hasn’t been called yet
Along with crucial battleground states like Pennsylvania and Georgia, the presidential race in Alaska has still yet to be called—but rather than being because...
Trump supporter storms press conference to accuse Joe Biden of ‘stealing the election’ [Video]
A furious Trump supporter wearing a tank top that said simply ‘BBQ, Beer, Freedom’ has interrupted an official press conference to yell: ‘Joe Biden...
US election 2020: Here’s where vote-counting stands in 4 key states
It’s the Thursday after Election Day, and CNN has not yet projected a winner in the presidential race.Ballots are still being counted in several...
US election 2020: If Biden wins Arizona and Georgia, history will judge it as a decisive victory
We were told this election would take time to interpret and it has.The red and blue mirages did come true.But after an undulating election...
US Election 2020: Unrest, delays and threats – the ‘dicey’ fight over the ‘blue wall’
This US election looks set to come down to the results in three states which traditionally form a ‘blue wall’ across America’s rust belt.In...
US election: Biden closes in on Trump in battleground of Georgia as White House race heats up
Joe Biden is closing in on Donald Trump in the key battleground of Georgia, hoping to flip a third state from the Republicans and...
Awkward silence abroad as the US presidential election remains in limbo
The world was well aware that the US presidential election was unlikely to conclude quickly. Record early and mail-in voting meant that America’s allies would have...