Donald Trump

Politics

US election officials: 'No evidence' of lost or changed votes

The statement said that election officials across the country are currently "reviewing and double-checking" their state and local results prior to certifying the numbers.

10 days ago

By AFP News

US Election

Markets

Asian markets mostly down as vaccine hope offset by virus surge

Hopes that a treatment for the killer disease will be rolled out as soon as this year put a rocket under stocks such as airlines.

11 days ago

By AFP News

New York

Medical staff treats coronavirus patients

Society

US hospitals again under pressure with Covid on the rise

The situation is particularly worrying in the border city of El Paso in western Texas, a state where coronavirus cases have exceeded one million.

11 days ago

By Lucie Aubourg

New York

Politics

Biden taps longtime aide Ron Klain as White House chief of staff

Under former US president Barack Obama, Ron Klain coordinated the White House response to the Ebola crisis in 2014.

11 days ago

By AFP News

White House Barack Obama

Celebrity

Melania Trump could receive massive $50m payout from Trump after 'speculated divorce'

Donald Trump lost the US election to democrat Joe Biden, who will begin his term in January 2021.

12 days ago

By Jaskiran Kaur

Social Media

TikTok files last-minute petition against Trump order

Trump has accused the popular video-sharing app of handing over American user data to Beijing -- which the company flatly denies.

12 days ago

By AFP News

Twitter Microsoft

Politics

Biden tells world leaders 'America is back' but Pompeo digs in

The transition team said Biden planned to work with the Europeans on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic as well as climate change.

12 days ago

By Shaun Tandon

Climate Change

Politics

UK and Ireland congratulate Biden via phone calls

Biden and top Democrats have warned that Johnson can forget about a UK-US trade deal if Brexit scuppers the hard-won peace brokered by the US.

12 days ago

By James Pheby with Joe Stenson in Dublin

Climate Change Brexit NATO London

Celebrity

Donald Trump's US election defeat: Ex-wife Ivana Trump says 'he's not a good loser'

Ivana Trump noted that before returning to his normal life, Donald will have to go and declare that he lost.

13 days ago

By Amanda

US Election White House

Twitter search algorithm results explained after election

Social Media

Twitter explains how its search algorithm works after Trump's US election debacle

To clear up the misunderstanding, Twitter developers have issued a statement to hopefully explain what might have caused it.

13 days ago

By John Diente

Twitter US Election

Society

Biden win heralds sharper China strategy by US

Biden promises to be more measured in tone and knit back tattered alliances on the global stage -- that could carry a sharper geopolitical threat to Beijing.

13 days ago

By Ludovic Ehret

Human rights

Politics

Donald Trump's ex-aide making divorce claims barely knew Melania Trump?

Donald Trump had previously hit out at his former aide on Twitter calling her a "dog" with "zero credibility."

13 days ago

By Amanda

US Election White House Twitter

Politics

US justice chief authorises probes into vote fraud claims

Justice Department policy has been to hold back any federal involvement until vote tallies are certified, recounts completed and races concluded.

13 days ago

By AFP News

Celebrity

Melania wants Donald Trump to concede; 'counting minutes' until divorce, reports claim

White House adviser and Ivanka Trump's husband Jared Kushner also reportedly asked his father-in-law to concede his defeat.

14 days ago

By Amanda

US Election

Politics

US election result: Donald Trump's waxwork at Madame Tussauds London gets makeover

The 45th and current president of the US lost the 2020 elections to Joe Biden, who will start his 4-year term in January 2021.

14 days ago

By Jaskiran Kaur

US Election London

Politics

Joe Biden's little known India connection explained

The US president-elect Joe Biden's Irish cousins recently gathered under a pop art-style mural of him to celebrate his victory.

14 days ago

By Amanda

White House US Election

Migration

Biden win forces Mexico to rebuild complicated US ties

Even if Biden cancels Trump's planned construction of a border wall, strict restrictions against undocumented migration will continue.

14 days ago

By Sofia Miselem

Mexico

Politics

Wall Street set to open higher after Biden victory: futures

The Trump campaign has already mounted legal challenges in several states, but no evidence has emerged of any widespread irregularities that would affect the results.

14 days ago

By AFP News

US Election

Politics

US Election: Biden begins transition as Trump refuses to concede

In a victory speech on Saturday, Biden promised to unify the bitterly divided nation and reached out to Trump supporters.

14 days ago

By Chris Lefkow

Politics

Joe Biden wins White House, ending Donald Trump presidency

An insurmountable lead in Pennsylvania took Biden, 77, over the top in the state-by-state count that decides the presidency.

15 days ago

By Sebastian Smith

White House Barack Obama

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