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Trump in denial over election defeat as Biden gears up to fight Covid

Even with President Donald Trump still refusing to concede the election, President-elect Joe Biden will launch an aggressive plan on Monday to control the pandemic that is escalating at an alarming rate and will define his administration as soon as he takes office. Biden's announcement of a coronavirus task force is an acknowledgement of record new infection numbers in recent days that mean that the Covid-19 crisis will be far […]

today9 November 2020

International News

Saudi Arabia finally congratulates Biden on his win

Saudi Arabia finally congratulated Joe Biden on Sunday over his election victory, more than 24 hours after he defeated Donald Trump, who had close personal ties with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The former US vice president pledged in his campaign to reassess ties with the kingdom, demanding more accountability over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh's Istanbul consulate and calling for an end to US support […]

today9 November 2020

International News

As he nears victory, Biden vows action on “day one: to halt covid crisis

Democrat Joe Biden said on Friday as he closed in on winning the US presidency he would he waste no time in addressing the COVID pandemic upon taking office. "I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we're going to put our plan to control this virus into action," Biden said in a late night address from his hometown Wilmington, in Delaware. Biden expressed confidence that he would defeat […]

today7 November 2020

International News

Trump’s election legal strategy is last-ditch effort: Experts

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump promised his supporters, with ballots still being counted and the election undecided: “We’ll be going to the US Supreme Court.” The campaign followed up on Trump’s rhetoric later on Wednesday, adding itself as a party to a case pending before the Supreme Court challenging Pennsylvania’s extension of the due-date to count mail ballots. It is one of several motions or […]

today5 November 2020

International News

Trump and Biden in a nail-biter race for the White House

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are slugging out a tight battle for the White House across the country with signs that a momentous election could come down to Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage in the night, 219-209; 270 electoral votes are needed to become president. Biden was the first candidate to speak to supporters early Wednesday morning, after […]

today4 November 2020

International News

Record-breaking early voting in US election tops 80 million

More than 80 million Americans have already cast ballots in the US presidential election, according to a tally from the US Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century. The record-breaking pace, more than 58 percent of the total 2016 turnout, reflects intense interest in the vote, in which incumbent Donald Trump, a Republican, is up against Democratic nominee […]

today30 October 2020

International News

Trump ready to return to public events from Saturday, doctor says

Donald Trump will be able to return to public events from Saturday, his doctor announced late on Thursday, saying the United States president’s condition after being diagnosed with COVID-19 had improved. In a statement from the White House, Dr Sean Conley said Trump had “responded extremely well to treatment” and that “since returning home, his physical exam has remained stable and devoid of any indications to suggest progression of illness” […]

today9 October 2020

International News

‘Inshallah’: Biden uses Arabic expression over release of Trump’s tax returns

Many Middle East-related policy questions that would affect the lives of millions of people hang over the outcome of the US presidential elections in November: a possible return to the Iran nuclear deal; Washington's relations with Riyadh; and the White House stance on the Israeli-Palestinians conflict amongst other issues. But as Donald Trump and Joe Biden sparred in their first presidential debate - in the absence of foreign policy discussions […]

today30 September 2020

International News

Trump says US election winner might not be known for months

United States (US) President Donald Trump said on Friday that Americans might not know the winner of the November presidential election for months due to disputes over mail ballots, building on his criticism of a method that could be used by half of US voters this year. Election experts have said it might take several days after the November 3 election until a winner is known as officials will need time […]

today26 September 2020

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