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Americans took to the polls last Tuesday for what many expected to be a contentious and possibly even violent general election.

Republican surrogates for President Donald Trump resumed their legal fight Monday to try to stop the vote count in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Michigan, but faced long odds given the Electoral College tally and recent court rulings...

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on four more Chinese officials in Hong Kong's governing and security establishment, in what two sources called a response to their alleged role in crushing dissent in the former British colony.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had "terminated" Defense Secretary Mark Esper, appearing to use his final months in office after his election defeat to settle scores within his administration.

Pfizer shares jumped 15 percent around 1355 GMT after Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday morning that ongoing Phase 3 trials showed the success of the vaccine, in the last stage before it can seek approval from authorities to distribute the preventative...

For people living in Cuba, which has been under Communist leadership for six decades, Trump's accusations of Biden's leftist leanings make them smile disbelievingly.

Hundreds of people were reportedly detained in Minsk on Sunday in the latest antigovernment protests since a disputed August election returned Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to power.

Thai protesters called on King Maha Vajiralongkorn to reach out for dialogue on Sunday as they gathered for the latest demonstration in months of protests, while counterprotesters chanted royalist slogans nearby.

Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in downtown Phoenix on Saturday to contest Joe Biden's election as U.S. president, charging the media with conspiring to steal the election and calling the results a "coup."

Revelers cheered across a city that has sparred for years with the president who rose to prominence in the New York real estate world.

Rescue workers on Saturday clambered over treacherous roads buried in mud and rubble to reach a remote mountain village in Guatemala swamped by a devastating storm that has killed and led to the disappearance of dozens of people across Central America and...

For Biden, who has been elected the 46th president of the United States, perhaps no decision was more consequential to his victory, made possible by flipping states such as Wisconsin and Arizona where coronavirus infections and hospitalizations spiked the...

Jubilant crowds celebrated the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the nations next president and vice president Saturday, honking horns, cheering and dancing in the streets across the country.

In his statement, President Donald Trump said, "Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated."

Trump also took to Twitter to say that he has won this election, "by a lot". The tweet was flagged by the microblogging website as the race had not been called then.

In August, Biden named Harris as his running mate and she has since established herself as a crucial partner, successfully garnering the support of women and voters of colour who played a key role in Biden’s victory.