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Behind Biden's unexpected success in Georgia lies Stacey Abrams' hard work

Celebrities, activists and voters credited Ms. Abrams for building a network of organizations that highlighted voter suppression and inspired an estimated 800,000 new voter registrations

Close enough to call?: Where things stand in remaining states in US polls

Five states are extremely close and continue to count ballots - Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona - and they haven't been called by major media organisations

US presidential elections: Why Bush vs Gore still matters in 2020

The Supreme Court decision that handed the 2000 election to George W Bush is widely believed not to be a precedent, yet it's been cited in hundreds of federal and state cases since

US elections: After year of disruption, America set to choose a path ahead

Victory for Biden would be as much a repudiation of the incumbent as it would be a win for the longtime Democratic politician, a former vice president and senator

Turkish president Recep Erdogan dares US to impose economic sanctions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged the United States to impose sanctions against his country while also launching a second personal attack Sunday on French President Emmanuel Macron

US coronavirus update: New infection record; death toll nears 224,000

The US coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease's grip on the nation

US trade embargo causes $144 billion losses for Cuban economy

The US trade embargo against Cuba has caused more than $144 billion in losses for the island nation's economy in the past six decades, Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez said

China vows retaliation if US proceeds with Taiwan advance weaponry sale

China has vowed to retaliate if the US proceeds with the sale of advanced weaponry to Taiwan worth more than a billion dollars

Donald Trump says 19 yrs in Afghanistan enough; reiterates return of troops

The US has had enough of 19 years in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has said, reiterating that American troops are coming back from the war-torn country

US approves $1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan amid tensions with China

In a move that will irk China, the United States approved the potential sale of three weapon systems to Taiwan, including missiles and artillery, that could have a total value of $1.8 bn

Russia calls for collective security in Persian Gulf, US blames Iran

Russia's foreign minister called for collective efforts to prevent a large-scale war in the Persian Gulf and got strong support from all Security Council members except the United States

US coronavirus update: Deaths top 220,000, says Johns Hopkins University

US Covid-19 deaths surpassed 220,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University

Deadline looms, but coronavirus relief deal may be far off: Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported some progress in advance of a Tuesday deadline for reaching a pre-election deal with President Donald Trump on a new coronavirus relief package

India scrambles to buy winter gear from US amid tension with China

The rush to acquire the gear shows the situation will extend into the winter. The troops face off at 15,000 feet, with temperatures dropping to -30 Celsius

US coronavirus update: Covid-19 caseload breaches 8 million mark

Covid-19 cases in the United States have breached the eight million cases mark, according to the latest update from Johns Hopkins University on Friday

US governors urge president to hold meeting on Covid vaccination programme

New York State Governor released a letter asking Trump for a meeting to discuss how a vaccination program would be conducted and what the respective roles of the federal and state governments are

Mnuchin says Covid aid deal unlikely before US election, will keep trying

Congress passed about $3 trillion in coronavirus aid, including help for the unemployed, in March

China, Russia, Cuba getting seats on UNHRC an embarrassment for UN: Pompeo

The election of countries like China, Russia and Cuba on the Human Rights Council is a win for tyrants and embarrassment for the United Nations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday

China wants unipolar world with every country as its tributary: US official

China wants to have a unipolar world wherein every country is some sort of a tributary to it, asserting that nations across the globe are starting to realise what Washington is up against with Beijing

Trump opposes perpetual lockdown; says cure cannot be worse than problem

Vehemently opposing those advocating perpetual lockdowns to address the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has said that cure cannot be worse than the problem itself