Global

A volunteer holds an Ethiopian flag during a blood donation drive for the injured members of Ethiopia's military fighting against...

In this Nov. 5, 2020, photo, Lehigh County workers count ballots as vote counting in the general election continues in Allentown, Pa. The 2020 presidential election officially entered the record books Saturday the turnout reached 61.8%, eclipsing the recent mark set by Barack Obama's first presidential campaign in 2008 and demonstrating the extraordinary engagement of Americans in the referendum on Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Global

Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of federal and state officials said Thursday that they have no evidence that votes were...

Global

China congratulates Biden, but few US policy changes seen

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who...

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak about modernizing infrastructure and his plans for tackling climate change during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Global

Biden cements victory by flipping Arizona, as Trump keeps transition in limbo

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak about modernizing infrastructure and his...

Global

Jamaica highlighted for best practices in contact tracing

Dr Jarbas Barbosa THE island's public health system has been highlighted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for best...

President-elect Joe Biden stands with his hand over his heart, after placing a wreath at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing, on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Global

Biden moves forward without help from Trump’s intel team

President-elect Joe Biden stands with his hand over his heart, after placing a wreath at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial...

File photo: Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to the mission to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara near a border with Tigray, Ethopia, November 9, 2020 (Reuters/ Tiksa Negeri)

Global

Ethiopian military has ‘liberated’ west Tigray, PM says

File photo: Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to the mission to face the...

A demonstrator wearing a face mask reading ‘No Vaccine. Doria out’ protests against Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria and China’s Sinovac vaccine [File: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters]

Global

Brazil says China COVID vaccine trial can resume after suspension

A demonstrator wearing a face mask reading ‘No Vaccine. Doria out’ protests against Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria and China’s...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to the media after he held the telephone talk with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Suga said he held telephone talks with President-elect Biden on Thursday morning and reaffirmed the importance of their alliance and agreed to further deepen it for the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region amid China's growing influence and North Korea's nuclear threat.(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

Global

World leaders talking to Biden about the virus, other issues

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to the media after he held the telephone talk with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden,...

Ron Klain (left) with Mr Biden at a meeting in 2014 (Getty Images)

Global

Joe Biden picks Ron Klain as White House chief of staff