News of 2020

US President-elect Joe Biden presents his security and foreign policy team

24-11-2020 17:55 Declaring 'America is back,' US President-elect Joe Biden unveils his picks for secretary of state, national security advisor, homeland security secretary, head of national intelligence, UN ambassador and climate change envoy.

Biden's Cabinet takes shape: seasoned centrists, but with a few firsts

24-11-2020 15:57 US President-elect Joe Biden names first cabinet appointments, signalling that he favours competence and centrism while providing historic firsts for women and minorities.

Bolivia's Evo Morales says he has taken back control of his party

18-11-2020 00:05 Former Bolivia president Evo Morales announced Tuesday he had re-taken the leadership of the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) party he founded, a week after returning from exile.

Minor clashes as Trump loyalists mount last stand in Washington

15-11-2020 08:10 Supporters of US President Donald Trump march in Washington to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Right-wing militia group the Proud Boys among those attending rally, which had large security presence.

Trump’s challenges: A state-by-state guide

11-11-2020 14:22 US President Donald Trump’s challenge to the 2020 US election results runs through six battleground states, five of which he won in 2016.

Biden takes lead on US fight against Covid-19, Trump fires official

09-11-2020 18:12 Trump, who is still refusing to concede defeat, fires defence secretary, while US President-elect Joe Biden made good on a promise to focus on leading the country out of the Covid-19 crisis.

Biden declares victory in US election, calls on nation to mend divisions

07-11-2020 23:47 "It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric," declares US president-elect, as he calls on the United States to reconcile after a bitterly fought campaign against Donald Trump.

Trump rejects Biden victory as Democrats celebrate 

07-11-2020 14:44 “This election is far from over,” declares Trump's campaign team in a statement, as Rudy Giuliani says legal fight is only just beginning.

Confident in victory, Biden appeals for national unity in United States

07-11-2020 08:13 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden delivers late-night address calling for unity in United States as counting in nail-biting election continues; Trump warns his rival not to declare victory.

Trump fraud claims meet with limited Republican criticism

06-11-2020 18:42 Trump's unfounded accusations of fraud in the US presidential election condemned by some Republicans, but top party figures refuse to criticise remarks.

Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency

06-11-2020 00:26 Biden is just one or at most two battleground states away from securing the majority to take the White House. Trump needs an increasingly unlikely combination of wins in multiple states to stay in power.

A far from convincing victory

06-11-2020 00:13 Biden had just about everything going for him. He could blame Trump for mishandling a pandemic and enjoyed the enthusiastic support of much of the media. Despite it all, he will only manage to stagger over the finishing line.

by James Neilson

Germany chides Trump, asks him to let all US votes be counted

05-11-2020 18:51 Trump’s appeal to end the counting of ballots “doesn’t comply with the democratic culture” of the United States, says German foreign minister.

US election could be settled Thursday as key states tally results

05-11-2020 17:03 With many critical battleground states still not announcing the results of their vote count, the US presidential election is still too close to call.

Oregon police face off with anti-Trump protesters

05-11-2020 02:29 Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard.

Election win for Biden or Trump hinges on seven critical states

05-11-2020 02:17 Hard-fought now depends on results from a handful of states, each with varying rules on counting votes and contesting results, complicating the final stretch to declaring a winner.

Trump launches legal onslaught over battleground-state votes

04-11-2020 22:15 US president's repeated threats to contest election results in court took shape Wednesday with lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania and Michigan trying to halt vote counts trending toward Democrat Joe Biden.

Biden takes big stride to winning presidency, Trump claims fraud

04-11-2020 20:31 By flipping the northern battlegrounds of Michigan and Wisconsin, Biden reached 264 electoral votes against 214 so far for Trump. By adding the six of Nevada, where he is narrowly ahead, he would hit the magic number of 270.

Warnings, high hopes: World reacts to knife-edge US vote

04-11-2020 15:49 From warnings to good wishes, governments in Europe and beyond reacted very differently to the hotly-contested US election on Wednesday as votes continued to be counted.

Kanye West notches around 60,000 votes in US election

04-11-2020 15:34 Hip hop star saw his highest numbers in Tennessee, where some 10,000 people cast their ballots for him. West hints at bid for White House in 2024.