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US President Donald Trump speaks during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, early on November 4, 2020. (AFP)

A nervous Trump declares win, vows court action in knife-edge election

The Republican tycoon said he would go to the Supreme Court because 'we want all voting to stop'

4 Nov 2020 11:24 AM GMT

$A woman shows a Donald Trump boxing figurine at an election night watch party organized by group \Villagers for Trump\ in The Villages, Florida. (AFP)$ World

Trump support eroding among older voters, up with Latinos - exit polls

White men and older people in Georgia and Virginia are key parts of the Republican's voter base, according to Edison...

4 Nov 2020 4:04 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump visits his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, November 3, 2020.(AFP)

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US 'entitled to know' winner on election day: Trump

Trump was referring mainly to a decision allowing Pennsylvania to continue to count mailed ballots received up to 3 days...

4 Nov 2020 3:26 AM GMT

Voters sit spread out as they fill out ballots while voting at the CenturyLink Field and Event Center Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo)

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Control of US Senate at stake as Donald Trump's allies face Democrats

Both parties saw paths to victory, though the outcome might not be known on election night.

4 Nov 2020 2:23 AM GMT

A voter fills out their ballot at Mitchel Community Center on November 3, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP

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New York probing allegations of voters receiving robocalls on election...

James said every voter must be able to exercise his fundamental right to vote without being harassed, coerced or...

4 Nov 2020 1:51 AM GMT

A woman holds up a bible and an American flag on November 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

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US Presidential Election 2020 updates: Patience's the buzzword as...

Will Biden be no. 46 or will Trump once again take oath on January 20?

4 Nov 2020 12:24 AM GMT

A journalist walks inside of a damaged class of the National Legal Training center, a day after gunmen stormed Kabul university in Kabul on November 3, 2020. - Stunned students demonstrated outside Kabul University on November 3 after at least 22 people were killed in a brutal, on-campus attack claimed by the Islamic State group. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)

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Kabul University attack: Aghanistan in mourning after Islamic State...

Outside Kabul University Tuesday a small group of demonstrators gathered demanding a cease-fire

3 Nov 2020 10:22 AM GMT

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons in London on November 2, 2020 on new coronavirus lockdown measures. (Photo : AFP)

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More lockdowns in Europe as virus outbreaks grow

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz had announced the measures on Saturday, describing them as

3 Nov 2020 8:45 AM GMT

Huge manhunt underway after gunmen open fire at multiple locations across central Vienna (Photo : AFP)

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Vienna attack: Five killed as suspected IS sympathisers strike six...

At least three people were killed, with several wounded, when attackers opened fire in six central locations

3 Nov 2020 8:06 AM GMT

Britains Prince William, Duke of Cambridge wears a face mask as he visits St. Bartholomews Hospital in London. - Prince William tested positive for coronavirus in April according to media reports on November 2, 2020. (AFP)

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Prince William's COVID-19 positive kept secret in first wave of UK...

Around the same time in April, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital after testing positive for the...

2 Nov 2020 1:13 PM GMT

Priyanca Radhakrishnan (L) with New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. (Facebook)

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes New Zealand's first-ever Indian-origin...

Radhakrishnan, who is from the 2017 intake of new MPs, is a minister outside of the Cabinet

2 Nov 2020 8:30 AM GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on November 1, 2020 in Opa Locka, Florida. (AFP)

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Trump denies report that he would declare poll victory early

At the same time, he indicated that his team is gearing up for a legal battle on the election night itself

2 Nov 2020 7:06 AM GMT