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Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the US
For four years, the world’s nations have watched as a very different American president engages with the international community — or doesn’t.
Huge voter turnout expected despite virus, political rancor
The scourge of a global pandemic produced an election season like no other in the U.S., persuading record numbers of Americans to cast their ballots early, forcing states to make changes to long-established election procedures and leading to hundreds of lawsuits over how votes will be cast and which ballots will be counted.
Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict
After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life.
Indian village prays for Kamala Harris' win
“From Thulasenthirapuram to America. US vice presidential candidate contestant from the native Thulasenthirapuram, Kamala Harris. We wish her great success,” read posters put up in the US politician's ancestral village in southern India.
Election Day shadowed by threats of legal challenges
Even before Election Day, the 2020 race was the most litigated in memory. President Donald Trump is promising more to come.
India sees 38,310 new cases, 490 deaths
India's COVID-19 tally reached 8,267,623 on Tuesday as the country has recorded 38,310 new cases across the country in the past 24 hours, said latest data released by the federal health ministry.
It’s here: What to watch on Election Day in America
Election Day is finally here.
US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits
A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election.
2 dead, 15 wounded in Vienna terror attack, authorities say
Gunmen opened fire on people enjoying a last night out at Vienna’s cafes and restaurants before a coronavirus lockdown Monday in what authorities said was a terrorist attack that left at least two dead — including one of the assailants — and 15 wounded.
In 2020 finale, Trump combative, Biden on offense
In the closing hours of a campaign shadowed by a once-in-a-century pandemic, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday delivering an incendiary but unsupported allegation that the election is rigged, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed to claim states once seen as safely Republican, reports AP.