Twitter CEO says no bias on platform against conservatives
WASHINGTON: Twitter chief Jack Dorsey said in remarks prepared for a Senate hearing Tuesday that the social network's filtering during the US election campaign was not a sign of bias,…
Trump considered attacking Iran nuclear site, but was talked out of it: Report
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, asked for options last week on attacking Iran's main nuclear site at Natanz, but but was talked out…
Biden reassures Asian allies on defense commitments
SYDNEY: US President-elect Joe Biden rang round allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo Thursday, vowing to repair frayed partnerships and reaffirming mutual-defense pacts thrown in doubt by the current White…
Biden presses ahead with transition, names chief of staff
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden pressed ahead with his transition Wednesday despite Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge defeat, naming a seasoned Democratic operative as chief of staff in his first…
Asian markets mostly down as vaccine hope offset by virus surge
HONG KONG: Asian markets struggled Thursday as a week-long rally sputters, with sentiment split between vaccine hopes and Joe Biden's election win on one side and fears over a surge…
Germany to stand ‘side by side’ with US on global problems: Merkel
BERLIN: Germany will "stand together" with the United States to overcome global challenges from the coronavirus pandemic to global warming, Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Monday after Joe Biden was elected…
EU going ahead with Boeing tariffs against US
BRUSSELS: EU said Monday it is pushing ahead with up to $4 billion in tariffs against the US over illegal state aid to Boeing, the bloc's top trade official said.…
Putin awaiting official US result to congratulate winner: Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is waiting for official results from the US presidential election before congratulating a winner, the Kremlin said on Monday. "We consider it correct to wait…
From ‘love’ to ‘thug’: Biden win to change US-North Korea dynamic
SEOUL: Headline-grabbing summits between the leaders of North Korea and the United States will be off the agenda for some time, analysts say, after US president-elect Joe Biden characterised Kim…
For Cuba, any US president will be better than Trump
HAVANA: Most Cubans don't know Joe Biden, or what policies he will pursue toward the Communist island, but they are crystal clear on one thing: any US president will be…
Biden to name virus team as worldwide cases top 50 million
WASHINGTON: The global tally of people infected by the coronavirus shot past 50 million on Monday, as United States President-elect Joe Biden geared up to name the scientists who will…
Iraq’s pro-Iran factions see smoother sailing with Biden at helm
BAGHDAD: Iraq's pro-Tehran factions have welcomed Joe Biden's election as US president, alarming officials and activists in Baghdad who fear a US-Iran deescalation could empower hardliners in their own country.…
US markets set to welcome Biden victory
NEW YORK: US markets appeared ready to welcome the election of Joe Biden, with futures for the major New York Stock Exchange indices rising on Sunday evening ahead of the…
Pennsylvania victory earns Biden US presidency
NEW YORK: Former US Vice President Joseph Biden is all set to take oath as 46th President of the United States after getting 20 electoral votes from Pennsylvania. Biden, who…
Chip in to make sure every vote is counted: Biden
NEW YORK: Former US Vice President Joseph Biden, who is leading in the state of Pennsylvania, (where a victory would land him in the White House) took to the Twitter…
Outcome of US presidential election remains in the balance
WASHINGTON: Democrat Joe Biden has racked up at least 253 of the 270 electoral votes that he needs, according to US network projections -- and 264 if Arizona is included,…
US sees new virus records as Italian regions enter lockdown
WASHINGTON: Coronavirus cases hit new records in the United States as swathes of Italy returned to lockdown Friday with the resurgent pandemic continuing its march through Europe. The US recorded…
US Election: Biden closing in on victory!
WASHINGTON: Vote counting across battleground states today (6th of Nov.) had manifested that 77-year-old member of the Democratic Party, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was closing in on victory. It is…
Trump sons stand by their father’s election claims
NEW YORK: While Donald Trump's political allies remained silent or distanced themselves Thursday from the US president, increasingly alone in his fight against what he says is widespread election "fraud",…
Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump erupted Thursday in a tirade of unsubstantiated claims that he has been cheated out of winning the US election as vote counting across battleground states showed…
Biden vows to rejoin Paris climate deal on first day in office
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden vowed Wednesday that the US would rejoin the Paris climate accord on his first day in the White House, hours after the withdrawal ordered by Donald Trump…
Biden takes big stride to winning presidency, Trump claims fraud
WASHINGTON: Democrat Joe Biden took a huge step Wednesday to capturing the White House, with wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority, but President Donald Trump…
Where the key states stand in tight US election
WASHINGTON: The result of the US presidential election is hanging on the vote count in a handful of key states, with the race too close to call so far. Democrat…
Trump claims victory in US presidential election, after rival Biden says he is ‘on track to win’
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that he had won the presidential election even though millions of votes are still being counted, after his Democratic rival, Joe…