US Senate votes to continue with Trump impeachment
The US Senate has found that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, allowing full proceedings to begin. Mr Trump’s defence team...
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Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed election lawsuit
The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald Trump....
Chinese step up attempts to ‘influence’ Biden team
Chinese agents have stepped up their efforts to influence President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration, a US intelligence official has said. William Evanina, from the US...
China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with Washington
China has introduced tough new laws which restrict the export of “controlled items”. The rules primarily focus on the export of military technologies and other...
COVID-19: Michigan, Washington State clamp down as US cases pass 11m mark
Michigan and Washington are the latest US states to bring in strict measures to try and curb the spread of Covid-19. High schools and colleges...
Biden takes Georgia to solidify victory
US President-elect Joe Biden has won the state of Georgia, the BBC projects, the first Democratic candidate to do so since 1992. The win solidifies...
US election: Obama says fraud claims undermining democracy
Former President Barack Obama has said senior US Republicans are undermining democracy by going along with President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. In...
Joe Biden elected 46th US President
Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. The president-elect...
Kamala Harris makes history as first woman of color elected US vice-president
Kamala Harris has become vice-president-elect of the US, the first time in history that a woman, and a woman of colour, has been elected to...
Biden predicts victory as counts head in his favour
Joe Biden has again said he is confident of victory as he inches closer to beating Donald Trump after Tuesday’s US presidential election. The Democratic...