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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2020

05:14 GMT 28 November 2020 / updated: 05:45 GMT US

Trump: 1,126,940 Votes Were Created Out of Thin Air, I Won Pennsylvania by a Lot

USS Nimitz, left top, USS Ronald Reagan, left center

Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command

Biden Considering Retired African American Gen. Austin as Nominee for Pentagon Head, Report Says

Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near the border with Tigray, Ethiopia, 9 November 2020

Eritrea Under Fire as Ethiopian PM Says 'Last Peaceful Gate' Closed, Refuses to Negotiate With TPLF

Bottles of Australian wine are seen at a store selling imported wine in Beijing, China November 27, 2020.

China’s New Tariffs on Australia Show a Worsening Relationship Between the Two Nations, Says Expert

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Last update: 07:17 GMT 28.11.2020
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India
Thousands of Protesting Indian Farmers Gather on Delhi's Outskirts, Riots Feared
Several thousand farmers from the states of Punjab and Haryana began marching towards the national capital Delhi earlier this week, protesting the government's agricultural market liberalisation laws. Battling water cannons and tear-gas shells, the farmers entered Delhi last evening and are currently demonstrating in the city's North-West.
Last update: 05:59 GMT 28.11.2020
05:59 GMT 28.11.2020
US
Why Joe Biden Won't Tighten the Screws on China Despite His Assertive Rhetoric
Although Team Biden has vowed to continue exerting pressure on China, it is highly unlikely that they will actually dare to do this once they control the Oval Office, says Beijing-based political commentator Thomas Pauken. The potential Biden administration would not be in a position to dictate its terms to Beijing, he believes.
Last update: 07:51 GMT 28.11.2020
07:51 GMT 28.11.2020
Asia & Pacific
S Korean Spies Say DPRK Executed Lockdown Rule-Breakers, Shut Down Pyongyang in War With COVID-19
One official was reportedly executed for importing banned goods into the country amid increased customs controls at the border due to the pandemic. Another senior official was executed on charges of currency exchange fraud.
Last update: 05:40 GMT 28.11.2020
05:40 GMT 28.11.2020
World
COVID Live Updates: Global Cases Tally Exceeds 61,5Mln, According to Johns Hopkins University
The global death toll from the coronavirus has topped 1.44 million, over 61.9 million cases of the infection have been detected, and over 42.7 million people have recovered, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.
Last update: 05:52 GMT 28.11.2020
05:52 GMT 28.11.2020
World
US Officials Reportedly Claim Israel Behind Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Physicist
On Friday the Iranian Defence Ministry confirmed that a high-profile physicist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, had been assassinated in the north of Iran, in what is being treated as a terror attack. Tehran later added there were "serious indications of Israeli responsibility" in the elimination of its eminent nuclear scientist.
Last update: 06:26 GMT 28.11.2020
06:26 GMT 28.11.2020
Europe
Wave of New Bird Flu Strain Cause Swans to Bleed and Die in Britain
Dying swans were found circling and bleeding from their nostrils on Ulverston canal, Cumbria, in the northwest of England.
Last update: 01:24 GMT 28.11.2020
01:24 GMT 28.11.2020
US
United Airlines Reportedly Starts Charter Flights to Distribute Pfizer Vaccine Against COVID-19
US President Donald Trump earlier announced that the delivery of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer in partnership with BioNTech will kick off next week.
Last update: 02:04 GMT 28.11.2020
02:04 GMT 28.11.2020
US
Twitter Says Mistakenly Suspended Account of Pennsylvania Republican Senator
The senator accused the popular social media platform of censorship, gaining support from President Donald Trump, who himself has had numerous issues with the social media platform attaching "fact-checking" labels to his tweets.