Trump says he'll leave if Electoral College seats Biden
Posted on Friday November 27, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden's victory -- even as he insisted such a decision would be a "mistake" -- as he spent his Thanksgiving renewing baseless claims that "massive fraud" and crooked officials in battleground states caused his election defeat.

New Justice Amy Coney Barrett casts deciding vote to block N.Y. limit on religious gatherings
Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

With coronavirus cases surging again nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court barred New York from enforcing certain limits on attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit by the virus. The justices split 5-4 late Wednesday night, with new Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the majority.

Azerbaijan slams French Senate's vote on Nagorno-Karabakh
Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

Azerbaijani officials have criticized a resolution adopted by the French Senate that urges the French government to recognize the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent republic.

London dodges toughest virus rules as England lockdown ends
Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

London will escape the tightest restrictions once England's national coronavirus lockdown ends next week, the government said Thursday, but major cities including Manchester and Birmingham face at least two more weeks of tough rules.

Ethiopian PM says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital
Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he warned the city's half-million residents to stay indoors and disarm.