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WASHINGTON: The US election was plunged into chaos early Wednesday as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and sought Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting — even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voiced confidence in his own chances. In a divisive election cast under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 230,000 lives in the …

WASHINGTON: Despite retaining the House of Representatives, the path for Democrats to flip control of the US Senate narrowed sharply early Wednesday after two key Republicans facing tough reelection battles claimed victory. Democrats flipped two US Senate seats in western Colorado and Arizona states on Tuesday, networks projected. But the blue wave that many Democrats predicted may have crested there, …

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expected a “big win” and accused Democrats of trying to steal the election after rival Joe Biden also predicted victory. “We are up big, but they are trying to steal the election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the polls are closed,” Trump wrote on Twitter …

The US Election 2020 results have started to roll in in what may be the most “historic” election in America’s recent history. In breathless TV coverage, political analysts lay out predictions, while the world watches, glued to its television sets. But for some on Pakistan’s social media, the US election is the butt of all election jokes, with users sharing …

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump survived a scare in Texas, though Election Day ended without a verdict on whether his tumultuous presidency will continue for another term – or of the huge blue wave that Joe Biden’s supporters had hoped for. The former vice president held a substantial lead in national polls before the polls opened but that didn’t translate into …

LONDON: Germany led a tightening of coronavirus curbs in many parts of Europe while the Covid-19 crisis deepened in the United States on election eve. The virus has infected over 46 million people worldwide, with more than 1.2 million deaths, and the acute outbreaks in Europe and America are sparking further alarm about the state of the already devastated global …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday called for inter-faith harmony to deal with the disturbing rise of Islamophobia. He said this in a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, the Covid-19 pandemic and the Afghan peace process. The Foreign Office (FO) said Mr Qureshi expressed concern on the current …

KABUL: At least 22 people were killed when attackers stormed one of Afghanistan’s main universities on Monday, detonating a suicide bomb and spraying classrooms with bullets in a brazen hours-long assault claimed by militant Islamic State group. The attack on Kabul University, which came as violence surges across Afghanistan, marked the second time in less than two weeks that an …

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis took to the streets of the capital on Monday to call for action against France, the latest protest by Muslims opposed to French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of the right to publish cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him). France has been on edge since September when Charlie Hebdo weekly republished cartoons of …

WASHINGTON: Signature mat­ches. Late-arriving absentee votes. Drop boxes. Secrecy envelopes. Democratic and Republican lawyers already have gone to court over these issues in the run-up to Tuesday’s election. But the legal fights could take on new urgency, not to mention added vitriol, if a narrow margin in a battleground state is the difference between another four years for President Donald …