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Johnson, Macron and Merkel congratulate Biden during phone calls

The three European leaders each talked to US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, vowing to work together on "shared priorities" including climate change and multilateralism.

USA

US election crime prosecutor quits over order to probe alleged fraud

Attorney General William Barr authorised federal prosecutors on Monday to pursue "substantial allegations" of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite no evidence of widespread fraud.

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International observers see no fraud in 'historic' US vote

The report notes that due to COVID-19, mail-in votes and early votes combined accounted for over one-hundred million ballots ahead of election day.

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Trump campaign continues legal fight in key battleground states

Some Republican officials invoked the Trump mantra that only “legal votes” should be counted, but others emerged to counter the campaign narrative and urging voters to support the results.

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'Time to heal America': Joe Biden calls for unity in victory speech

President-elect Joe Biden reached out to Trump supporters in a bid to bridge the divide in a country driven apart by social and economic turmoil.

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'This isn't over!': Donald Trump's supporters refuse to accept defeat

At protests in cities across the US, Trump supporters railed against the news that Joe Biden is the President-elect, chanting "This isn’t over! This isn’t over!" and "Fake news!"

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Kamala Harris becomes first black woman, South Asian elected VP

Kamala Harris is the first black woman and South Asian to be elected Vice President of the United States.

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'Biden can bring back kindness': Democrats toast winning White House

"In 2016, we woke up crying," said Lola Faleit, a 26-year-old human resources manager in New York City. "Today we are celebrating."

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Biden transition team didn't wait for verdict to get busy

Well before Saturday's victory for Joe Biden, longtime aide Ted Kaufman had been leading efforts to ensure the former US vice president can begin building out a government in anticipation of a victory.

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Biden is taking office in the US, but what does it mean for Europe?

Here's what we know about what to expect next.

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Georgia Senate race goes to runoff after Republican drops below 50%

Senator David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff will have a runoff election in January in a crucial Senate race that could determine which party wins the majority.

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Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows diagnosed with coronavirus

Meadows is the latest White House official to be diagnosed with the disease after scores of aides, as well as the president and first lady, tested positive.

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Why has the Arizona vote led to different vote counts for Joe Biden?

Why are media outlets reporting different electoral college vote totals for Joe Biden and Donald Trump?

My Europe Series

Europe's week: US elections test both American and European unity

As Americans finally voted for their next president, experts on US and European relations explain what the result could mean for the continent.

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'I easily win!': Trump repeats baseless ballot fraud claim in US vote

In an extraordinary outburst, the US president again claimed the election was being 'stolen' from him and cast doubt on the integrity of the democratic process, but offered no evidence.

The Cube

How US election misinformation has led to real-world tensions

False claims online surrounding the US presidential election have led protestors to the streets and harassment of polling station officials.

The Cube

Debunked: Nevada did not stop counting ballots overnight

Nevada did not stop counting ballots overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday but instead stopped posting updates of the count.

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Trump 'does not have the authority to interfere' US election vote

Dan Wood is a professor of political science at Texas A&M university. He says The Founders Fathers created the system at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 as they did not trust democracy or the people to choose the right president.

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Josep Borrell says 'We must wait for a result' on US election results

European leaders have remained largely silent as the US continue to count its votes. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa was the only one to congratulate Donald Trump yesterday in a controversial tweet. But the EU's Foreign Affairs chief, Josep Borrell, said 'We must wait for a result.'

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Attempts to undermine public trust tarnished US election, says OSCE

The US election was "tarnished by legal uncertainty and unprecedented attempts to undermine public trust", said international observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).