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Pope congratulates Joe Biden in phone call Pope Francis spoke with Joe Biden by telephone Thursday to offer “blessings and congratulations” to the US president-elect on his victory, the Democrat’s transition team said in a statement. In this file photo taken on September 24, 2015, Pope Francis waves, next to…

The head of the catholic church worldwide, Pope Francis on Thursday, congratulated Joe Biden as the president-elect of the United States of America. According to a statement by Biden’s transition team, the Pope offered his blessing and congratulations to Biden. The statement revealed that “The president-elect thanked His Holiness for…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Edward B. Foley in The Washington Poston the maths behind the madnessRelax. Biden will be sworn in Jan. 20“Biden has passed a magic number - not 270, but 50:…

By Andy MukherjeeFor all the hype around “Howdy Modi” and “Namaste Trump,” the U.S.-India economic relationship has been backsliding the last four years. To move forward, Joe Biden must steer the conversation away from tariffs, an obsession of his predecessor. The big opportunity for the likes of Apple Inc., Facebook…

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden has named Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff. Mr. Klain, who has a long history with Mr. Biden, was widely considered to be the frontrunner for the job. “Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we have worked…

3.12am GMT03:12 Summary Donald Trump has still not conceded, as his campaign pursues longshot legal challenges and his Republican allies insist he has a right to challenge the results. The president has continued to spread misinformation to spread doubt about the legitimacy of the elections. A USPS whistleblower who alleged…

On Monday, Joe Biden, the President-elect, unveiled the members of his coronavirus task force and warned of a “dark winter” ahead. Even as encouraging news emerged about a potential vaccine, case numbers have continued to climb in alarming fashion. The flip side of the virus’s rapid spread is heightened concern…

US president-elect Joe Biden has implored Americans to "wear a mask" to help fight the spread of coronavirus, as the country passed 10 million confirmed cases.The country hit the milestone on Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, as infections continue to rise in nearly every state.Mr Biden…

Americans across the nation’s blue states headed out into the streets to celebrate as Pennsylvania was called in favour of Joe Biden on Saturday, while red states mourned the end of four years of Donald Trump.Acknowledging this national divide in his first speech after victory was declared, the Democratic challenger vowed not to…

America's new soon-to-be president Joe Biden has started his first day of business by going to church.Wearing a light blue mask, he arrived at Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic church near his home in Wilmington, Delaware, accompanied by daughter Ashley and teenage grandson Robert "Hunter" Biden II -…