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US President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce the first people he has chosen for his cabinet later, as the transition of power gathers pace. Many of the choices, already announced, are Mr Biden’s colleagues from his years in the Obama administration. John Kerry will be climate envoy, while foreign policy …

A group of seven people have died after they drank hand sanitizer when they ran out of alcohol at a party in Russia. Two more are in a coma in an intensive care ward after also consuming the antiseptic hand wash, according to local reports. The incident happened in the …

Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs to be done”, even as he vowed to keep contesting his election defeat. The General Services Administration (GSA) said it …

Two out of the 13 new cardinals set to be appointed by Pope Francis on Saturday will miss the ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican said Monday. The Apostolic Vicar of Brunei, Cornelius Sim, and the Archbishop of Capiz in the Philippines, Jose Fuerte Advincula, will not be …

A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the president’s legal team a “national embarrassment”. President Trump has refused to concede the election, making unsubstantiated claims …

A judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in the battleground state. Judge Matthew Brann said the suit, which rested on allegations of irregularities, was “without merit”. The move paves the way for Pennsylvania to next week certify …

Boris Johnson’s adviser on the ministerial code has resigned after the PM backed Home Secretary Priti Patel over a bullying inquiry. The government’s standards adviser Sir Alex Allan found that Ms Patel’s behaviour had breached the code. But Mr Johnson rejected Sir Alex’s findings and said he had “full confidence” …

Donald Trump has had a fresh setback in his bid to overturn his loss in the US election as Michigan lawmakers indicated they would not seek to undo Joe Biden’s projected win in the state. Two Republican legislators pledged to follow “normal process” in validating the vote after a White …

A video circulating on social media shows a young man and lady beating a woman believed to be in her 60s. In a video released by the New York Police Department, it was seen that the woman was telling the young duo to wear their nose masks. This seemed not …

US President-elect Joe Biden has condemned Donald Trump’s refusal to accept defeat in the presidential election, saying it sent “a horrible message about who we are as a country”. Mr Biden said he was confident Mr Trump knew he was not going to win and had shown “incredible irresponsibility”. There …