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‘Trump’s call to top official voice of desperation’

Shawdesh Desk: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and other top Democrats swiftly denounced remarks that President Donald Trump made during an extraordinary hour-long phone call with Georgia’s Republican secretary of state,

UK blocks Assange’s extradition to US

Shawdesh desk: A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law,

Biden and Trump rally Georgia voters on eve of poll

In duelling rallies, President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have implored Georgia voters to turn out for elections on Tuesday that will decide which party controls the Senate.

Trump heard on tape urging state official to ‘find’ votes for him

Shawdesh Desk: President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s top election official, a fellow Republican, in an extraordinary phone conversation to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the Southern

Brexit: New EU trade arrangements to begin after Parliament vote

Shawdesh Desk: The post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU takes effect at 23:00 GMT on Thursday, after it was signed into law. Parliament overwhelmingly backed the agreement in

First US Congressmember dies of Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: A representative-elect from Louisiana died of Covid-19 Tuesday, the first member of the US Congress to succumb to the disease. Republican Luke Letlow, 41, had been elected to

UK records over 50,000 COVID-19 cases overnight

Shawdesh DEsk: Britain recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases overnight for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, according to official figures released Tuesday.

AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine approved for use in UK

Shawdesh dEsk: A coronavirus vaccine developed by drug firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University has been approved for use in Britain, the government said Wednesday, adding the mass rollout will start