After Joe Biden wins US presidential election, what happens next?
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Qatar Airways welcomes UK court’s judgement in Al Arabiya case
English high court dismisses UAE-based channel's arguments to contest court's competence, says it has jurisdiction.
Alex Trebek, long-running Jeopardy! host, dies at 80
Trebek, who last year announced he had advanced pancreatic cancer, died at his US home surrounded by family and friends.
France’s Le Drian in Egypt amid tensions over prophet cartoons
Foreign minister arrives in Cairo for talks with top officials following outcry over caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.
Storm Eta hits Cuba, expected to be hurricane and strike Florida
Tropical storm made landfall in Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 100km/h and was headed for southern Florida.
Turkish finance minister Berat Albayrak resigns: Instagram post
Resignation of Albayrak, who is also President Erdogan's son-in-law, comes a day after central bank governor was sacked.
Battle for US Senate control awaits in Georgia after Biden win
Senate seats in southern US state headed to runoffs on January 5 which could decide the balance of power in Washington.
What will a Biden presidency mean for Iran?
Democratic nominee's win boosts hopes of revitalising Iran nuclear deal - but undoing Trump years will not be easy.
Jordan to elect new parliament amid deepening economic crisis
Some 4.5 million people eligible to vote will cast their ballots for candidates to fill the 130-member chamber.
Biden plans for office as Trump refuses to concede: Live updates
The Biden team has started a transition website and Twitter account, and is set to appoint a coronavirus working group.
Gun battle in Kashmir kills four Indian soldiers, three rebels
The fighting took place near the de facto border separating Indian and Pakistan-controlled areas of Kashmir.
Ethiopian PM sacks top officials as Tigray conflict mounts
Abiy Ahmed fires his army chief and other high aides, as reports of causalities continue to rise in Tigray.
Amid vote drama, Africans keen to help US with ‘electoral reform’
People in African countries react with mix of 'schadenfreude and horror' at this week's events in the US.
Thai police use water cannon on protesters in Bangkok
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters try to deliver letters about their political grievances to the Thai king.
In Pictures: Indians celebrate Kamala Harris’s US election win
Kamala Harris, 56, is the daughter of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father who both immigrated to the US to study.
Joe Biden ‘no saviour’ of the Palestinians
Palestinians eye restoration of US relations but scepticism abounds that Biden's election win marks a strategic change.
Jordan’s elections explained in 500 words
Elections were first held in 1989 but Parliament's power remains limited with the king choosing the PM and the senate.
Eritrea, Tigray and Ethiopia’s brewing civil war
Fears grow fighting between Ethiopia's federal army and Tigray forces could draw in outside involvement.
Iranian officials react to Biden victory in US presidential race
As politicians in Iran welcomed Donald Trump's defeat, some were sceptical about the prospects of improved relations.
How will a Biden presidency impact NATO and Brexit?
Joe Biden vowed to reverse some of Trump's moves against multilateral agreements like the Paris climate accord.