![Ethiopian refugees who fled the Tigray conflict ask for plastic sheets at the Um Rakuba refugee camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref state, on December 5, 2020 [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/000_8WJ9M8.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
![Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has lead Trump's unsuccessful effort to challenge election results in court [Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20337832703115.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Relatives mourn during the funeral of Palestinian teenager Ali Abu Alia in al-Mughayyir village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-05T094810Z_456442850_RC2XGK9KQK6F_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-VIOLENCE-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![The UK and EU are still trying to iron out stubborn differences over fishing rights in UK waters, fair competition and ways to solve future disputes as the clock ticks down to a year-end deadline [File: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/21e56488f2fd491d9998f32fcd74494d_18.jpeg?resize=120%2C80)
![A voter casts her ballot during elections to choose members of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20341570872838.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Protesters in Manchester show their support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Western countries have viewed developments in the territory with alarm and the US is now set to impose new sanctions on a number of Chinese officials according to Reuters [File: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/6de49d04c796469982a83f495cb9a461_18.jpeg?resize=120%2C80)
![Hopewell Chin'ono: 'Fighting corruption is something that we should all do, and it's not my fight alone' [File: Jekesai Njikizana/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/000_8VQ48Q.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Fiery remarks by Saudi Prince Turki bin Faisal appeared to catch Israel's foreign minister off guard [Mazen Mahdi/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/000_8WK89X.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![A container carrying doses of the CoronaVac vaccine is unloaded in Sao Paolo last month [Nelson Almeida/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/000_8WD3PR.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![The He Art Museum was designed by Tadao Ando in Foshan, a city better known for its factories [Michael Standaert/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AJE-China-HEM-spiral-roof.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has lead Trump's unsuccessful effort to challenge election results in court [Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20337832703115.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
Georgia governor rebuffs Trump attempt to overturn vote
Officials in the state say they will not help the president with a ploy to overturn Joe Biden’s victory.
![President Donald Trump reportedly called Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to ask him to help overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state [Jonathan Ernst/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2018-11-04T215515Z_1411437538_RC1B0FE9DC20_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Coronavirus pandemic
![On Thursday, Iran said it exceeded one million coronavirus cases [Atta Kenare/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/000_8W74KW.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Russian medical worker, right, administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia [Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20340376162148.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Nearly 65 million people globally have been infected by COVID-19 [Remo Casilli/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-03T130000Z_904905887_RC2PFK9BOIRY_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Officials in personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare for the cremation of two people who died from COVID-19 in Bali in October [Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/Antara Foto via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-10-12T044405Z_84068889_RC2SGJ9PSV9L_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDONESIA.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![More than 180 countries have joined Covax, a global collaboration working with manufacturers to distribute vaccines equitably [File:Susana Vera/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-03T111224Z_590155515_RC2NFK9OO0SA_RTRMADP_3_GLOBAL-POY-COVID.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Children have a more active immune system and can have a stronger reaction compared with adults [Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-11-20T150036Z_1297396388_RC237K9D5UE5_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-FLU.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Greek police detain dozens to stop march in memory of slain teen
Demonstrators tried to defy COVID-19 ban to pay tribute to Alexandros Grigoropoulos, who was killed by police in 2008.
![Protesters shout slogans after being detained in Athens during a rally marking the killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos 12 years ago [Yorgos Karahalis/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20341516137398.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
‘Final throw of the dice’: UK, EU to resume Brexit trade talks
Negotiators to meet in last-ditch attempt to strike a post-Brexit deal before transition agreement ends on December 31.
![The sides have yet to agree on fishing rights, fair-trade rules and an enforcement mechanism [File: Isabel Infantes/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/000_1K51HB.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Opinion
As water becomes more scarce, new futures trade provides buffer
Starting this week, farmers can hedge against water shortages, while others could make money betting on rising prices.
![Climate change, drought, population growth and pollution will probably make water scarcity, and how it is priced, a source of debate, analysts say [File: Adriana Loureiro Fernandez/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/366514174.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Romania election too close to call, exit polls show
Governing National Liberal Party and leftist Social Democrats neck and neck in vote held amid strict COVID-19 measures.
![An elderly woman casts her vote in the village of Sabareni, Romania, on Sunday, December 6, 2020 [Alexandru Dobre/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20341608047535.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Biden to meet with US vaccine programme head this week
The president-elect says he has not seen a detailed plan from the Trump administration on vaccine distribution.
![A member of the Idaho National Guard checks in a patient for an outdoor COVID-19 test at Primary Heath Medical Group's clinic in Boise, Idaho [Otto Kitsinger/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20337715358857.jpg?resize=570%2C380)