![President-elect Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the US election more than two weeks ago [Tom Brenner/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-19T214340Z_136682487_RC2L6K9Z6HC8_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
![Staff at the mAbxience laboratory - chosen by AstraZeneca for its Latin American production of the COVID vaccine - working in the company's plant in Garin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2020 [Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/428a850c9b374edd93bb53dcfc4271b9_18-e1606141163970.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
![Israeli media quoted multiple Israeli officials as saying that Netanyahu and the head of the Mossad spy agency, Yossi Cohen, 'flew yesterday to Saudi Arabia, and met Pompeo and MBS in the city of Neom' [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-23T102453Z_166146659_RC2Y8K9MV1OE_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-SAUDI.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![The UK says it is considering the removal of its judges from Hong Kong's Final Court of Appeal amid concern about the territory's autonomy [Jerome Favre/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/h_56515360.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Top Glove worker hostels west of Kuala Lumpur have been under a strict lockdown for a week. Now the government has ordered phased factory closures so all staff can be tested for COVID-19 [Ahmad Yusni/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/h_56502571.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![The US has surpassed 12 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, as infections surge in the colder months [Seth Wenig/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20302726697143-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![With potential COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, airlines are pushing for the implementation of mandatory inoculation and pre-flight testing [File: Bing Guan/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/366230215.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Children play next to the market in Humera. [Eduardo Soteras/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/000_8VP6LT.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![An investigation was launched after a newborn infant was found in a trash bin in Doha's airport on October 2 [File: Deepa Babington/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/c900af35d9074edf951cf808371d5981_18.jpeg?resize=120%2C80)
![Wang Yi's visit to Tokyo is expected to focus largely on trade [File: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2019-07-18T002429Z_1517312760_RC126C13F680_RTRMADP_3_JAPAN-ECONOMY-TANKAN.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Staff at the mAbxience laboratory - chosen by AstraZeneca for its Latin American production of the COVID vaccine - working in the company's plant in Garin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2020 [Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/428a850c9b374edd93bb53dcfc4271b9_18-e1606141163970.jpeg?resize=120%2C80)
Coronavirus pandemic
![The US has surpassed 12 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, as infections surge in the colder months [Seth Wenig/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20302726697143-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![A senior US health official says the first coronavirus vaccines could be administered to the most vulnerable groups of people by mid-December [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-01T200018Z_641573984_RC2KUJ9AFLG9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-VACCINE.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Families reunite as the first plane from Sydney arrives in Melbourne after the opening of state borders [James Ross/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/h_56515349.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Officials have warned that a delay in the presidential transition could affect vaccine distribution [File: Dado Ruvic/Illustration via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/vaccine.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![The coronavirus outbreak in the UK has led to business closures and severe restrictions [File: Simon Dawson//Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-07T171846Z_1581695549_RC2TDJ94E478_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-BUDGET-OBR.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Child safety: US watchdog names ’10 Worst Toys’ for 2020
Calico Critters Nursery Friends and Star Wars Mandalorian Darksaber among toys named as potentially harmful to kids.
![Compounding the toy safety challenge this year are the coronavirus pandemic's social-distancing restrictions, which are forcing parents and caregivers to keep children at home and entertained, says toy safety group WATCH [File: David Williams/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/366195749.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
England to allow up to 4,000 fans at elite sports events
Under tier system, spectators to be allowed to attend outdoors events in highly limited numbers next month.
![As part of new COVID-19 restrictions, 2,000 fans or 50 percent of a stadium's capacity - whichever is lower - can attend sporting events in tier two areas [File: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-19T123909Z_1054980190_RC2C6K9SRYS2_RTRMADP_3_GLOBAL-POY-SPORTS-2020.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Opinion
Where things stand with Trump and the US election
Michigan certifies results as President Trump’s legal challenges and vote recounts continue weeks after Election Day.
![Employees of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections process ballots on November 4, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States [File: Brandon Bell/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-06T163910Z_806628779_RC2SXJ9TVJ96_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-GEORGIA-RECOUNT.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Mozambique, Tanzania join forces to tackle Cabo Delgado violence
Neighbouring countries to launch joint operations in battle against ISIL-linked fighters in border region.
![Over three years, more than 2,200 people have been killed in Cabo Delgado province [File: Joaquim Nhamirre/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2a09dad5d01d4b20a28cf1c28bcf330b_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Turkey summons EU, German, Italian envoys over vessel search bid
Turkey protests over ‘unauthorised action, carried out using force,’ as Germany says search was in line with protocol.
![A screen grab captured from a video purportedly taken by the crew during the search [Anadolu]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201123_2_45506108_60003588_Web.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
GM drops support for Trump legal fight over CA emissions rules
GM withdraws support for Trump administration’s legal battle with California over power to set vehicle emissions rules.
!['We believe the ambitious electrification goals of the President-elect, California, and General Motors are aligned to address climate change by drastically reducing automobile emissions,' said General Motors chief Mary Barra in a letter on Monday [File: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/335698393.jpg?resize=570%2C380)