The United States reported a record number of new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, topping 100,000 for the first time.
Donald Trump is battling through the courts as he seeks to keep alive his diminishing hopes of retaining the White House.
Thousands of people took to the streets across the US as protesters from Arizona to Pennsylvania fought over whether votes should continue to be counted in the hotly contested election.
Ethiopia has mobilised for war in the northern Tigray region, dashing international hopes of averting a conflict between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government and the powerful ethnic faction that led the ruling coalition for decades.
Control of the US Senate hung in the balance last night, a cliffhanger created after Republicans trounced Democratic challengers in crucial states but failed to lock down the seats needed to retain their tenuous majority.
President Emmanuel Macron has called for a strengthening of border controls in the European Union's Schengen zone following recent Islamist attacks in France and Austria.
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, a wartime hero turned politician, resigned with immediate effect yesterday after learning that a tribunal in The Hague had confirmed a war crimes indictment against him.
