Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump to claim the White House

RFI — Democrat Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States after clinching the decisive state of Pennsylvania on Saturday – but incumbent Donald Trump is showing no... Read more »

US Cuts Refugee Admissions, Creating Doubt for Tens of Thousands of Applicants

VOA — The United States will admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees for fiscal 2021, an all-time low, according to a notice the Trump administration published Friday in the Federal Register. The... Read more »

Trump, Without Evidence, Makes Vote Fraud Claims

VOA — WHITE HOUSE - A defiant president of the United States claimed without evidence Thursday that he was being cheated out of a second term. Read more »

Trump team mounts legal challenges to vote counting

DW — The Trump campaign has called on courts to stop vote counts in three states where he currently leads Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Trump's team also wants a... Read more »

Anxious World Watches the Countdown to US Election

VOA — Governments across the world are anxiously watching the race for the White House, as they prepare for either Republican Donald Trump securing a second term as U.S. president or for... Read more »

Iran’s Daily COVID-19 Deaths Hit Record; Health Official says True Toll Worse

VOA — DUBAI – Iran’s daily tally of coronavirus deaths hit a record high of 434 on Sunday, the Health Ministry announced, and the head of a top medical body said the... Read more »

According to Polls, Who’s Likelier to Win, Trump or Biden?

VOA — WASHINGTON – As the November 3 U.S. elections draw closer, opinion polls show presidential challenger Joe Biden is leading the incumbent, Donald Trump, by about 7 percentage points nationally. Poll... Read more »

Jailed Iranian Union Leader in Severe Pain, Getting Insufficient Care, Wife Says

VOA — An Iranian teachers union leader, who has been jailed in Iran since 2016 and whose prison term was recently extended by a decade, is receiving inadequate medical treatment for severe... Read more »

US Sanctions Target 11 Entities, 5 People for Violating Iran Sanctions

VOA — The U.S. Treasury and State departments on Thursday announced sanctions on 11 entities in Iran, China and Singapore for buying and selling Iranian petrochemicals.  In addition, the Justice Department announced... Read more »

Iran Parliament Speaker Contracts Virus as Deaths Surge

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran’s parliament speaker said that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a growing list of infected Iranian officials as the country again shattered its single-day... Read more »