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Joe Bidens victory in battleground Wisconsin is scheduled to be certified Monday following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600vote margin over President Donald Trump.

An air strike killed a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards at the IraqSyria border sometime between Saturday and Sunday, Iraqi security and local militia officials said on Monday.

Presidentelect Joe Biden and Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris will begin receiving the nation's most sensitive secrets Monday as they prepare to assume office on Jan 20.

Pope Francis has cancelled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome's Christmas season on Dec. 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said on Monday.

While Biden’s transition to the White House appeared to be hitting its stride, the president-elect was hobbling after fracturing his foot while playing with his dog on Saturday.

Turkey's seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis returned to port on Monday from disputed Mediterranean waters, less than two weeks before a European Union summit where the bloc will evaluate possible sanctions against Ankara.

In its World Malaria Report 2020, the WHO said progress against the mosquito-borne disease was plateauing, particularly in African countries bearing the brunt of cases and deaths.

There were no reports of injuries or damage from the eruption in a remote part of the Southeast Asian archipelago.

Hundreds of handcuffed Salvadoran gang members were displayed before assembled reporters on Saturday, a vivid show of President Nayib Bukele's policy of confronting them and the violent crime they are accused of committing.

Greece reported 121 coronavirusrelated deaths on Saturday, a daily record, with hospitals in the north of the country under pressure as intensive care beds fill up with COVID19 patients.

Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous route used by migrants to try to reach the UK on small boats.

Across the globe, teams paid tribute to Diego Maradona on Saturday with moments of silence before European soccer games and a touching gesture from New Zealand's rugby team.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Saturday that military operations in northern Tigray region have been completed, shortly after he announced federal troops had seized full control of the regional capital Mekelle.

The Supreme Court is for now staying out of a dispute involving the state of Louisiana and a Baton Rougearea pastor charged with violating state coronavirus restrictions by repeatedly holding large church services.

El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have brought criminal charges against more than 700 members of crossborder criminal organizations, primarily the MS13 and 18th Street gangs, in a U.S.assisted effort, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.

A seventh member of the Pakistan cricket team in New Zealand has tested positive for COVID19 and will join other infected teammates in quarantine.