Democrat Joe Biden inched nearer to victory on Thursday over Donald Trump in an exceedingly close U.S. election that hinged on razor-thin margins in a handful of states, while the Republican president launched a flurry of lawsuits hoping to slow down his opponent. Tensions rose in some...

Rafael Nadal battled past Australian Jordan Thompson in straight sets to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Thursday, as Diego Schwartzman moved within one win of securing an ATP Tour Finals debut. Top seed Nadal got the better of Thompson 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) to set up a last-eight clash...

Lebanon will demolish grain silos at Beirut port that were severely damaged in an enormous explosion in August because they are at risk of collapse, economy minister Raoul Nehme said Thursday. "The grain silos are damaged and more precisely, they pose a risk to public safety," the caretaker...

Turkey registered 2,311 more novel coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data released Thursday. The country's overall tally now stands at 386,820, the ministry said. Some 1,714 more patients recovered over the past day, raising the tally to...