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While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.
Voters in Tuvalu cast their votes to elect a new government, amid speculation that the Pacific micronation could switch diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing. IMAGES
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa leaves the Guayas governor's office building in the port city of Guayaquil after a meeting with officials from the State and Public Safety Council. Noboa imposed a state of emergency and nightly curfew following the escape from prison of gang boss Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito", and has vowed to wage "war" on the country's powerful criminal gangs. IMAGES
People protest and clash with police in front of the Congress of Guatemala as the swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Bernardo Arevalo was delayed. The Congress, controlled by his opponents, was locked in debate over the admission of new lawmakers. IMAGES
Protesters clash with police outside the Congress in Guatemala City as it dalayed the swearing-in ceremony of Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo. IMAGES
Libertarian Javier Milei arrives at the Argentine Congress in the capital Buenos Aires to be sworn in as the country's next president. IMAGES
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