The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

Prospects of strong outcome appear dim but there is hope the talks will address pressing issue of climate finance

Guardian analysis suggests Harris underperformed compared with 2020 – but in the states that mattered most it was Trump’s gains that won him the White House

President-elect Donald Trump has not said what he would do on student loan forgiveness, leaving millions of borrowers facing uncertainty over what will happen with their payments once President Joe Biden leaves office

While a list of usual suspects crowds the top, oddsmakers also included some creative predictions for who will become president in four years

As the war enters its 987th day, these are the main developments.

Donald Trump was elected US president this week. Despite vastly outspending her opponent and drafting a galaxy of celebrities to her cause – Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, Taylor Swift – Democratic candidate Kamala Harris lost the Electoral College, the popular vote and all the swing states.

A late start, a failure to differentiate herself from Biden, and the loss of key voting groups made victory impossible.

Kamala Harris did not escape blame for the decisive loss to Donald Trump, but a failure to distance herself from Joe Biden was held up as a cause by some

Here are the stories making headlines to round out the working week.

‘How to lose a Tony in under 30 characters,’ a disappointed Broadway fan wrote

If you care about saving Earth from catastrophe, you might be feeling a little down about the re-election of Donald Trump as United States president. Undeniably, his return to the White House is a real setback for climate action.