Joe Biden Becomes 46th US President

Democrat Joe Biden has defeated Republican Donald Trump to become the 46^th US President.

He unseated the incumbent with a pledge to unify and mend the nation reeling from a worsening pandemic, faltering economy and deep political divisions.

Biden, 77, became the oldest president-elect in US history and the first to oust a sitting president after one term since Bill Clinton defeated Gearge H.W Bush in 1992.