Biden inches nearer to victory; Trump loses legal fights in Georgia, Michigan

Democrat Joe Biden crept nearer to victory over Donald Trump on Thursday in an exceedingly close U.S. election, while Trump's campaign lost court rulings in the states of Georgia and Michigan on Thursday, even as it vowed to bring a new lawsuit challenging what it called voting irregularities in Nevada.

Both candidates need 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Biden currently has 264 electoral votes, while Trump has 214. 

Biden said on Thursday he had no doubt he would defeat Trump and win the U.S. presidency, and asked everyone to stay calm as votes were counted.