WASHINGTON — American voters broadly agree that Vice President Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS, an independent research firm. Viewers of the debate voted in favour of Harris, 63% to 37%, saying she performed better. Prior to the debate, a poll […]
NEW YORK — The 79th session of the UN General Assembly kicked off in New York with the presence of the representatives of Palestine, which have been given a seat in the General Assembly Hall next to the UN member states. Palestine is not a full member of the 193 member UN body. The Palestinian […]
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes. Seeking to attract voters in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, the pair met union members in Pittsburg before standing side-by-side to […]
SAO PAULO — The Brazilian supreme court has ordered that X be suspended in the country after the social media platform failed to meet a deadline to appoint a legal representative in the country. Late on Friday afternoon, Justice Alexandre de Moraes – who has been engaged in a dispute with X’s owner, Elon Musk, […]
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES — Kamala Harris arrived in Chicago on Sunday ahead of her star turn at the Democratic National Convention, perhaps the most pivotal moment yet for her short but stunning election campaign against Donald Trump. The US vice president has reenergized the party after an astonishing month that has seen her replace President […]
WASHINGTON — Is America ready to elect a Black woman as its president? Vice President Kamala Harris, who will be officially confirmed as the Democratic US presidential nominee in Chicago next week, is betting that it is. “In my entire career, I’ve heard people say when I ran… people aren’t ready, it’s not your time, […]
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk has announced that a massive DDoS attack hit his livestream with former US President Donald Trump, forcing X owner to scale down the live audience. The interview was delayed as the glitch kept the users out of the livestream. “Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners […]
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said. Officials did not say if anyone was killed on the ground in the neighborhood where the plane landed in the city […]
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden discussed new American military deployments to counter Iranian threats of direct attack against Israel during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night. “The President reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s security against all threats from Iran, including its proxy terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,” […]
GEORGIA — US Vice President Kamala Harris has challenged Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to meet her on the debate stage. Harris made the remarks while addressing an enthusiastic crowd in Georgia on Tuesday (local time). She called out Trump for “pulling out” of the debate in November after Trump said he would “probably” debate […]