Beyond abortion rights: Why did Kamala Harris lose women’s votes? | News

Beyond abortion rights: Why did Kamala Harris lose women’s votes? | News

Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election has signalled women’s rights – specifically the right to an abortion – was less of a key issue than expected for voters. This was the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark…

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him? | US Election 2024

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him? | US Election 2024

Donald Trump has many reasons to celebrate his victory in the United States presidential election, but one in particular stands out. The president-elect could now be freed of the criminal cases that have been hanging over him like a sword of Damocles – at the very least while he remains…

Trump to worsen our plight: Palestinian, Lebanese victims of Israel’s wars | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Trump to worsen our plight: Palestinian, Lebanese victims of Israel’s wars | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Deir el-Balah, Gaza, Palestine, and Beirut, Lebanon – Palestinian and Lebanese civilians are bracing for more devastation once Donald Trump begins his second term as president of the United States in January. While millions of Trump supporters celebrate his victory, many in the Middle East are looking on with trepidation….

‘Too early to rejoice’: Why Russia isn’t celebrating Trump win – yet | US Election 2024 News

‘Too early to rejoice’: Why Russia isn’t celebrating Trump win – yet | US Election 2024 News

When Donald Trump first took the United States presidency after winning the 2016 election, there were hopes in Moscow that the billionaire-turned-politician would be friendlier to Russia’s interests. It didn’t exactly play out that way. Despite indictments of multiple Trump associates over allegations that the Kremlin tried to sway elections in Trump’s favour,…

Iran’s Khamenei: Hamas and Hezbollah resistance means ‘defeat’ for Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran’s Khamenei: Hamas and Hezbollah resistance means ‘defeat’ for Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah are still fighting in Gaza and Lebanon signifies a defeat for Israel. Israel wished to uproot Hamas but “massacred people, showed its ugly face to the whole world, proved its malice, condemned and…

Don’t dare blame Arab and Muslim Americans for Trump’s victory | Israel-Palestine conflict

Don’t dare blame Arab and Muslim Americans for Trump’s victory | Israel-Palestine conflict

As the dust slowly settles on this election, and Kamala Harris stands before the wreckage of a campaign that failed to win over a single swing state, the Democratic Party and its liberal supporters are eagerly looking for someone, anyone, other than themselves to blame for their catastrophic defeat. And,…

Breaking the cycle of child physical punishment in the Philippines | Child Rights

Breaking the cycle of child physical punishment in the Philippines | Child Rights

In the Philippines, the Tagalog word “pamamalo” refers to the corporal punishment of children. This violent means of domestic punishment, which typically involves beating a child by hand or with the use of household objects, is widely believed to be an effective form of discipline. Multiple studies, however, have shown…

The Elon Musk effect: How Donald Trump gained from billionaire’s support | US Election 2024

The Elon Musk effect: How Donald Trump gained from billionaire’s support | US Election 2024

When Donald Trump declared his “magnificent victory” as the results of the United States presidential election trickled in, he reserved special praise for one man who has helped to catapult him back into the nation’s top job. “A star is born, Elon,” he said in a speech in West Palm…

Inflation versus wages: Trump’s stunning comeback explained in two charts | US Election 2024

Inflation versus wages: Trump’s stunning comeback explained in two charts | US Election 2024

EDITOR’S ANALYSIS The rise in prices under the Biden administration proved fatal to Kamala Harris’s election hopes. Of the many possible explanations for former US President Donald Trump’s stunning return to the White House, one towers above all others: the cost of living. In exit polls, 45 percent of voters…