Biden slams Trump for attacks on Haitian Americans: ‘This has to stop’ | US Election 2024 News

Biden slams Trump for attacks on Haitian Americans: ‘This has to stop’ | US Election 2024 News

President Joe Biden has denounced election-season attacks on the Haitian American community in the United States, calling out Republican leaders for fear-mongering. Speaking on Friday at a White House brunch billed as a “celebration of Black excellence”, Biden warned that Haitian Americans were a “community that’s under attack in our…

Senegal’s Faye dissolves parliament and sets elections for November | Politics News

Senegal’s Faye dissolves parliament and sets elections for November | Politics News

The president, citing reform roadblocks, said working with the opposition-led assembly had become difficult. Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the opposition-led parliament, paving the way for snap elections six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform. Faye said working with the assembly had grown difficult…

Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next president? | Politics

Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next president? | Politics

Colombo, Sri Lanka – It was an unlikely invitation from the Indian government. In early February, Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited New Delhi to meet the South Asian giant’s foreign minister, national security adviser and senior diplomats. The 55-year-old Sri Lankan politician is not in government. National People’s Power, the political alliance…

Trump says there will be no more debates after first Harris face-off | Donald Trump News

Trump says there will be no more debates after first Harris face-off | Donald Trump News

The former US president’s response comes despite the Harris campaign’s challenge for another debate after her strong showing. This week’s presidential debate between former United States President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was one of the most watched events of the election season: The broadcast attracted over 67…

US city receives bomb threat after Trump spread false anti-immigrant claims | Migration News

US city receives bomb threat after Trump spread false anti-immigrant claims | Migration News

Racist rumours continue to spread, with members of local Haitian community expressing concern for their safety. Municipal officials in the city of Springfield, Ohio, have announced that the town’s city hall was evacuated due to a bomb threat, as conservative lawmakers in the United States continue to spread false claims…

US imposes sanctions on Maduro allies over ‘illegitimate’ election results | Nicolas Maduro News

US imposes sanctions on Maduro allies over ‘illegitimate’ election results | Nicolas Maduro News

Washington, DC – The United States has imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan judicial and election officials whom it accuses of helping President Nicolas Maduro certify his controversial election win earlier this year. The penalties on Thursday targeted the leaders of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ),…

Five takeaways from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s US presidential debate | US Election 2024 News

Five takeaways from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s US presidential debate | US Election 2024 News

The debate between United States Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump started with a handshake and ended with the candidates painting one another as awful leaders who should not be elected. Harris and Trump traded barbs for more than 90 minutes on Tuesday, in a debate that…

Trump-Harris face-off: Do presidential debates change voter preferences? | US Election 2024 News

Trump-Harris face-off: Do presidential debates change voter preferences? | US Election 2024 News

United States Vice President and Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris will face off against former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump for their first — and potentially only — presidential debate before November’s election. The two have never met before.  Trump had previously debated President Joe Biden on June 27. Biden…

Jordan elections: How will electoral reforms impact the September 10 polls? | Elections News

Jordan elections: How will electoral reforms impact the September 10 polls? | Elections News

Amman, Jordan – Citizens will vote in historic elections for the Parliament of Jordan’s 138-seat lower house on Tuesday. The parliamentary elections are the first since the 2022 constitutional amendments and the implementation of new laws governing elections and political parties aimed at democratisation and increasing the role of political…

Poll suggests Trump, Harris in a tie ahead of first presidential debate | US Election 2024 News

Poll suggests Trump, Harris in a tie ahead of first presidential debate | US Election 2024 News

According to polls, Trump is leading Harris nationally by 48 to 47 percent, well within the margin of error. The US presidential race remains neck-and-neck according to polls released two days before Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold their first – and potentially only – televised debate. The latest polling…