Why do US parties hold presidential conventions? What to know, in 500 words | US Election 2024 News

Why do US parties hold presidential conventions? What to know, in 500 words | US Election 2024 News

EXPLAINER Conventions are where US political parties officially choose their presidential candidates. But how do they work? One by one, states across the United States hold primaries and caucuses in the lead-up to a presidential election, allowing voters to weigh in on their favourite major-party candidates. But those state-level votes…

Trump returns to X with two-hour Elon Musk chat hit by technical glitch | US Election 2024 News

Trump returns to X with two-hour Elon Musk chat hit by technical glitch | US Election 2024 News

United States Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump has returned to the social media platform X as he attempts to recover from a rocky couple of weeks on the campaign trail. On Monday, he marked the occasion by sitting down for a chat on Spaces with platform owner…

Rwanda’s Kagame sworn in for fourth term after 99 percent election win | Elections News

Rwanda’s Kagame sworn in for fourth term after 99 percent election win | Elections News

President Paul Kagame secures himself another five years in power, pledging to ‘consolidate national unity’ amid criticism from opposition. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been sworn in for a fourth term after sweeping to victory in an election last month with more than 99 percent of the vote. Several dozen…

President Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela for 10 days | Social Media News

President Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela for 10 days | Social Media News

Row with social media platform owner Elon Musk escalates after Maduro was declared the winner of last month’s election. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a 10-day ban on social media platform X amid an uproar in the country over a disputed election. Accusing X owner Elon Musk of “inciting…

Can Kamala Harris help Democrats regain lost Black votes? | US Election 2024 News

Can Kamala Harris help Democrats regain lost Black votes? | US Election 2024 News

Barely a week after President Joe Biden dropped out from the US presidential race, his deputy Kamala Harris emerged as the top contender to get the Democratic nomination following a string of endorsements from senior party leaders, including former President Barack Obama. Other prominent Democrats who have thrown their weight…

Bangladesh economy under pressure amid ‘uncharted’ political turmoil | Sheikh Hasina News

Bangladesh economy under pressure amid ‘uncharted’ political turmoil | Sheikh Hasina News

Hopes that interim government under Muhammad Yunus can restore stability and address country’s inequalities. The student protests that have rocked Bangladesh since July 1 and led Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee in the middle of the night in a helicopter to New Delhi have battered the domestic economy, with…

‘Fight for our future’: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz hold first rally | US Election 2024 News

‘Fight for our future’: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz hold first rally | US Election 2024 News

Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s candidate for November’s United States presidential election, has held her first rally with running mate Tim Walz, describing their campaign as a “fight for our future”. The two took the stage in Pennsylvania to Beyonce’s Freedom just hours after Harris named Walz, the governor of…

Venezuela launches probe against opposition leaders Gonzalez, Machado | Elections News

Venezuela launches probe against opposition leaders Gonzalez, Machado | Elections News

Opposition leader and presidential candidate face an investigation over their appeal to the army and the police ‘to take the side of the people’. A criminal investigation has been launched in Venezuela against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and its leader Maria Corina Machado for announcing an election…

US candidate Jill Stein considering vocal Palestine advocates for VP spot | US Election 2024 News

US candidate Jill Stein considering vocal Palestine advocates for VP spot | US Election 2024 News

United States Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is considering three Palestinian rights advocates, including two Arab Americans, to be her running mate in the elections, her campaign has confirmed. The vice president announcement will be made during a livestream rally on Thursday, the Stein campaign told Al Jazeera. The…

Venezuela opposition leader joins protests against election results | Elections News

Venezuela opposition leader joins protests against election results | Elections News

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has joined her supporters protesting in the streets of Caracas against contested national election results, as demonstrators marched across the country. Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital on Saturday, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support…