State of the race: Five takeaways 17 days out from the US election | US Election 2024 News

State of the race: Five takeaways 17 days out from the US election | US Election 2024 News

It’s been another whirlwind week in United States politics. And with just over two weeks left in the presidential race, the candidates are preparing to make their final appeals to voters. What have Kamala Harris and Donald Trump — the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, respectively — been doing as…

Kamala Harris’s campaign flexes celebrity support in Detroit and Atlanta | US Election 2024 News

Kamala Harris’s campaign flexes celebrity support in Detroit and Atlanta | US Election 2024 News

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has deployed some of the music industry’s star power to rally voters in the final weeks before November’s presidential election. On Saturday, two of the Democratic nominee’s events were headlined by prominent musicians. At her first stop, in Detroit, Michigan, the singer and rapper…

Cuba struggles to get energy grid back online after nationwide blackout | Infrastructure News

Cuba struggles to get energy grid back online after nationwide blackout | Infrastructure News

The Cuban government has started to restore power to the millions of residents left in the dark during a nationwide power outage this week. On Saturday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel sought to reassure the country, amid the continuing struggles with the electrical grid. “We are working hard and tirelessly to…

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

Experts say it is not likely Trump’s shifting position will prompt abortion opponents to defect to Harris’s camp. But, they warn, there is a real risk that some could stay home on election day, rather than support Trump. For instance, one prominent anti-abortion rights activist, Lila Rose, has urged her…

Russia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in UAE-mediated swap | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in UAE-mediated swap | Russia-Ukraine war News

The exchange was the 58th to take place since the beginning of the war, Ukraine says. Russia and Ukraine have swapped 190 prisoners of war under a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. The exchange late Friday saw each side release 95 prisoners. Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that…

How Israel is trying to generate civil strife in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

How Israel is trying to generate civil strife in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Beirut, Lebanon – On October 14, Israel killed 22 people in the northern Lebanese village of Aitou in an air attack. Israel claimed it struck a “Hezbollah target” but the attack on a predominantly Christian town has made many wonder if Israel is expanding its war to chase down Hezbollah…

Gunmen kill two Mozambique opposition officials before election protests | Politics News

Gunmen kill two Mozambique opposition officials before election protests | Politics News

Podemos party’s lawyer Elvino Dias and party representative Paulo Guambe killed before protests against the disputed vote. Gunmen in Mozambique have killed a leading opposition politician’s lawyer and another opposition official, according to their party, before protests against a disputed election result. The attackers chased the car of Podemos party’s…

Middle East, Ukraine wars in focus as G7 defence ministers meet in Italy | Politics News

Middle East, Ukraine wars in focus as G7 defence ministers meet in Italy | Politics News

Italian defence minister warns global security framework is increasingly precarious due to competing world visions. The Group of Seven (G7) defence ministers are meeting in Italy against a backdrop of brewing tensions in the Middle East and the drawn-out conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The one-day gathering on Saturday marks…