Dem megadonor Alex Soros says Trump won presidency because he was ‘underestimated’
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Dem megadonor Alex Soros says Trump won presidency because he was ‘underestimated’

The son of far-left Democratic billionaire kingmaker George Soros said President-elect Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris because he’s a “super candidate” his party underrated. “Too many Democrats are fighting each other over campaign tactics because it is easier than accepting that Trump was underestimated as a candidate,” Alex…

Zelensky confident Ukraine’s war with Russia ‘certain’ to end with Trump in office
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Zelensky confident Ukraine’s war with Russia ‘certain’ to end with Trump in office

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is confident his country’s war with Russia will resolve quickly once President-elect Donald Trump replaces the Harris-Biden administration. “Certainly, with the policies of this team that will now lead the White House, the war will end sooner,” Zelensky said in a radio interview with the Ukrainian…

Bill Maher Skewers Democrats Over ‘Stupid’ Policies That Got Trump Elected
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Bill Maher Skewers Democrats Over ‘Stupid’ Policies That Got Trump Elected

HBO host Bill Maher didn’t hold back during his latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, delivering a scathing critique of the Democratic Party for “doubling down” on the same strategies that contributed to their recent election defeat. In a pointed monologue, Maher accused some Democrats of being “stupid,”…

Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests | Protests News

Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests | Protests News

Head of Central Electoral Commission is doused with black paint during unruly session as protesters gathered outside. Thousands of people are protesting in Georgia after the election commission confirmed the governing party as the winner of last month’s disputed parliamentary polls. The Caucasus nation’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said on…

Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year | Elections News

Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year | Elections News

Transitional leader urges voters to back draft charter, which proposes changes that include presidential term limits. Gabon is voting in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution that would pave the way to democratic rule after the military deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba last year, ending 55 years…

Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners | Mining News

Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners | Mining News

Government initially closed a shaft to deprive undocumented miners it called ‘criminal’ of food, water and medicine. Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine in the town of Stilfontein in South Africa. Local…

Dutch coalition gov’t survives after minister quits over Amsterdam violence | Politics News

Dutch coalition gov’t survives after minister quits over Amsterdam violence | Politics News

Junior Finance Minister Nora Achahbar unexpectedly resigned to protest alleged racist comments by some cabinet members. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s right-wing coalition government has survived despite the resignation of a minister over alleged racist comments by cabinet colleagues related to clashes in Amsterdam between Israeli football fans and Palestinian…

Bill Clinton talks ‘odd’ Jeffrey Epstein in new memoir ‘Citizen’
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Bill Clinton talks ‘odd’ Jeffrey Epstein in new memoir ‘Citizen’

Bill Clinton has denied ever visiting Jefferey Epstein’s infamous private island in the Caribbean, but admitted to flying on the “odd” late pedophile’s plane in 2002 and 2003. The former president addressed his controversial ties with Epstein in his upcoming memoir “Citizen,” claiming that he used the financier’s private plane…

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides | Elections News

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides | Elections News

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Abdul Rahuman Seyyadu Sulaiman, 56, wanted to be heard. As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake left the polling station at the Abeysingharama Temple in Maradana, Colombo, on Thursday, Sulaiman called out to him, urging him to stop and listen to his grievances. The police quickly accosted…

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News

The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, the conference also served as a swan song for…