It was Kamala Harris’s first public speech after incumbent Joe Biden withdrew from the United States presidential race — and the vice president spent much of it hailing her boss. “Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history,” Harris told a crowd assembled…
The West is seeing record immigration inflows, but far-right groups are blaming their economic grievances on refugees and asylum seekers. From Donald Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric to the wave of violence that has swept across England and Northern Ireland, the debate around the impact of immigration on local economies is heating…
NewsFeed The Biden administration has approved sending $20B worth of arms to Israel, even as the US publicly calls for restraint in the war on Gaza. Israel has used advanced weaponry to obliterate most of Gaza’s infrastructure and kill tens of thousands of Palestinians. Published On 14 Aug 202414 Aug…
When Kiribati broke ties with Taipei in 2019, it was a blow to Taiwan, despite the Pacific island nation’s small stature on the international stage. Taiwan had already lost six diplomatic allies to China in the years prior, including, just days earlier, the Solomon Islands, as Beijing stepped up its…
Omar defeated former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels in primary for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. Democratic United States Representative Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and an outspoken critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar, 41,…
More weapons transfers approved as Israel bombs Gaza and prepares for anticipated retaliatory strikes by Iran and Hezbollah. The United States has approved another $20bn in weapons transfers to Israel, despite concerns that Israeli forces are routinely violating international law in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The State Department…
The former US president and Republican nominee returns to the platform in a talk with Elon Musk. As recently as two years ago, Donald Trump and Elon Musk were public enemies – with Musk posting on his social media platform X: “I don’t hate the man, but it’s time for…
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic voices while simultaneously amplifying those of far-right extremists, even while claiming to be a “free speech absolutist”. While BlueSky, Meta’s Threads and others have gained…
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…
Since October of last year, 90 percent of Gaza’s population has been displaced, even as so-called ‘safe zones’ continue to be bombed. For more than 10 months, Palestinians in Gaza have faced relentless displacement due to Israel’s war on Gaza. The territory has become a patchwork of “safe zones”, forcing…
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