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Reactions to Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s debate performances
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump faced off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election. Below are reactions from political strategists, politicians, and…
Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed Tuesday in the pair's first and so far only scheduled debate of the 2024 election campaign.
Harris, the US vice president and Democratic Party candidate, and Trump, the Republican nominee, traded…
US stands with Venezuelan opposition candidate who fled to Spain: Blinken
Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia -- who has fled the country to seek asylum in Spain -- "remains the best hope for democracy" in the troubled South American nation, the US secretary of state said on X on Sunday.…
China says to hold military drills with Russia this month
China said Monday it would hold joint military drills with Russia this month, as the allies deepen ties that have seen NATO dub Beijing an "enabler" of Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Naval and air forces will take part in the "North-Joint…
Yagi slams into south China
Super Typhoon Yagi slammed into China's Hainan island yesterday, bringing windspeeds of over 230 kilometres an hour in what is set to be the strongest storm to hit the region in more than a decade.
Hainan province evacuated more than…
June-August hottest months ever: report
The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures on record, beating 2023's high and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever recorded, the EU's climate monitor said yesterday.
The data from the Copernicus Climate Change…
Curtain raises on 2024 US election
The first ballots for the US election were slated to go out to voters yesterday, two months ahead of what looks set to be a photo finish between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
The closely fought battleground state of North Carolina…
Xi promises $50b for Africa
Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday pledged more than $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit…
14-year-old boy kills four in US school shooting
A 14-year-old boy killed four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia yesterday, law enforcement said.
The suspected shooter -- also a student at the school --…
‘Main’ goal is to capture Ukraine’s Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said his main aim in Ukraine after 30 months of fighting was to capture the eastern Donbas area -- and claimed that Ukraine's Kursk counter-offensive had made that easier.
Putin was speaking…