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Race to the White House: Trump vs. Harris on Economic Policies

The US elections extend beyond domestic concerns; their impact resonates worldwide due to the United States' power, wealth, and influence. With a gross domestic product approaching $28.8 trillion, the US is at the heart of global information, capital, goods, and services flows. Therefore, understanding the potential ramifications of the elections ...

US election : Trump Declares Victory

Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to "heal" the country Wednesday as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a stunning White House comeback. His exuberant speech came despite the fact that only Fox News had declared him the winner, with no other US networks having made the call so far. As jubilant supporters ...

Who are the US's Third Party Candidates?

A scion of the famed Kennedy family. A Green Party activist. A self-proclaimed "armed and gay" libertarian. The US presidential election is toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. However, the two-party system still left room this year for three fringe players who could yet influence an ultra-tight election on ...

Final Weekend of Intense Election Campaigning in the U.S

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the most tense US presidential campaign of modern times with a flurry of swing-state rallies that will test their stamina –- and ability to persuade the country's last undecided voters. Harris, bidding to become the country's first woman president, will use rallies in ...

Blinken Ends Latest Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Without Resolution

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...

Harris and Trump Make a Campaign Detour to Texas

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are departing from the well-trodden paths of key battleground states on Friday to venture into Texas—Harris to discuss abortion rights and Trump to address the migration crisis. The 60-year-old Democrat will hold a rally in Houston, where she is expected to be joined on stage by superstar Beyoncé. This follows a ...

Israel Has Moved Beyond Resolution 1701… What’s Next for Lebanon?

Has United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 been effectively set aside, with political discussions now focusing on a new international resolution or a revised version of the existing one? Such a step would aim to halt the escalating Israeli war on Lebanon, which is increasingly targeting civilians, residential neighborhoods, densely ...

Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall in the US

Hurricane Milton crashed into the Florida coast Wednesday, packing furious winds and triggering life-threatening storm surges across a region still reeling from another massive storm two weeks before. The weather front made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key hit a densely populated area on the US state's western coast. Milton ...

US Vice Presidential Contenders to Face Off in a Tense Debate

US vice presidential contenders J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off in what could be an unusually important undercard debate Tuesday as they compete for the decisive votes of the American heartland. The debate between Democrat Walz, the Minnesota governor chosen by Kamala Harris, and Republican Vance, the Ohio senator who is Donald Trump's running ...

Biden Gives Farewell Speech at DNC in Chicago

An emotional Joe Biden won a huge ovation as he gave a farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, after Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance to thank him for being an "incredible" president. "I love you," the tearful 81-year-old president told the crowd to deafening cheers, less than a month after dropping out ...