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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 ...

Dollar Soars, Bitcoin Hits Record as Trump Leads Key Swing States

The dollar surged and bitcoin hit a record high Wednesday as traders bet on a victory for Donald Trump as he picked up key swing states needed to take the White House, ramping up bets on fresh tax cuts, tariffs and rising inflation. While polls had shown the race on a knife edge, the Republican appeared to be faring better than his Democratic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harris and Trump Both Hold Rallies in Key Swing State

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will lead dueling rallies Friday in Michigan, a crucial battleground state where Arab American voters angered by US support for Israel may hold the key to a deadlocked race. The killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar drew optimism from Vice President Harris for a Gaza ceasefire, but Israel quickly said his death is not ...

Donald Trump's Tumultuous Past Explored in New Biopic 'The Apprentice' Released Before Elections

The explosive Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice will debut in US theaters this Friday. Filmmakers are betting it will attract audiences in a nation deeply divided, just weeks before Trump faces Kamala Harris in a crucial electoral showdown. The film, spotlighting the Republican candidate’s early years, has elicited legal threats from Trump’s ...

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 ...