WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday revoked security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan were among several others who had their security clearance revoked. …
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MINSK, Belarus | TASS | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he believes that the United States is not yet ready to elect a woman president. The US is “up for electing a black man as president, but America is not yet up for electing a woman,” he said, the BelTA news agency reported. …
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NEW YORK | TASS | Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is trailing Republican Donald Trump by just one point in the latest public opinion poll from Rasmussen Reports. According to it, 48% of respondents say they are going to vote for Trump in November’s presidential election, while 47% will …
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If the Democrats were to win the White House and both houses of Congress, they could implement fiscal policies with a simple majority COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | With polls suggesting that Kamala Harris has at least a 50% chance of winning next month’s US presidential election, questions about her …
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As a dedicated public servant who has demonstrated care, competence and an unwavering commitment to the Constitution, Ms. Harris stands alone in this race ANALYSIS | THE EDITORIAL BOARD | It is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump. He …
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Other than Biden, Americans must go way back to 1989 to find a president who would take office with more experience COMMENT | HEATHER HURLBURT | Freshman U.S. senators, presidential candidates, and sitting vice presidents are frequently advised to say as little as possible about foreign affairs, in order not to …
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Washington, US | BBC | With one viral line on cable TV – “these guys are just weird” – Tim Walz vaulted into contention for the job of Kamala Harris’s running mate in the US Presidential election. The 60-year-old brings with him a folksy, plain-spoken and sharp-tongued approach to …
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`Twice as good for half the respect’ ANALYSIS | CLARE CORBOULD | Mainstream media are surprisingly muted at the prospect of the world’s most powerful nation being led for the first time by a woman – specifically a woman of colour, Vice President Kamala Harris. Using past elections as our guide, …
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Weeklong trip highlights the continent’s rising strategic profile COVER STORY | Seth Onyango | Africa finds itself in the middle of a growing diplomatic vortex as the United States and its Western allies ramp up efforts to counterbalance the expanding clout of China and Russia. India, Turkey and Middle Eastern countries are …
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Will he turn on the charm or signal end of schmoozing? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 49 of 54 African leaders for a three-day summit scheduled for 13-15 December. Not invited are Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sudan, Mali, Eritrea, and Western Sahara. This means that …
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