Trump attacks Harris’s racial identity

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country’s largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Harris unchallenged as Democrats vote for presidential nominee

Less than two weeks after Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, his 52-year-old vice president is in full control of the party
1 August 2024, 06:00 AM

Trump attacks Harris's racial identity, says she opted to 'turn Black'

Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to "turn Black" for political gain, as he attacked his Democratic White House rival during a combative interaction with African American journalists in Chicago
1 August 2024, 04:39 AM

'Say it to my face,' Harris dares Trump as White House battle deepens

US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris launched a searing attack on Donald Trump Tuesday, telling her biggest campaign rally yet that the momentum was shifting in the White House race and daring the Republican to debate her face to face
31 July 2024, 02:38 AM

Trump launches ad blitz to try to slow Harris surge

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign will launch a $10 million advertising blitz in six battleground states this week as it tries to counter a surge of voter enthusiasm and donations for his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Evacuations, destruction as California's largest fire of year rages

Nearly 4,900 firefighters have been mobilized, with 33 helicopters, 400 fire trucks and numerous planes battling the conflagration
30 July 2024, 06:25 AM

Clock ticking for Kamala Harris to name running mate

Newly thrust into the race for the White House, Kamala Harris embarks Monday on a pivotal week for her campaign as she intensifies the search for a running mate
30 July 2024, 06:20 AM

US accuses Venezuela of election manipulation, leaves door open to sanctions

The Biden administration said on Monday that electoral manipulation had stripped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's claim of reelection victory of "any credibility," and Washington left the door open to fresh sanctions on the OPEC nation
30 July 2024, 02:34 AM

Trump says Olympic opening ceremony was 'a disgrace'

Donald Trump on Monday called the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris a "disgrace," after its creators came under fire for what some said was a show gone too far
30 July 2024, 02:24 AM

Biden unveils US top court reform plans

US President Joe Biden yesterday announced plans for urgent reforms to the conservative-dominated Supreme Court, in a bold but long-shot move as he seeks to make a mark in his last six months in power.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM

100 days: Extraordinary US election enters the home stretch

The 100-day sprint to the US election began Sunday, the final act of a campaign transformed by an assassination attempt and the stunning exit of President Joe Biden
29 July 2024, 02:42 AM

Extraordinary US election enters the homestretch

The 100-day sprint to the US election began yesterday, the final act in a campaign transformed by an assassination attempt and the stunning exit of President Joe Biden.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM

California wildfire explodes, becomes largest in US

Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span
28 July 2024, 02:27 AM

Trump tells Christians they won't have to vote after this election

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, "in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote"
28 July 2024, 02:23 AM

Harris says 'underdog' campaign will overcome Trump's 'wild lies'

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday acknowledged the uphill climb to defeating Donald Trump in November, but said her freshly minted presidential campaign would prevail over the "wild lies" of her Republican rival
28 July 2024, 02:15 AM

It's time to end the war in Gaza, Harris tells Netanyahu

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the group in Gaza since October 7 can return home
27 July 2024, 08:40 AM

FBI confirms Trump hit by bullet in assassination attempt

Former US president Donald Trump was indeed hit by an assassin's bullet or a fragment of one, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday, putting to rest questions over the nature of the Republican candidate's wounding at a campaign rally this month
27 July 2024, 02:22 AM

Bid for US president: Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris

Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris’ bid for president yesterday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president.
26 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Humanity suffers from ‘extreme heat epidemic’

Humanity is suffering from an “extreme heat epidemic,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
26 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump will not agree to debate Harris until Democrats 'decide' nominee: campaign

Republican White House candidate Donald Trump rejected scheduling a debate with his presumptive Democratic challenger Kamala Harris because she has not been officially named her party's nominee, his campaign said Thursday
26 July 2024, 07:45 AM