China beats US to retain title of most positively perceived foreign country in Africa Faith in ‘western democracy’ wanes in favour of new African infused politics Two thirds want to emigrate with North America and Western Europe as top destinations Ukraine-Russia War blamed by majority on US, EU and NATO …
Read More »Trump lays out second-term agenda
MILWAUKEE, United States | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and laid out his vision for the country if he returns to the White House. In an hour-and-a-half speech on the …
Read More »Biden battles worst crisis of his 50-year career
WASHINGTON, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden is facing the worst crisis of his 50-year political career. The recent debate against rival Donald Trump seems to have confirmed some people’s worst fears. Critics said the oldest sitting president in U.S. history is in a state of …
Read More »Elon Musk donates to group working to elect Donald Trump
NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | Billionaire US entrepreneur Elon Musk has donated to a super political action committee supporting ex-US President Donald Trump in the current presidential race, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. According to the media outlet, this is “a major gambit by the world’s richest person to make his imprint …
Read More »Trump’s presidential debate win puts final nail in Biden’s political coffin
NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | The season’s first presidential debate between incumbent US President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, ended in what many are calling a slam dunk win for the latter. Biden’s stunted performance in the debate was described as the final nail in his political …
Read More »“Money rules” in American elections
For a long time, money has been the dominant factor in American elections, and whoever raises more money has a greater chance to win. BEIJING | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who has clinched the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, announced that his campaign had raised 50.5 million U.S. …
Read More »What, if anything, has U.S. gained from its trade war with China?
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Though clashing in many ways, the current U.S. administration and its Republican predecessor have one thing in common: the trade war against China. As recently as February, U.S. utility company Duke Energy, under pressure from Congress, reportedly planned to remove Chinese battery giant CATL from …
Read More »New Hampshire midnight voting ignites Trump-Haley showdown
DIXVILLE NOTCH, UNITED STATES | Xinhua | The New Hampshire primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election began at midnight on Tuesday with the first ballots cast in the remote community of Dixville Notch. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who easily won the Iowa Republican caucuses last week, faces Nikki …
Read More »U.S. Maine judge pauses decision on Trump’s disqualification from presidential primary ballot
Justice Michaela Murphy from the Superior Court in Maine said that a December decision from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows should remain on hold until the Supreme Court renders its decision in the Colorado dispute. SAN FRANCISCO, CARLIFORNIA | Xinhua | A judge of the U.S. state of Maine on …
Read More »Trump calls federal indictment “baseless” after charged with hoarding classified documents
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday called the sweeping federal indictment against him “ridiculous” and “baseless.” Trump has been charged with 37 felony counts alleging that he stored classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House. He blasted the indictment as an …
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