Donald Trump says Taylor Swift ‘will pay the price’ for backing Kamala Harris

Donald Trump says Taylor Swift ‘will pay the price’ for backing Kamala Harris

Former US President Donald Trump has warned singer Taylor Swift after she publicly endorsed his rival and Democrate’s presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. “I was not a Taylor Swift fan…You couldn’t possibly endorse Biden. But she’s a very liberal person. She seems to always endorse a Democrat and she’ll probably pay a price for it in … Read more

Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election

Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election

Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter made public Thursday, a lawyer for the former president and current Republican nominee suggested that sentencing Trump as scheduled on Sept. 18 – about seven weeks before Election … Read more

Tim Walz: The mainstream Democrat

Tim Walz: The mainstream Democrat

Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, may not in his wildest dreams have imagined that one day he would be picked as a running mate alongside a U.S. presidential candidate, yet that was indeed how the plot twist on the Democratic side played out at this tail end of the 2024 election season. Mr. Walz, a … Read more

What happens next as Joe Biden seeks to pass baton to Kamala Harris?

What happens next as Joe Biden seeks to pass baton to Kamala Harris?

File picture of U.S. President Joe Biden, right, with Vice President Kamala Harris | Photo Credit: AP With U.S. President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year. Democrats are set to hold their convention in … Read more

Morning Digest | CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe; 3 killed, 4 injured in fresh violence in Manipur, and more

Morning Digest | CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe; 3 killed, 4 injured in fresh violence in Manipur, and more

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw waves as a train passes after train services resumed on the section where the accident happened on Friday, near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Balasore district on Sunday night, June 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@RailMinIndia via PTI CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe A 10-member CBI team … Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden launches 2024 reelection bid

U.S. President Joe Biden launches 2024 reelection bid

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on April 25 launched his reelection bid with a call for Americans to give him more time to “finish the job, less than three years after he defeated his predecessor Donald Trump to become the oldest President in U.S. history. Mr. Biden, … Read more

Bola Ahmed Tinubu elected Nigeria’s president as opposition calls for new polls | CNN

Bola Ahmed Tinubu elected Nigeria’s president as opposition calls for new polls | CNN

Lagos, Nigeria CNN  —  Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Wednesday declared the winner of Nigeria’s controversial presidential elections, as opposition leaders decried the polls as rigged and called for a fresh vote. Tinubu, 70, represents the ruling All Progressives Congress party, which received close to 8.8 million votes – about 36.6% of the total, according … Read more

Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announces 2024 presidential bid

Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announces 2024 presidential bid

Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has launched his 2024 presidential bid with a promise to “put merit back” and end dependence on China, becoming the second community member to enter the Republican Party‘s presidential primary after Nikki Haley. Ramaswamy, 37, whose parents migrated to the United States from Kerala and worked at a General Electric … Read more

Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway | CNN

Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway | CNN

Bangkok, Thailand CNN  —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed the need to reject confrontation in Asia, warning against the risk of cold war tensions, as leaders gather for the last of three world summits hosted in the region this month. Xi began the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Bangkok by staking out … Read more