Harris set to name VP pick ahead of swing state tour

Kamala Harris will name her running mate as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her to victory.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM

New poll shows Harris strengthening against Trump

A new poll confirmed yesterday that Kamala Harris -- set to name her vice presidential pick imminently -- has drawn level with Donald Trump, transforming a White House race that the Republican had been increasingly confident he was going to win.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM

22 US senators, Congressmen write to Blinken on 'worsening human rights conditions in Bangladesh'

Urge US Dept of State to redouble its efforts to support Bangladeshi people
3 August 2024, 07:31 AM

US scraps plea deal with 9/11 mastermind

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table
3 August 2024, 03:39 AM

Kamala Harris inspires hope among young Democrats

US Vice President Kamala Harris's late entry into the White House race has galvanized young Democrats, a group whose participation will be crucial if the party hopes to defeat Donald Trump in November.
3 August 2024, 03:01 AM

Democrats start voting to nominate Harris

Kamala Harris will be confirmed as the Democratic US presidential nominee in an electronic vote that started Thursday, replacing the fanfare of in-person balloting that usually kicks off the party’s national convention.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Firefighters struggle to contain California wildfire

A fast-moving wildfire has killed at least one person in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado, one of a handful of blazes burning across the state, while thousands of firefighters in California struggled to contain the largest fire in the country.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump calls US-Russia prisoner swap ‘win for Putin’

Former US president Donald Trump said yesterday the prisoner swap between the United States and Russia was a “win” for President Vladimir Putin as he continued to offer baseless speculation over the details of the agreement.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Biden says 'very concerned' about Middle East tensions

US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he was concerned about soaring tensions in the Middle East and had urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to quickly reach a Gaza ceasefire deal
2 August 2024, 04:47 AM

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