Hard truth: In America journalism is now the least trusted profession, hence The Washington Post is not endorsing a candidate
You can see my wealth and business interests as a bulwark against intimidation, or you can see them as a web of conflicting interests. Only my own principles can tip the balance from one to the other. I assure you that my views here are, in fact, principled, and I believe my track record as owner of The Post since 2013 backs this up. You are of course free to make your own determination, but I challenge you to find one instance in those 11 years where I have prevailed upon anyone at The Post in favour of my own interests. It hasn’t happened.
Democrats put Trump on backfoot after comedian describes Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’
Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh who specialises in Puerto Rican politics and electoral organising, said the timing of the comments may spell trouble for the Trump campaign.
Israel bans United Nations humanitarian agency as Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped
Israel continued battering Lebanon on Monday, including an early-morning airstrike on a district in the southern port of Tyre that left seven dead, the Lebanese health ministry said. Lebanon’s health authority said Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed at least 2,710 people and injured 12,592 others in the past year.
When bombs began raining in Lebanon: In Beirut, my father is a man who belongs to a house, garden…a place; now he’s homeless
These days, we spend our nights on my sister’s balcony, checking WhatsApp. My siblings and I do our best to keep the mood light for our parents, encouraging them to stay active and talk with us. But it’s tough. They live independent lives in the south, but here, everything is new and strange. Watching them struggle from afar was unbearable. Now I carry a new kind of burden, of watching their silence and sadness.
Comedian’s ‘floating island of garbage’ comment at Trump rally upsets Puerto Ricans, politicians, celebrities
Americans of Puerto Rican origin or ancestry are an important demographic in some of the competitive swing states that will likely decide the winner of the November 5 election, including Pennsylvania. Broadly speaking, both candidates are fighting tooth and nail for the Latino vote, which has trended more Republican in recent years but still leans Democratic.
President Ramaphosa puts South African on edge after describing Russia’s Putin as valuable friend, ally’
The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader distanced him and his party from Ramaphosa’s reported quote of Russia being a valuable ally and friend. The remark was apparently made during a meeting of the two BRICS members.
Paradox of Rwanda sending troops to eastern DRC to defend Congolese Tutsi who did’t ask for M23 protection
Many Congolese we spoke to perceive M23’s main aim to be control of power at the local level – undermining the existing authorities. The group has indeed sought to replace customary authorities with M23-appointed ones, at times assassinating Congolese chiefs. Local sources said M23 even burnt chiefdom archives, destroying evidence of claims to customary authority.
Trump’s burnt precious minutes with stories about his White House days, dead athlete’s penis size and now he’s burning votes
Trump aides say he sets the pace and talks as long as he wants. They don’t try to contain him – and they have put him in forums such as podcasts where his rambling ways can find a home and he won’t be subjected to a battery of questions.
Botswana ruling party walks tightrope as it prepares to defend 58 years in power with economy wonky
Just over a million people have registered to vote, according to the Independent Electoral Commission that runs elections, with the increasing unemployment rate a key issue for voters. Botswana is larger than France but has a population of just 2.5 million, with the Kalahari Desert covering large portions of the landlocked country that borders South Africa.
Rapid Support Forces go on rampage in east-central Sudan, kill over 120 – UN and doctors
The Sudanese Doctors’ Union said in a statement that at least 124 people were killed and 200 others were wounded in the town of Sariha, adding that the group rounded up at least 150 others. It called on the UN Security Council to pressure the RSF to open “safe corridors” to enable aid groups to reach people in impacted villages.
