‘Trump rebuild of legal team is early warning shot to Americans to brace for violence if he loses election’
As Republicans and Democrats fight in court over election rules, the Trump team finds itself under a particularly intense microscope given the aftermath of the 2020 race when meritless legal efforts challenging the results were repeatedly rejected by judges appointed by presidents of both political parties. Scrambling to undo the results, Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a violent clash with law enforcement.
Georgia and North Carolina set early voting pace as nearly 25m cast ballots in battleground states
Nearly 25 million voters have already cast ballots, either through in-person early voting or mail-in ballots, according to tracking data from the Election Lab at the University of Florida.
LA Times editor resigns after newspaper withholds endorsement for Kamala Harris in ‘dangerous times’
In a post on the social media platform X that did not directly mention the resignation, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the board was asked to do a factual analysis of the policies of Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump during their time at the White House.
Military faction claims aircraft downed in Darfur with suspected Russian crew was supplying arms to Sudanese army
At least two Russians thought to have been aboard the plane were identified by matching footage shared by the RSF of their IDs with social media profiles. We used public databases of leaked personal data, facial recognition searches, and access to an official Russian database to confirm the identity of the suspected crew members.
BRIC summit aimed at mocking Western push to isolate Russia is overshadowed by Ukraine war
More than 20 leaders, including Chinese President Xi, Indian Prime Minister Modi, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are attending the BRICS summit.
Ukraine war: US doubts Russia’s military capacity in wake of North Korea’s 3,000-troop donation
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there was evidence that North Korean troops were in Russia, although it remained to be seen what they would be doing there. Austin, speaking in Rome, said the alleged North Korean deployment could be further evidence that the Russian military was having problems over manpower in its war against Ukraine.
Al Shabaab terrorists scale up IED attacks as Somali National Army uproots them from their positions
For more than a decade, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been the deadliest weapons terrorists in Somalia have deployed against both Soldiers and civilians. Since 2014, IEDs planted by al-Shabaab have killed or injured more than 14,000 people, 61% of them civilians, according to Action on Armed Violence. Based in...
Journalist captures Israeli strike on building near ‘interests and facilities’ in Beirut linked to Hezbollah top brass
Minutes before the bomb brought down the building, two smaller projectiles were fired at the roof in what Israel’s military often refers to as warning strikes, according to AP journalists at the scene. It is a practice Israel has followed in staging strikes in Gaza during past wars.
Political violence fears in US soar as Trump team accuses UK’s Labour Party of vote ‘interference’
The centre-left Labour Party, which sees the US Democrats as its sister party, swept to power in July. Starmer has since sought to build ties with Trump, meeting him at his Trump Tower during a visit to New York in September.
Close election match up drives Democrats and Republicans to scramble for overseas voters
The Republican National Committee, which is largely integrated with the Trump campaign, has targeted overseas voting in legal challenges, notably Pennsylvania. If the lawsuit is successful, it would decrease the number of Americans abroad who could vote.
