Majority of Democrats are switching to Kamala Harris as chances of Biden’s re-election dim

Majority of Democrats are switching to Kamala Harris as chances of Biden’s re-election dim

Black adults – a key contingent of the Democrats’ coalition and a group that remains relatively more favourable to Biden than others – are more likely than Americans overall to say that Harris would do well.

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President Ramaphosa hails South Africa’s coalition government as united and tackling poverty

President Ramaphosa hails South Africa’s coalition government as united and tackling poverty

Cyril Ramaphosa’s address began what South Africa calls “the seventh administration” — just the seventh government to be formed since the country was freed from the racist system of apartheid in 1994 and people of all races were allowed to vote.

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Trump rebrand: Republican presidential candidate recounts shooting details but skips policy details

Trump rebrand: Republican presidential candidate recounts shooting details but skips policy details

Inside the Milwaukee arena, Donald Trump was “an American folk hero” and “strong commander in chief,” alive because of a “miracle.” To the left, he remains a threat to democracy, with authoritarian designs.

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State, court clash over youth uprising in Kenya as organisers call for ‘camping’ in Nairobi’s central park

State, court clash over youth uprising in Kenya as organisers call for ‘camping’ in Nairobi’s central park

Kenya’s High Court in Nairobi suspended the police order until a case filed by public interest litigation group Katiba Institute was heard and ruled upon, the court order said.

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Defiant Biden now said to be seriously considering pulling out of US presidential race

Defiant Biden now said to be seriously considering pulling out of US presidential race

Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado said he believed that Biden was working toward a decision on whether to stay in the presidential race and would opt for what is good for the country.

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Beware of introvert in your neighbourhood: Trump gunman Thomas Crooks lived like a harmless, innocent and top grade student

Beware of introvert in your neighbourhood: Trump gunman Thomas Crooks lived like a harmless, innocent and top grade student

Thomas Crooks, an introverted 20-year-old computer whiz who had just earned a spot at a college engineering programme, turned back to his target about 400 feet away. He squeezed off several shots at Trump, clipping the former president’s ear, killing an audience member and wounding two others before Secret Service snipers on a nearby building killed him with counterfire.

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Influential Democrats step up pressure on President Biden to quite re-election race

Influential Democrats step up pressure on President Biden to quite re-election race

President Joe Biden has repeatedly rejected calls from Democrats to drop out of the race after his halting performance in a debate last month against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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From comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler, JD Vance to become Republicans’ his loudest ‘Trumpet’  

From comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler, JD Vance to become Republicans’ his loudest ‘Trumpet’  

Vance, a graduate of Yale Law School and a former venture capitalist, is now well positioned to help mould Trump’s often scattershot vision into something coherent for the future, he said.

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New UN report details ‘unprecedented’ levels of insecurity and sexual violence displaced women in Haiti face

New UN report details ‘unprecedented’ levels of insecurity and sexual violence displaced women in Haiti face

Women and girls account for more than half of the 580,000 displaced people in Haiti, and the UN Women Rapid Gender Assessment highlights how makeshift camps, which lack basic necessities, are putting them at particular risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

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South Africa’s largest political party ANC plots expulsion of its former leader and president Jacob Zuma

South Africa’s largest political party ANC plots expulsion of its former leader and president Jacob Zuma

MK’s surprising share of the vote was a prime factor in the ANC losing its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994 in an historic result for South Africa, leading to the formation of an unprecedented multi-party coalition government.

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