Houston, United States | AFP | Joe Biden’s White House campaign received a dramatic boost Monday when three of his ex-rivals including former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke endorsed him for president on the eve of the crucial Super Tuesday primaries. The move marked an unprecedented turn in a fractured, often bitter …
Read More »Trump wins key court case on snub of Congressional subpoenas
Washington, United States | AFP | The White House won a key victory for presidential power Friday when an appeals court rejected a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s blocking his former legal advisor from honoring a Congressional subpoena. The Washington appeals court ruled two-to-one the US judicial branch has no power …
Read More »Deadly riots as Trump talks trade, choppers in India
New Delhi, India | AFP | India rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday for US President Donald Trump on the second day of a visit high on spectacular optics, but deadly unrest exposed religious tensions that his host is accused of stoking. The violence in New Delhi on Monday just …
Read More »Sanders wins big in Nevada, stretching lead in Democratic race
Las Vegas, United States | AFP | Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders earned a decisive victory Saturday in the Nevada caucuses, solidifying his frontrunner status in the race to choose the Democratic nominee who faces President Donald Trump in November’s election. His win is a substantial accomplishment in a state seen as …
Read More »Crunch time for Democrats as Nevada votes
Las Vegas, United States | AFP | From glitzy Las Vegas casinos to dusty desert crossroads, Nevada Democrats vote Saturday for who should challenge President Donald Trump in November’s election, with leftist firebrand Bernie Sanders riding high in the saddle. The western state, home to three million people, is the third …
Read More »Twitter suspends 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts for breaking rules
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Twitter said Friday it suspended 70 accounts for spam-like posts supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg, whose campaign has hired hundreds of people to promote him on social media. “We have taken enforcement action on a group of accounts for violating our rules against …
Read More »Citizens of nowhere: Trump ban raises fear for US Rohingya
Chicago, United States | AFP | A refugee from Myanmar’s tyrannized Rohingya minority, Lila Mubarak embodies perfectly the “poor, huddled masses” welcomed to the United States for more than a century by a bronze plaque at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. The 27-year-old beams as she recounts her difficult …
Read More »US intel chief replaced as casualties of Trump purge mount
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump replaced his intelligence chief Thursday as reports emerged that the US president was furious with the official over a briefing given to lawmakers about Russian interference in the 2020 election campaign. Trump erupted in anger at acting director of national intelligence (DNI) Joseph …
Read More »Trump ally to be sentenced amid firestorm over presidential meddling
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump’s longtime aide Roger Stone will be sentenced Thursday in a case that has caused a stir in Washington following meddling by the US president and his attorney general. Stone, one of the Republican leader’s allies and “oldest friends,” was convicted in November of …
Read More »Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change
Washington, United States | AFP | His company is often criticized for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest man, said Monday that he was committing $10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change. In a post to his 1.4 million followers on …
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