Kamala Harris, who is the first female Vice President of Black and Indian heritage in US history, has now also become the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket. Her rise to the top followed President Biden's poor debate performance that caused him to end his re-election bid.
Mexico will vote on Sunday in an election married by violence in the final day of its campaigning, resulting in the deaths of mayoral candidates. Morena Party's Claudia Sheinbaum will face opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez as the country decides its future amid rising drug violence.
Biden called on his opponent to join him for two televised presidential debates in June and September, an offer Trump accepted via a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump recommended more than two debates - and a very large venue "for excitement purposes."
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ordered that six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, must be dismissed as prosecutors failed to provide enough detail. The case accuses Trump and 18 others of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
According to a notification issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday, the presidential election is set to take place on March 9. Zardari, who previously served as president from 2008-13, was nominated by the coalition government led by the PML-N and PPP.
The Indian-American presidential candidate alleged that Arab countries did not know who to trust, but will eventually America for not doing more for Palestinians. Haley also accused Hamas of using hostages as 'human shields' and called for greater support for Israel.
Ramaswamy's campaign team alleged that two protesters had hurled profanities at him before fleeing the scene. In the first Republican primary debate, the Indian-American entrepreneur vehemently opposed US aid to Ukraine.
Haley claims that America does not need to impoverish itself to protect the environment, claiming that the world is cleaner and safer today because "Americans did what we do best".
Ramaswamy also proposed declaring economic independence from Taiwan, China's arch-rival, by boosting production of US-grown semiconductors.
"To unify this country, I commit as president to pardon all Americans who were targets of politicized federal prosecutions & those denied due process," said Ramaswamy.
"If Donald Trump's the nominee -- yes, I will support him, and if I'm the president, yes, I will pardon him because that will help reunite the country," said Vivek Ramaswamy.
Ramaswamy is directly competing against former US President Donald Trump, although he has expressed admiration for his policies when he was in power.
The 59-year-old Fernando Villavicencio, a prominent presidential candidate outspoken against corruption and cartel-fuelled violence, was assassinated last week, an incident that shook the South American nation.
"Given the loss of a democrat and a fighter, the elections are not suspended; on the contrary, they have to be held, and democracy has to be strengthened," said Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso.
The decision was taken by the party a day after BJP president J P Nadda reached out to SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal to seek support for Murmu.
Of the remaining 87 papers of 72 candidates for presidential poll, 79 were rejected for not meeting required criteria, Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.
Talking to India TV, Sharad Pawar said, "Reports that I can be a candidate in the presidential election is absolutely untrue."
Senior AAP leader and lawyer HS Phoolka today said he will not vote for Meira Kumar, the opposition's nominee for the presidential election
National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday to seek support from Haryana and Punjab legislators.
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