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Donald Trump has won the state of Georgia. Georgia, one of the most heavily contested states this year, has 16 electoral votes. Trump won Georgia in 2016, but Joe Biden flipped the state in 2020. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app […]
Republican Donald Trump’s false claims about voter fraud in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania have raised concerns he could again try to overturn election results if he fares poorly against Democrat Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s US presidential election. Opinion polls, both nationally and in the seven closely divided battleground states, show former President Trump locked […]
Indian and Chinese soldiers exchanged boxes of sweets today to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali. (Indian army/AFP pic) NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese troops exchanged boxes of sweets today at two points on their contested high-altitude border, a week after the leaders of the Asian rivals held a rare meeting. China and India, the […]
Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets Monday to protest against the ruling party’s victory in parliamentary polls denounced as “stolen” by the pro-Western opposition, while Georgia’s president alleged to AFP that the vote was rigged using “sophisticated” methods she linked to Russia. The Caucasus country — rocked by mass anti-government protests earlier this […]
Italy will run two migrant centres in Albania surrounded by high walls and security cameras. (AP pic) SHENGJIN: A ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked today in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum seekers trying to reach Europe. Sixteen men from Bangladesh and Egypt […]
Sixteen men from Bangladesh and Egypt disembarked from an Italian navy vessel at the Shengjin port shortly before 10am, AFP journalists saw. The men were escorted in small groups toward the gates of the centre just a few metres from the vessel, which left the port at midday. Amnesty International has called the centres a […]