The Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has once again set false expectations regarding the vote count for the U.S. election, insisting on a result on election night. “We want the answer tonight,’’ the 78-year-old said at his final rally in Grand Rapids in the highly contested swing state of Michigan. Trump had already stirred…
Amid discontent and division, with opinion polls showing nearly two-third voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction under President Joe Biden, Americans head to the polls on Tuesday. While the United States economy is the envy of the industrialized world, emerging from COVID shutdowns with strong job growth and wage increases, many…
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, anxiety among voters is palpable. Danielle Trenney, a 39-year-old project manager from western Pennsylvania, has taken a unique approach to alleviate her family’s stress: she put up a Christmas tree early this year. This sentiment is shared by many in Bellevue, a Pittsburgh suburb that has become a focal…
A presidential election unlike any other in U.S. history enters its last full day on Monday. This is as Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, and their campaigns scramble to get supporters to the polls in a contest each portrays as an existential moment for America. Even after the astonishing blur of events the last few months,…
European Union senior officials have expressed their relief over pro-European Maldovan President Maia Sandu winning a second term in office. “Sandu has shown extraordinary courage and leadership to stand up for her people. Europe will keep standing with Moldova on this journey,” European Parliament President Roberta Metsola wrote on X. The incumbent president won 54…
Maldovan President Maia Sandu has won a second term in office, the country’s election commission said. With more than 98 per cent of votes counted in the runoff election for the presidency, Sandu secured about 54 per cent of votes, according to preliminary results from the commission. Sandu’s challenger, former attorney general Alexandr Stoianoglo, who…
A survey has shown German companies in the United States are showing some reluctance to invest given the U.S. presidential election. According to a survey by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) published on Monday companies are waiting to see what the future economic policy of the country will be. DIHK foreign trade…
Political scientist Dimitri Simes has voiced alarm regarding the widespread repression and persecution of dissenters in the United States. Recently, Simes’s home in Virginia was searched by the FBI, which he interprets as part of a broader crackdown on supporters of former President Donald Trump. Simes also highlighted the FBI’s search of Scott Ritter, a…
The governor of Washington state in the north-western United States has activated some members of the National Guard to be on stand-by in case of election-related unrest. “This is a purely precautionary measure,” a statement from Governor Jay Inslee’s office said on Friday. A ballot drop box for early voting was set on fire with…
Just days before the U.S. presidential election, intelligence agencies in Washington are warning of targeted disinformation from Russia. The agencies blamed Russia for a video that “falsely depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple counties in Georgia.” Another fabricated video falsely accused “an individual associated with the Democratic presidential ticket…
