Opinion polls show Trump, Harris locked in tight race
NEW YORK, Nov 02 (Reuters/AP/BBC): Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses - just as he did four years ago.At rally after rally, he urges his supporters to deliver a victory "too big to rig," telling them the...
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Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel, US
DUBAI, Nov 02 (AP): Iran's supreme leader on Saturday threatened both Israel and the U.S. with "a crushing response" over attacks on Iran and its allies.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 on the Islamic Republic...
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Badenoch elected new leader of UK Conservative Party
LONDON, Nov 02 (AFP): "Anti-woke" candidate Kemi Badenoch on Saturday won the vote to become the UK Conservatives' new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak who quit after the party's disastrous showing in July's general election.Badenoch, 44, came out on top in the two-horse race with former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, winning...
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'Nobody cares about us
GAZA, Nov 02 (AFP): As Palestinian-American entrepreneur Jamal Zaglul stood by his olive press at the end of harvest season in the occupied West Bank, his mind was far away on US election.Like other US passport holders living in Turmus Aya-where they form the majority-he was sceptical the ballot would...
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