Donald Trump has won the key battleground state of Georgia, US media projected early Wednesday, flipping a state that voted Democratic in 2020 and dealing a major blow to his rival Kamala Harris. CNN and NBC News made the call in the Republican former president’s favour. AFP
The FBI warned of bomb threats at polling stations in “multiple” US states on Election Day, adding that none were credible but many appeared to originate from Russia. The statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation came as authorities in the US state of Georgia said bomb threats had briefly disrupted voting there Tuesday. The […]
US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat after Tuesday’s vote “if it’s a fair election”, while again raising concerns about the use of electronic voting machines. “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I would be the first one to acknowledge it… So far I […]
Donald Trump feels “very confident” about winning back the White House, the Republican said Tuesday after casting his Election Day ballot in Florida in one of the most contentious US elections in decades. “I feel very confident,” Trump told reporters at a voting facility in West Palm Beach, adding he believes he “ran a great […]
Kamala Harris urged Americans to “get out and vote” on Election Day, particularly in battleground states, as her White House duel with Donald Trump reached its climax Tuesday. “We’ve got to get it done. Today is voting day, and people need to get out and be active,” she said on Atlanta station WVEE-FM. AFP
‘ Non-credible threats briefly disrupted voting at two polling locations in Georgia Tuesday morning, according to local officials who say they will seek a court order to extend voting hours. Five non-credible bomb threats were reported, leading to a temporary evacuation at two Fulton County locations for about 30 minutes, Nadine Williams, the county’s registration […]
Democratic Presidential candidate, Kamala Harris and her bitter rival and former President, Donald Trump are in a tight race for the US top seat according to the latest polls, with key swing states presenting narrow leads for both candidates. Trump’s lead in Georgia and North Carolina has shrivelled to under one point, while he is […]
American voters deliver their verdict Tuesday after an extraordinarily turbulent election that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in US history or deliver Donald Trump a comeback that sends shockwaves around the world. As polling stations open nationwide on Election Day, Democratic vice president Harris, 60, and Republican former president Trump, 78, […]
When political outsider Donald Trump defied polls and expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election, he described the victory as “beautiful.” Not everyone saw it that way — considering that Democrat Clinton had received nearly three million more votes nationally than her Republican rival. Non-Americans were particularly perplexed that the second-highest […]
Former British Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom and takes charge of a Conservative Party reeling from its worst-ever election defeat. […]
