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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has led the oil-rich but cash-poor country since 2013

Opposition Leader Machado Vows To Stay In Venezuela

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed Monday to remain in Venezuela, a day after her colleague and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia took up asylum in Spain claiming post-election repression.

Trump, Harris Tied On Eve Of Televised Presidential Debate

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will meet in their first and perhaps only debate on Tuesday
The latest polling confirms that Trump retains locked-in support from about half of voters, despite the Republican's historic status as a convicted felon and his role in instigating the unprecedented attempt to overturn his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
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Biden and Harris last appeared together after his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago

Hand In Hand: Biden, Harris Hit Campaign Trail

US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes.
Tim Walz faces a flood of misinformation ahead of the November election.

VP Contender Walz Fends Off US Misinformation Over Pro-LGBTQ Stance

A barrage of attacks on Tim Walz fueled by misinformation over his support for LGBTQ communities has failed to dent the US vice presidential candidate's surging poll ratings, suggesting that voters are wearying of some "culture war" issues in a tight White House race.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are giving their first joint interview to CNN

Harris Faces Key Test With First Campaign Interview

US Vice President Kamala Harris will give her first interview Thursday since becoming the Democratic standard-bearer, after intense criticism from Republicans that she has been hiding from tough questions.
Kamala Harris has overtaken Donald Trump in crucial swing state polling -- but the 2024 election remains neck and neck

Harris And Trump Race To US Election Photo Finish

Less than three weeks before the presidential debate between the US vice president and the Republican ex-president -- and only a month before early in-person voting begins - polls show the race for the White House is neck and neck.
The campaigns of presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic Party rival Kamala Harris have both said they have been targeted by cyber attacks

US Says Iran Responsible For Trump Campaign Hack

The statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed the Trump campaign claim from earlier this month that it had been targeted, potentially by Iran.
A small but enthusiastic crowd turned up at a rally to support a comeback by former South African president Jacob Zuma, barred by the constiutition from standing again

Jacob Zuma's MK Party Expels 20 MPs Without Explanation

The firing follows the party's recent decision to fire Arthur Zwane as its secretary-general for the second time. This comes less than a month after he was reinstated to the role. Zwane had been dismissed earlier along with Treasurer General Danisa Zulu.

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