Trump says he will not run again if he loses November presidential election
• Sep 23, 2024, 8:36 AM
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Former US president Donald Trump said in an interview released Sunday that he will not run again in four years if he is not successful in his current bid for the White House. “I think that will be — that will be it,” Trump said when asked if he would make a fourth consecutive run for the presidency should he lose the November election against Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Georgia judge overturns state law banning abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy
• 8:42 PM
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A judge in the southern US state of Georgia overturned a stringent state-wide abortion law introduced after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion in 2022. The Georgia judge ruled that the ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnanc
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‘October Surprise’: The US election phenomenon that can sway a presidential race
• 5:46 PM
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Few American presidential elections have sailed all the way through to Election Day without one – or more – unexpected news events, sometimes turning a race totally on its head. This last-minute phenomenon is known as an “October Surprise” and has change
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UN extends Kenya-led security mission in Haiti amid rising hunger, violence
• 4:45 PM
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The UN extended its authorization of a multinational policing mission in Haiti led by Kenya on Monday amid reports of thousands of deaths due to gang violence this year and rising levels of acute hunger in the country. The transitional council governing
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Congolese basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo dies aged 58
• 3:57 PM
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Defensive player Dikembe Mutombo was an eight-time NBA All-Star who won accolades for his exceptional shot-blocking. He also was also known for his humanitarian work in Central Africa, especially in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Harris, Trump battle for Pennsylvania’s Polish-American voters
• 3:01 PM
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With Pennsylvania set to be one of the major battleground states in the US presidential election, its large Polish community are finding themselves at the centre of a political tug-of-war, with both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris pitching for their votes
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More than 120 dead across southeastern US in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
• 1:43 PM
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At least 121 people have been killed across a wide swath of the southeastern US after torrential rains and flooding brought by Hurricane Helene downed power and communication lines, blocked roads, and caused supply shortages. Officials said the death tol
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Kris Kristofferson, US country music icon and actor, dies at 88
• 12:43 AM
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Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who rose to fame as a country music superstar and Hollywood actor, has died at 88. Kristofferson passed away peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, surrounded by family, according to spokeswoman Ebie McF
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Filmmaker Sandra Kogut on capturing Brazil's polarised election
• 12:00 AM
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A woman who captured on film Brazil's presidential election and the subsequent coup attempt as supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how her film has become a real historical d
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