Iran elects first reformist president in two decades
Fear of a hard-line alternative drove higher turnout for a candidate who pledged to rein in morality police and resume nuclear talks.
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Gaza battlefield changes spur ceasefire talks revival
Military shift by Israel creates an opening, but significant disagreements remain.
FTX founder’s campaign splash a family affair
Emails show Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother and mother directed donations to politicians in his campaign-spending operation, while his father weighed in with tax advice.
Biden forcefully rejects efforts to push him out of race
‘I am running and going to win again,’ the US President told supporters in Wisconsin.
Ceasefire talks show new signs of progress
Joe Biden has pressed Benjamin Netanyahu to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire deal, telling the Israeli leader in a phone call to try again to save hostages still held by Hamas.
Jill Biden’s dilemma: Is pressing ahead still the loving thing to do?
The first lady is viewed as the rare person with the power to sway her husband’s decision to stay in or exit the presidential race
Swimming vs. running: Choosing the better exercise for your body
Do you take your fitness journey by land or by sea? Your go-to choice depends on training, injury history and more.
Biden concedes he ‘screwed up’ at the debate
President Joe Biden admits he ‘had a bad debate’ but says ‘90 minutes on stage does not erase what I’ve done for 3 1/2 years’.
Le Pen opponents plan to put votes ‘right’
Leftist alliance and President Emmanuel Macron’s party withdraw almost all their third-place candidates to try to impede Marine Le Pen’s party.
Trump expands lead as voters’ age worries grow
The former president is now ahead by 6 percentage points, with 80 per cent saying the incumbent is too old to run.
More of West Bank seized for settlers
Nearly half of all West Bank land seized by Israel since the 1993 Oslo Accords was taken this year, watchdog group says
We are living history: Biden can’t spin his way out of this
The president’s handlers think he can plough ahead, but his position is only going to get worse and the longer he waits to step aside the crueller his departure will be. What a tragedy this is.
What would happen if Joe Biden drops out of the election?
More Democrats are questioning if the President should remain at the top of the party’s ticket. If he were to exit from the race, the process to replace him would not be easy.
Inside the Biden White House: the tight inner circle urging the President to press on
Joe Biden has long relied on a small group of family members and advisers. Now they are counselling him to ignore critics and stay in the race.
Russia has arbitrarily detained WSJ reporter: UN
International legal scholars cite ‘striking lack of any factual or legal substantiation’ for espionage accusation
Satellite catches expansion of China spy bases in Cuba
Analysts identified four electronic eavesdropping stations, including a previously unreported site near a US naval base.
Gaza fighters dig in for long war
Barrage of missiles into Israel and fight for Gaza City neighborhood point to a protracted conflict.
Why Kamala would be Biden’s likeliest replacement
If the president ends his re-election bid, his vice president would be the clear frontrunner to lead the Democratic ticket – despite her own political weaknesses.
Divide over antisemitism weakens French unity against far right
Divisions over antisemitism and the Gaza war have left Marine Le Pen’s opponents at odds on whether to band together to stop her from winning a majority of seats in the final round.
What the Supreme Court’s decision means for Trump
In its decision in Trump v. US the court said a president can be prosecuted for unofficial acts: the trial judge must now sort out what constitutes official and private conduct.
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