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Trump, Biden shake hands in White House

Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the White House on Wednesday, where outgoing president Joe Biden offered a show of civility to the bitter rival who denied him the same courtesy four years ago...

As Trump returns, African exporters torn between hope and horror

Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty- and quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump returns to the White House...

Republicans complete power takeover with House majority

The Republicans were declared the majority party in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, completing a clean sweep of Congress and the White House in last week’s elections and handing incoming president Donald Trump vast legislative power...

Trump wins White House in stunning comeback

Donald Trump won a sweeping victory on Wednesday in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world.

President-elect Trump at 276 electoral votes, Harris at 219: US media

Republican former president Donald Trump has won the White House, securing more than the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, US networks projected early Wednesday.

Harris and Trump notch up first wins as US anxiously waits

White House rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump racked up early wins Tuesday as the first key polls closed in one of the tightest and most volatile presidential elections in US history.

Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off ‘garbage’ fallout

Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the White House campaign was forced off-piste by muddled remarks from president Joe Biden about the Republican’s supporters that caused a headache for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

Trump, Harris in frantic campaign push as US election nears

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris launch a frantic tour of swing states Wednesday in the final week of the campaign for the US presidency, a day after the vice president told a huge crowd outside the White House that her rival was unstable and itching for unbridled power...

Harris urges US to turn page on Trump ‘chaos’ in mass White House rally

Kamala Harris urged Americans to write the ‘next chapter’ for their country and reject Donald Trump’s chaos and division as she delivered a powerful closing argument to voters Tuesday against the glowing backdrop of the White House.

With medical report Harris seeks to play health card against Trump

Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris is in ‘excellent health’ and fit for the presidency, according to a medical report published by the White House Saturday, as she aims to put pressure on rival Donald Trump...

Four die, millions left without power as Milton wreaks havoc across Florida

Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the US state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead and...

Trump irked as Google shows ‘bad’ stories on him

Donald Trump on Friday accused Google of showing only ‘bad stories’ about him and vowed to have the tech giant prosecuted if he gets back in the White House...

US judge delays Trump sentencing until election

Sentencing for Donald Trump in his New York hush money trial was delayed on Friday until after November’s election, a win for the Republican as he battles Kamala Harris in the knife-edge White House race...

Dealmakers ponder what’s next after tough Biden antitrust years

President Joe Biden’s sceptical approach to corporate mergers has been a hallmark of his administration’s business policy — a stance generally expected to ease if Donald Trump returns to the White House...

White House trashes any US role in ouster of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

The White House on Monday uled out any involvement of the United States behind the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led government, stressing that it is false...

Harris picks Minnesota governor Walz as running mate

Kamala Harris said Tuesday she was ‘proud’ to tap Tim Walz as her running mate, opting for the Minnesota governor with blue-collar credentials as the partner most likely to boost her historic — and bruising — bid for the White House...

Venezuela urged to release full election results

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US counterpart Joe Biden called on Tuesday for full results of the Venezuelan election to be published, with the Brazilian leader terming a dispute over results ‘normal.’...

Democrats to find new candidate after Biden’s exit

Democrats were in uncharted territory Monday as they raced against the clock to find a new standard-bearer after President Joe Biden’s stunning late exit from the 2024 race for the White House...

Trump says he thinks Biden will stay in race for White House

Donald Trump said in an interview on Monday night that he thinks president Joe Biden would stay in the race for the White House despite calls for him to drop out over concerns about his mental fitness.....

Biden seeks campaign reset with TV interview

US President Joe Biden is hoping a televised interview on Friday will steady his imperilled re-election bid....

'I'm not going anywhere,' US leader Biden tells White House crowd

US leaderJoe Biden vowed to keep fighting Thursday despite calls for him to bow out of the 2024 election race, saying at an Independence Day celebration at the White House he's 'not going anywhere.'

White House says zero chance Biden will withdraw

Joe Biden is ‘absolutely not’ pulling out of the US presidential race, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday, as pressure mounted following his disastrous debate...

Zero chance Biden will withdraw: White House

Joe Biden is ‘absolutely not’ pulling out of the US presidential race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday....

Biden falters as Trump unleashes falsehoods

President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks at their...

New tensions between W House, Israeli PM

New tensions emerged this week between president Joe Biden’s administration and Benjamin Netanyahu over the Israeli premier’s criticism of US weapons deliveries...

Joe Biden to ease immigration pathway for spouses of US citizens

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will unveil new rules easing the process for undocumented spouses of US citizens to obtain permanent residency status, the White House said....

Former White House hopeful Nikki Haley pledges her vote to Trump

Former presidential hopeful Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that she would vote for Donald Trump in the US election, but said her one-time bitter rival would have to work to win over her moderate support base as he faces President Joe Biden in November.....

How Biden allows Netanyahu to walk all over his ‘red line’

Israel pounds Gaza as truce talks resume

Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed on Wednesday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war...

Driver dies after ramming car into White House gate

A driver died after crashing a car into the exterior gate of the White House late Saturday, the US Secret Service said.