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Topic: US Elections

Nikki Haley bows out of US presidential race, asks Trump to ‘earn vote of her supporters’

Haley won only two of the Republican primaries on Super Tuesday, scored with college-goers, suburban and high-income voters in Vermont.

Joe Biden using strikes on Iraq and Syria to boost image ahead of elections, says Russia

Countering Russia's accusations, Deputy US Ambassador to UN, Robert Wood, justified the strikes under Article 51 of the founding UN Charter as states' right to self-defense against armed attack.

‘Time for a new generation:’ Republican Nikki Haley announces bid for 2024 US presidency

The former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador announced her candidature in a video, calling for a ‘generational change’ in the Republican party.

An indictment won’t stop Donald Trump’s presidential run. He can campaign, serve from jail

These three requirements – natural-born citizenship, age, and residency – are the only specifications set forth in the United States’ founding document.

‘Soon we’ll be a great nation again,’ Trump lays out familiar themes for 2024 presidential bid

In his speech, Trump denounced migrants and portrayed American cities as in the grip of a crime wave. However, he didn't mention claims of voter fraud in 2020 or the US Capitol attack.

Donald Trump announces 2024 US presidential run, files papers to contest for post

The move comes after the US mid-term elections. Trump has been hinting that he would run for president again. 'I will very, very probably do it again,' he had said on 3 Nov.

Trump says he will make a ‘big announcement’ on 15 Nov, suggesting 2024 presidential run

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday he would mount a 2024 presidential run as soon as next week, saying at a political rally in Ohio on Monday he would make a "big

Top US General called China over fears Trump could order military strike, new book says

According to the book 'Peril', Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart in the final months of Trump's presidency to assure China that the US govt is 'stable'.

‘Violation of our sovereignty’ — Biden accuses Russia of trying to disrupt 2022 election

Biden said the Russian leader is dangerous because he has nuclear weapons, oil and 'nothing else'.

How US Congress will count Electoral College votes today, what can happen in case of dispute

Both houses of the US Congress will hold a joint session Wednesday to count electoral votes from the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.