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Nicols Maduro takes oath as Venezuela's President amid protests, rebuke

Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro was sworn in Friday for a new term, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year's vote. Venezuela's legislative palace, where he was sworn in and delivered a fiery speech, was heavily guarded by security forces who have become Maduro's main hold on power since last summer's disputed election. Crowds of people, many sporting pro-Maduro T-shirts, gathered in adjacent streets and a nearby plaza. Maduro, likening himself to a biblical David fighting Goliath, accused his opponents and their supporters in the US of trying to turn his inauguration into a world war. He said his enemies' failure to block his inauguration to a third six-year term was a great victory" for Venezuela's peace and national sovereignty. I have not been made president by the government of the United States, nor by the pro-imperialist governments of Latin America, he said, aft

Bluesky attracts millions of users as they leave Musk's X after Trump win

X was called out by misinformation experts during the election for playing a central role in enabling the spread of false information about the critical battleground states

Robert F Kennedy Jr backs Trump, suspends outsider presidential campaign

By dropping out and backing Trump over Harris, Kennedy is hoping to retain a foothold for his agenda - which includes vaccine skepticism, an isolationist foreign policy, and a focus on health

Bibles, crypto, Truth Social, gold bars: Trump's reported sources of income

Former US President Donald Trump owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000 in gold bars along with the portfolio of golf courses and real estate properties that have made him a billionaire, according to newly released financial disclosures. The details come from documents filed by Trump as part of his Republican presidential bid that were released Thursday night. The more than 200 pages of paperwork give a limited picture of the real estate developer-turned reality TV star-turned-president's money and investments. In accordance with federal law, most assets' values are listed in a range, though Trump reports the precise figure for some of his income. The document does not detail the former president's business losses, making it impossible to determine how much of a profit any of his myriad holdings provides. But it provides a glimpse at Trump's vast wealth and some new details about the unusual ways he makes money. UNUSUAL INVESTMENTS AND SOURCES OF ...

Trump scheduled to hold news conference at his New Jersey golf resort

Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week's Democratic National Convention. Trump will meet the press as he steps up his criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris for not holding a news conference or sitting down for interviews since President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed her to replace him. The vice president has barely engaged with reporters since becoming the Democratic nominee, though she travels with journalists aboard Air Force Two and sometimes answers shouted questions while boarding or leaving the plane for campaign stops. In one brief interaction last week, she told reporters she wants to get an interview together by the end of the month. Trump on Wednesday made little effort to stay on message at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address, mixing pledges

US Republican candidate Tim Scott drops out of 2024 GOP presidential race

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. The South Carolina senator made the surprise announcement on Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy. The news was so abrupt that one campaign worker told The Associated Press that campaign staff found out Scott was dropping out by watching the show. The worker was not authorised to discuss the internal deliberations publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The news comes as Scott, 58, continued to struggle in the polls and just days after the third Republican primary debate. The only Black Republican senator, Scott entered the race in May with more cash than any other Republican candidate but couldn't find a lane in a field dominated by former President Donald Trump. I love America more today than I did on May 22, Scott said Sunday night. But when I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential

South Korean Prez's approval rating dips post Halloween crowd crush: Survey

In the poll of 2,521 voters conducted by Realmeter from October 31 to November 4, 34.2 per cent positively assessed Yoon's job performance, down 1.5 percentage points from the previous week

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as President tomorrow, will get 21-gun salute

President-elect Droupadi Murmu will take oath of office of the highest constitutional post of the country on Monday followed by a 21 gun salute

VP Naidu meets Murmu, congratulates her on being elected President

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday visited Droupadi Murmu's temporary residence here and congratulated her on being elected as the 15th President of India

Murmu receives unexpected vote from Kerala; BJP terms it 'positive vote'

During the counting of votes for the presidential elections, Droupadi Murmu was found to have received one vote from Kerala, a state with no BJP legislator in the 140-member Assembly

Droupadi Murmu makes history; first tribal to be elected India's President

Gets more than 64% of the votes cast; first tribal woman to occupy the highest office

Counting of votes to elect 15th President of India to begin today at 11 am

The counting of votes to elect the 15th President of India will begin at 11 am on Thursday at the Parliament House here

Prez poll will decide direction of country's democracy: Yashwant Sinha

Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha said the presidential poll would decide the direction of the country as to whether democracy will remain or not

Prez poll: Goa CM Sawant casts vote, says Murmu will get maximum votes

After casting his vote in the state Assembly premises, Goa CM Pramod Sawant told reporters that he has requested all the MLAs to vote for the NDAs candidate Droupadi Murmu in the president

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm to facilitate MPs to vote in prez poll

The Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha began on Monday with obituary references and new members taking oath, and was then adjourned till 2 pm so members could vote in the presidential poll

Murmur vs Sinha: Voting for Prez Election underway at Bengal assembly

Polling for the presidential election began in West Bengal assembly at 10 am on Monday with lawmakers of both ruling TMC and opposition BJP queuing up at the assembly premises to cast their votes

Presidential Elections 2022: PM Modi casts his vote at Parliament House

Prime Minister Modi was among the first to cast his vote in Parliament as voting for the presidential election began in which NDA candidate Murmu is pitted against joint opposition candidate Sinha

Here's why most commonly used EVMs are not used for presidential polls

But the election of the President is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote

Chirag attends NDA Prez poll mock drill but says not part of grouping

As the ruling NDA held a mock voting drill on Sunday ahead of the Presidential poll, one surprise participant was LJP-Ram Vilas chief Chirag Paswan, though he says he is no longer part of the grouping

Prez polls: Sinha cancels Mumbai visit after Shiv Sena backs Droupadi Murmu

The Opposition's candidate for the next week's Presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, has cancelled his visit to Mumbai scheduled in the wake of the Shiv Sena announcing support for Murmu