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US election showdown: Latest polls show Harris v Trump is too close to call

US elections: The contest has tightened as both candidates criss-cross critical battleground states, including Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, with early voting underway

Biden, Cyprus president discuss means for ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon

President Joe Biden and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday discussed a new effort by the US administration and mediators in the Middle East to forge cease-fires to end fighting in Lebanon and Gaza. Christodoulides leads the European Union nation closest to Gaza. The small Mediterranean island nation has played a critical role in efforts to get humanitarian aid into Gaza since the war between Hamas and Israel began more than a year ago. He said that Biden and White House officials briefed him on the latest stepped-up efforts by the US administration and other mediators but declined to offer further details about the discussion. The most important priority that the international community has now is to have a cease-fire in the region, Christodoulides told reporters after his Oval Office talks with Biden. Senior White House officials Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein will visit Israel on Thursday for talks on possible cease-fires in both Lebanon and Gaza, and on the ..

Biden hosts Diwali celebration at WH attended by eminent Indian Americans

US President Joe Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali celebration at the White House that was attended by more than 600 eminent Indian Americans, including Congressmen, officials, and corporate executives, from across the country. As President, I've been honoured to host the biggest Diwali receptions ever at the White House. To me, it means a great deal. As Senator, Vice President, and President; South Asian Americans have been key members of my staff. From Kamala to Dr. Murthy to so many of you here today, I'm proud that I kept my commitment to have an administration that looks like America, Biden said in a standing-only packed East Room of the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Dr Jill Biden could not attend the event as they are on the campaign trail. Biden's remarks were preceded by Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, US Surgeon General; Sunita Williams, Retired Navy Officer and NASA Astronaut who sent a recorded video message from the International Space Station and .

Joe Biden finalises curbs on US investment in Chinese chip, AI tech

The rules, which come after more than a year of deliberation, ban some investments into those industries and require the US government to be notified about others

Kamala Harris plans 'freedom' rally, Trump courts men in final push

Harris casts herself as standing in between Trump and a key trifecta that includes economic opportunity, reproductive rights and Democracy itself

Joe Biden to apologise for 150-year Indian boarding school policy today

President Joe Biden is expected to formally apologise on Friday for the country's role in the Indian boarding school system, which devastated the lives of generations of Indigenous children and their ancestors. I would never have guessed in a million years that something like this would happen, said Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna. It's a big deal to me. I'm sure it will be a big deal to all of Indian Country. Shortly after becoming the first Native American to lead the Interior, Haaland launched an investigation into the boarding school system, which found that at least 18,000 children, some as young as 4, were taken from their parents and forced to attend schools that sought to assimilate them, in an effort to dispossess their tribal nations of land. It also documented nearly 1,000 deaths and 74 gravesites associated with the more than 500 schools. No president has ever formally apologized for the forced removal of Native American, Alaska Nativ

Logic of former US President Donald Trump's tariffs has a gaping hole

In the 1980s, the US took a tough protectionist line on Japanese automobile imports and demanded "voluntary" quotas

US Prez Biden cancels another $4.5 bn student debt for over 60k borrowers

Republicans have described student loan forgiveness approach as an overreach of authority and an unfair benefit to college-educated borrowers while others receive no such relief

Despite old age, Donald Trump refuses to share health details in public

If he wins next month's election, Donald Trump would be the oldest person in US history to be elected president. Yet the 78-year-old Republican nominee refuses to disclose new details about his physical or mental well-being, breaking decades of precedent. There have been limited snapshots of Trump's health over the last year. After he survived an attempted assassination in July, Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, a staunch supporter who served as his White House physician, wrote a memo describing a gunshot wound to Trump's right ear. And last November, Trump's personal physician, Dr Bruce Aronwald, wrote a letter describing him as being in excellent health with exceptional cognitive exams. He noted that cardiovascular studies are all normal and cancer screening tests were negative. Trump had also reduced his weight. But those communications didn't address more fundamental questions about Trump's health, including his blood pressure, exact weight or whether he has continued using previously .

Fact vs fiction: Ex-US President Trump's tariff tussle with India

US' trade policy highlights India's need to follow its own strategic priorities without yielding to external pressure

Inside Joe Biden's 'war' room: Heads of state and heads of hair

In War, Biden's presidency is defined - at times threatened and, in Woodward's frankly stated opinion, ultimately vindicated - by how he handles Ukraine and West Asia

Trump's personalised merchandise strategy: A model for Indian politicians?

The website that sells Trump watches states the watches are not designed, manufactured, or distributed by Donald J Trump or the Trump Organization

A R Rahman to perform at live concert celebrating Kamala Harris' candidacy

A R Rahman joins other high-profile celebrities who have shown support for Kamala Harris and her US presidential campaign

Here's how Trump could overhaul US financial regulators if he wins on Nov 5

In 2020, the US Supreme Court handed the president more authority over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including by empowering him or her to fire its director at will

Biden condemns un-American lies on federal response as hurricane nears

President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted his predecessor for spreading an onslaught of lies about how the federal government is handling the damage from Hurricane Helene as another hurricane, Milton, was on the verge of making landfall in Florida. Quite frankly, these lies are un-American, Biden said from the White House. Former President Trump has led this onslaught of lies. Biden said that Donald Trump and his allies have misrepresented the response and resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The president singled out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R- Georgia, who claimed the federal government could control the weather. Asked why he believed his Republican opponents were not talking accurately about the government's response, Biden said, I don't know. I simply don't know. ... I use a phrase more than I did in my whole career, un-American. It's un-American. It's not who in the hell we are. The president talked about the potential damage from Hurricane Milton and ...

All-out war still possible as Israel, Hezbollah fight escalates: Joe Biden

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that all-out war is still possible as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, but he's hopeful an off-ramp can be found to prevent further bloodshed. Biden spoke during an interview on ABC's "The View." His comments come after days of back and forth between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon that have killed hundreds and rekindled fears of a broader war in the Middle East.

US President Biden not giving up on Gaza ceasefire, hostages: White House

Biden will huddle with world leaders gathered in New York to work on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, Sullivan said

In-person voting for US presidential poll begins as Election Day nears

The Democratic and Republican parties conventions are just a memory, the first and perhaps only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is in the bag, and election offices are beginning to send out absentee ballots. Now come the voters. Friday is the start of early in-person voting for the 2024 US presidential election, kicking off in Virginia, South Dakota and Minnesota, the home state of Harris' running mate, Gov. Tim Walz. The first ballots being cast in person come with just over six weeks left before Election Day on Nov. 5. About a dozen more states will follow with early in-person voting by mid-October. If I could wave a magic wand in this room right now, I would wish for two things: Between now and November 5th, I want to see high turnout and low drama, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said during a news conference Thursday that previewed his state's efforts around the election season. Simon also serves as president of the Nation

Former President Trump survives second assassination attempt: what happened?

Donald Trump met with another assassination attempt on September 15, after a bullet grazed his ear in an attempted attack in July., earlier this year. Watch the video to learn more.

Who has Taylor Swift chosen to support in the 2024 race for US president?

This is not the first time Swift has publicly supported Democratic candidates. In 2020, she endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for their White House run