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A sign in support of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed in Bad Axe, Michigan, on Sept. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2024
Election officials backing Trump’s 'Big Lie' stir unease in U.S.
Donald Trump's false ideas about voter fraud have become an article of faith among many Republican members of local election boards that certify results.
Then-President Donald Trump (right) meets with President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. Trump and Putin have secretly spoken several times since Trump left office, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2024
Trump sent COVID-19 tests to Putin, Bob Woodward says in his new book
Donald Trump also retains a personal relationship with Vladimir Putin, Woodward writes.
U.S. officials are warning that foreign adversaries are aiming to sow doubt in the Nov. 5 election results to stoke division and undermine trust.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2024
U.S. expecting foreign actors to question validity of election
Countries would seek to "launder their narratives" through witting and unwitting American voices and stoke divisions in society.
Zackree Kline works as a manager in a diner and also at a funeral home. "I work every single day of the week. I never have a day off," he said.
WORLD / Society
Oct 5, 2024
One job by day, another by night as U.S. voters make ends meet
Rising costs of living are weighing heavily on voters who want the next president — whoever it may be — to "do the right thing."
U.S. voters are increasingly concerned about misinformation spreading the good-old-fashioned way — through politicians sowing falsehoods.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2024
More than AI misinformation, U.S. voters worry about lying politicians
Politicians face almost no legal consequences for distorting the truth, researchers say.
Pro-Donald Trump protesters storm the U.S. Capitol amid clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2024
Trump said ‘so what’ when told of Pence's peril on Jan. 6, U.S. prosecutors say
The government’s brief starts the next round of legal wrangling over whether the latest indictment can proceed.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on June 1
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2024
Guns and transgender rights cases loom as U.S. Supreme Court returns
The justices return from their summer recess under intense scrutiny by many politicians and the public.
Combination image of Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance attending a debate with Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2024
Walz and Vance's 'Midwestern nice' debate gives U.S. voters a break
This year's presidential cycle has been dogged by political division and intense rhetoric
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks during a debate with Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2024
Walz and Vance clash at policy-heavy vice presidential debate
The two rivals, who have savaged each other on the campaign trail, struck a cordial tone, instead saving their fire for the candidates at the top of their tickets.
Supporters of Donald Trump display a Trump flag at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, where Polish President Andrzej Duda attended mass and spoke at the monument dedication in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 22.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024
Harris courts Polish-American voters in crucial U.S. states
In an election likely to be decided by a razor-thin margin in a handful of key states, Kamala Harris is seeking to appeal to the Polish-American community.
U.S. President Joe Biden responds to questions in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2024
Hezbollah leader's death is 'measure of justice' for his victims, Biden says
Ultimately, Biden said, the U.S. aimed to de-escalate ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon through diplomatic means.
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris visits the U.S.-Mexico border with Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief John Modlin (right) in Douglas, Arizona, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2024
Harris calls for more immigration controls at border and tougher fentanyl measures
Immigration is a top issue for voters. Arizona is a closely contested election state, with a high population of Latino voters sought by both parties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, shake hands during a meeting on Friday in New York.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2024
On trip to U.S., Zelenskyy finds Ukraine’s fortunes tied to the election
A whirlwind week of top-level meetings failed to alleviate concerns in Kyiv that a Trump presidency could lead to a dramatic shift in American policy.
U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2024
Biden still opposes Nippon Steel deal's bid for U.S. Steel
The remarks threw cold water on hopes by deal supporters that the proposed tie-up could get a green light from a key review committee.
Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17. More than two decades ago, the future vice president Kamala Harris and the conservative firebrand Guilfoyle were rising legal stars in San Francisco when Guilfoyle accused Harris of trying to deny her a job.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2024
The long, strange saga of Kamala Harris and Kimberly Guilfoyle
More than two decades ago, the future vice president Harris and the conservative firebrand Guilfoyle were rising legal stars in San Francisco.
Poll workers set up early voting equipment in Seffner, Florida, on Aug. 2.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2024
Russia produced most AI content to sway election: U.S. intelligence
Russia is seen as being a more sophisticated actor than other nations and having a better understanding of how U.S. elections work.
Americans face a choice in the November presidential election between Donald Trump’s isolationist vision of America alone and Kamala Harris’ approach, which builds on the Biden administration’s legacy of strengthening alliances to tackle global challenges.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2024
America’s role in the world is hard. It just got much harder.
November's election offers stark contrast between Donald Trump’s isolationism and Kamala Harris’ focus on strengthening alliances.
Regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election in November, Chinese decision-makers expect bitter disputes over trade, technology and Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2024
How Beijing is preparing for America's next president
Both Trump or Harris are expected to continue contentious issues surrounding trade, technology and Taiwan, without desiring open conflict.
Feeling overshadowed by U.S. elections, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un might conduct a nuclear test, fire missiles, annul the Korean War armistice or demand territorial concessions.
COMMENTARY
Sep 23, 2024
Kim Jong Un will have his October surprise
Feeling overshadowed by U.S. elections, Kim Jong Un might conduct a nuclear test, fire missiles, annul the Korean War armistice or demand territorial concessions.
A destroyed car in the Biala Ladecka river following flooding in Zelazno, Poland, on Friday
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 22, 2024
U.S. election uncertainty clouds U.N. climate finance progress
Governments are analyzing a possible win by Kamala Harris, who promotes climate spending, or by Donald Trump, a climate denier who wants to boost fossil fuels.

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free